Refrigeration & Air Conditioning

Course No: 715 - 5 Days
 
Anyone required to work with refrigeration or air-conditioning plant of any kind will find this course indispensable. All aspects of basic unit maintenance, servicing and commissioning are covered and the course also provides the skills necessary to install the pipe-work associated with small to medium sized systems.

Who is the course aimed at?

The course is ideal for anyone with a maintenance or contracting background. No prior knowledge of refrigeration or air-conditioning is assumed.

Course Presentation

The course is predominantly practical with participants having the opportunity to develop their skills on purpose built refrigeration/air-conditioning units. Comprehensive course documentation is provided.

Course Objectives

On completion of the course participants will be able to:

• recognise the component parts of refrigeration/air-conditioning units and understand their function in refrigeration cycle;
• produce an operational log of a refrigeration plant and use as an aid to fault-finding;
• correctly use a gauge manifold, torr gauge and vacuum pump;
• remove refrigerant from a system using a recovery unit;
• evacuate a system correctly;
• determine appropriate refrigerant types by pressure / temperature relationship, using data sheets and a comparator;
• charge a system with refrigerant, by weight or by vapour;
• safely charge the low pressure side of a system with liquid to facilitate the charging of blends;
• set pressure control switches;
• pressure test a system;
• leak test a system using halide lamp, electronic leak detectors or soap solution;
• form, braze and install pipe-work.

Certification

Successful completion of the course leads to the award of a L.I.T.S. Ltd competence-based certificate.

To book, please call us on +44 (0) 1689 897620 or use our online booking form.