Course Description 

This course is for HVAC Professionals only — specifically, those who are responsible for the installation of mechanical equipment such as gas furnaces and appliances in residential buildings. 

Course Objectives 

This course will cover: 

• gas furnace fundamentals
• gas appliance inspection procedure
• carbon monoxide mitigation
• worst-case draft testing 

Course Details 

• Three days of course instruction and demonstrations
• Written test at end of day three
• Customized to meet your network’s needs 

What You Will Learn 

• basic principles of combustion
• principles of venting atmospheric and induced-draft furnaces
• how condensing furnaces operate
• furnace blower and airflow properties
• leak-testing and inspecting gas piping systems
• checking a gas furnace for electrical safety
• weatherization and code requirements for gas systems
• furnace cleaning and tuning
• testing carbon monoxide (CO) levels in combustion gas
• action levels for CO in ambient air and  all gas appliances
• indicators and causes of CO production
• CO locations, standards and dangers
• chimney effect and vent pressure
• definition and identification of Combustion Appliance Zones
• how air ducts and exhaust fans affect pressure balances
• the process of determining worst case
• and more 

Course Prerequisite 

Participants must be heating system installers or service technicians or have attended a Basic Heating Systems training course or equivalent. 

What is a Retrofit Installer? 

A Retrofit Installer Technician is a residential heating professional who installs energy efficiency and safety upgrades in single-family homes and small (2-4 units) multi-family housing facilities. The technician uses a variety of building-science best practices to improve safety, comfort, durability, indoor air quality and energy efficiency.

$2,100.00 Course fee (applies to out-of-network trainees)
Course fees must be received before the first day of class. 

Indiana CEU's= 0
BPI CEU's= 3.5

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