Heating and Cooling Essentials

Heating and Cooling Essentials is the ideal introductory book for students entering the HVAC field. The text covers a wide range of concepts, topics and techniques needed to properly perform installation, service, and repair, and also includes information on EPA Technician Certification. Comprehensive information is offered on the operation of refrigeration, air conditioning, and heating systems, and also provides instructions for troubleshooting and servicing HVAC equipment. 624 pp.

• New chapter covers techniques for planning and installing ductwork
• Up-to-date with EPA requirements and "ozone-friendly" refrigerants
• Emphasis on safety, with all safety content printed in red type
• Measurements and quantities in US Conventional and SI Metric units

Heating and Cooling Essentials - Table of Contents:

• Hand Tools
• Fasteners
• Working with Copper Tubing
• Working with Pipe
• Soldering
• Brazing and Flamecutting
• Mathematics for Technicians
• Basic Thermodynamic Principles
• Temperature and Pressure
• Basic Refrigeration Cycle
• Other System Components
• Refrigerants
• Refrigerant Recovery and Recycling
• Zeotropic Blends
• Troubleshooting Refrigerant Problems
• Working with Refrigerant Controls
• Special-purpose Valves
• Troubleshooting Flow Controls
• Compressors
• Compressor Lubrication and Accessories
• Water Chillers
• What Is Electricity?
• Power Transmission and Circuits
• Induction Motors
• Electromagnetic Control Devices
• Motor Controls
• Defrost Cycles
• Ductwork
• Gas Heat with Air Conditioning
• Oil Heat with Air Conditioning
• Electric Heat with Air Conditioning
• Heat Pumps
• Customer Relations