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Wx Mechanical for Heating Technicians
Indiana Community Action Association
1845 W. 18th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
United States
317-638-4232

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Tuesday, December 10, 2024, 9:00 AM to Thursday, December 12, 2024, 4:00 PM EST
Category: Weatherization Training

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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