PPA TEC Carlin U Road Show: Residential Gas at PPATEC
2025-09-03 08:30 - 15:00, 2025-09-04 08:30 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | PPA Technical Education Center, 10107 Jonestown Road, Grantville, PA, 17028, United States
This is an in-person road show located at PPATEC in Grantville, PA.
Class time is 8:30AM – 3:30PM. Continental breakfast to begin at 8AM. Breakfast and lunch are included in the cost of the class. In addition, class will have in-class instruction along with hands-on training.
Instructor: Tom Leonetti
Carlin U classes will explain the following:

Step-by-step breakdown of operation, install, and troubleshooting for burners, primary controls, ignitors, and more
Hands-on demonstrations of test equipment for proper setup and diagnosis of burners
Overview of Hydrolevel boiler controls

Carlin U Residential Gas Road Show attendees will receive the following:

Class training guide that includes all relative burner installation manuals
Class-specific giveaways
NATE CEUs (Where Applicable)
Carlin U Diploma

A2L Refrigerant Training & Certification—Easton, PA
2025-09-03 09:00 - 15:00 | APR Supply Co – Easton, 1200 Balata Street, Easton, PA, 18042, United States
The HVACR industry is transitioning away from equipment that uses R-410A in favor of new equipment with Low GWP Refrigerants such as R-32 and R-454B. Our trainers will teach you to properly handle, store and transport Low GWP Refrigerants. Please note, APR Supply Co. will provide the training, course materials and test. Test results are mailed to ESCO Institute and graded solely by ESCO. ​
Did you know?
·These are classified as A2L refrigerants, or mildly flammable by ASHRAE?
·That most systems will have refrigerant detection systems on board that can shut a system down in the event of a leak?
·How you store and transport refrigerant cylinders will change?
Trainer: Mark Elmer
Please note: APR Supply Co. has implemented a payment and cancellation policy. Please click here to view these stipulations.
*Includes light breakfast, full lunch, and all class materials

PPA TEC HazMat Vehicle Inspection Demonstration
2025-09-03 10:00 - 13:00 | Luzerne County Community College, 521 Trailblazer Drive, Nanticoke, PA, 18634, United States
The PPA is excited to partner with FMCSA and Pennsylvania State Police to offer a new educational opportunity to our membership. This concept will combine both classroom review and mock roadside inspections to assist HazMat transporters in understanding compliance requirements.
Classroom/Instructional Training (one hour)
• Discuss Out of Service Criteria & top 5 violations for Commercial Vehicles and Drivers
• Expectations of the driver and officer during a roadside inspection
• Explain the different Levels of Inspections a driver/vehicle can undergo during a roadside inspection
• DATAQ Process: How to challenge a violation documented on a roadside inspection report
Vehicle Inspection Demonstration (one hour)
• Various types of CMV’s (residental fuel oil, propane bobtail, and gasoline/diesel cargo tanker) we be present based upon location.
• Officer will conduct a Level 1 inspection on a CMV, to show attendee what to expect during a roadside inspection.
• Demonstrate the CVSA Level 1 roadside inspection process
• Review most common vehicle/driver/HazMat related vehicle violations discovered during a roadside inspection
• Paperwork: Documents reviewed during a roadside inspection, including a discussion on ELDs.
Registration includes: Catered Lunch (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM)
Instructors: PA State Police – Trooper Doug Jennings

Event Item Name
Expires
Pricing

Member Price – Discounted price is for PPA members and PPATEC members.
Sep 02, 2025

$40.00

Non-Member Ticket – Full ticket price is for non PPA or PPATEC members
Sep 02, 2025

$120.00

Hydronics Troubleshooting and Service—Pottstown
2025-09-04 08:00 - 16:00 | Keystone Sales & Associates, 103 Commerce Court, Pottstown, PA, 19464, United States
Course Overview
This comprehensive course provides students with the essential knowledge and hands-on skills needed to diagnose, troubleshoot, and service hydronic heating systems. Students will learn systematic approaches to identifying problems in boilers, pumps, piping networks, and control systems while developing practical repair and maintenance techniques used in residential applications.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Analyze hydronic system components and understand their operational principles

Perform systematic troubleshooting procedures using proper diagnostic tools and techniques

Identify and resolve common problems in boilers, pumps, expansion tanks, and distribution systems

Interpret system pressures, temperatures, and flow rates to diagnose performance issues

Course Content
Module 1: Hydronic System Fundamentals

Heat transfer principles and fluid dynamics

System types: one-pipe, two-pipe, and primary-secondary systems

Boiler types and operation (gas, oil, electric, condensing)

Overview of Pump selection and operation principles

Expansion tanks and pressure relief systems

Module 2: Diagnostic Tools and Techniques

Digital multimeters and combustion analyzers

Pressure gauges and manometers

Module 3: Boiler Troubleshooting and Service

Combustion problems and efficiency issues

Burner adjustment and flame analysis

Venting system problems and solutions

Safety control testing and replacement

Module 5: Circulation System Diagnosis

Pump performance evaluation and repair

Air elimination and bleeding procedures

Pipe sizing and flow distribution problems

Zone control valve operation and service

Prerequisites

Basic understanding of heating systems

Fundamental electrical knowledge

Ability to use hand tools and measuring instruments

Assessment Methods

Practical demonstrations of diagnostic techniques

Laboratory exercises on actual hydronic equipment

Required Materials

Basic hand tools and electrical testing equipment

Safety equipment (safety glasses, gloves, appropriate clothing)

Trainer: Mark Elmer
Please note: Beginning fall 2024, APR Supply Co. will be implementing a new payment and cancellation policy. Please click here to view these new stipulations.
*Includes light breakfast refreshments, lunch & all class materials

POSTPONED: illuminFX Webinar
2025-09-05 08:00 - 09:00 | NJ
From interior to exterior lighting, illluminfx offers many different types of low voltage LED residential lighting products as well as commercial grade low and line voltage options.
illuminFx offers a full line of warm white and full color changing LED lighting: Rio/oslo. These fixtures can be used in and around ponds, water features, or pools, as well as for hardscapes and architectural illumination.
Join APR Supply Co. for a webinar with illuminFX to review some of their different products as well as some basic lighting applications and knowledge.

NTI Boilers Training (with Certificate & CEUs)—Altoona
2025-09-09 08:00 - 16:00 | APR Supply Co – Altoona, 4141 S. 6th Avenue, Altoona, PA, 16603, United States
Join us for an NTI Boiler Training! See below for a full class description and list of topics. This class will include a certificate of completion and is approved for 8 NATE CEUs!

– Overview of history, personnel, who we are
– Product lineup Compass-FTVN-TRX Series II – TFTN – All Sizes Best Installation Practices
– Step-by-step guide on boiler installation
– Best practices for commissioning and set-up for optimal use
– Water Quality and what to look for– Venting, Piping, Gas Piping, Wiring (TRX, FTVN, TFTN, GF150, NTI Compass)

– Hands-On Demonstration

– Tear down and service
– Live demonstration of boiler operation, key features, and benefits
– Interactive session on boiler components and maintenance
– Installation and Commissioning
– Troubleshooting and Q&A
– Common issues and troubleshooting techniques

– Open forum for questions and answers/Test
*Class includes light breakfast as well as lunch.
**APR has implemented a registration and refund policy. Please click here to view.

PPA TEC Three Day Basic Oil Heat Class
2025-09-09 09:00 - 2025-09-11 16:00 | PPA Technical Education Center, 10107 Jonestown Road, Grantville, PA, 17028, United States
This class includes all the primary fundamentals of oil heat training for technicians in a three-day training program. Technicians who have experience servicing HVAC equipment, but have limited background working on oil equipment, are ideal candidates for this class. This training also serves as a great resource for oil heat technicians who completed the NORA Bronze Two Week Basic Oil Heat Program in the past, but could use a refresher training.

Three Day Basic Oil Heat will cover:

• Introduction to Oil Burners
• Oil Tanks, Piping, Fuel Units, and Oil Valves
• Nozzles and Combustion Chambers
• Draft and Venting
• Combustion
• Ignition Systems
• Motors
• Primary Controls and Limit Controls
• Hands-On Troubleshooting in Lab

Registration includes lunch and the following tools:

Beckett Module w/Keychain Pro-7652A
Beckett Flash Drives
Carlin Electrode Gauge Red & Yellow
Energy Kinetics 6-Way Screwdriver & Thermostat Screwdriver
6-pack Oil Burner Electrode Gauges
Coupling Popper

Our Instructors:
Mike Elmer has been in the HVAC and plumbing industry since 2002 and has worked for leading contractors in the South Central PA region. His background includes service HVAC, plumbing, and electric. Mike currently works in the field as a lead troubleshooting service technician.
Doug Zerbe has been in the HVAC industry since 2003. On the contractor side of the industry, he has worked as an installer and service technician before he moved into installation and service management. Doug also had the opportunity to work in technical support for an HVAC distributor and in sales for an HVAC manufacturer.

Hotel Accommodations
PPATEC is pleased to partner with local hotels that are in close proximity to our primary training venues. Our hotel partners offer student discounted rates on overnight accommodations. Please see the link below to visit our hotel partners page.
Click Here for Hotel Partners

Event Item Name
Expires
Pricing

Member Price – Discounted price is for PPA members, PPATEC members, or petroleum marketers who deliver fuel oil in the state of Pennsylvania.
Sep 08, 2025

$1,000.00

Non-Member Price – Full ticket price is for companies/individuals who are not currently PPA members, PPATEC members, or petroleum marketers who do not deliver fuel oil in the state of Pennsylvania.
Sep 08, 2025

$1,250.00

PPA TEC Understanding Hydronic Electrical
2025-09-10 09:00 - 14:00 | PPA Technical Education Center, 10107 Jonestown Road, Grantville, PA, 17028, United States
This class teaches the importance of using both ladder and pictorial diagrams for electrical troubleshooting. Gain a better understanding of meter readings like no voltage reading and still possibility of getting shocked or when the continuity test (beep) may not tell the whole story. Get a better understanding of multiple pole switches and sensors.
This class will cover the following Hydronic Electrical topics:
• Electrical symbols pertaining to Hydronic boilers
• Ladder and pictorial diagrams
• Series and Parallel circuits, determining sequence of operation
• Troubleshooting electrical tips
• Creating simple diagrams on handouts
Please make sure to bring a VOM meter to class.

Who Should Attend: Service and Install Technicians
Registration fees includes: Catered lunch
Our Instructor: Ron Beck worked for Arnold Fuel Oil for 20 Years – 11 years as a service tech, and 9 years as the service manager for the company. In 1998, Ron was hired by US Boiler to work in the new tech service department and answer phone calls from technicians and installers. He started as a service tech and soon became the service manager. He was later promoted to Training Manager, where he developed and performed training programs in the US and Canada. He continued to take technical service department calls as needed when not traveling.
Ron retired after 43 years in the industry, but was not ready to step away from the industry and the work that he loves. Ron offers training, heat loss/gain calculations, and limited consulting services.

Event Item Name
Expires
Pricing

Member Price – Discounted price is for PPA members and PPATEC members.
Sep 09, 2025

$180.00

Non-Member Ticket – Full ticket price is for non PPA or PPATEC members
Sep 09, 2025

$225.00

Panasonic/TOTO Lunch & Learn—W. York
2025-09-10 11:00 - 13:00 | APR Supply Co – West York, 120 S. Adams Street, York, PA, 17404, United States
Please join us to review new products from TOTO including upgraded features from our entry level toilets that hit a perfect 1,000 MAP score, all the way up to our new high end Neorest and Washlet bidet seats. We will also learn about Panasonic ventilation products. We will show the new WhisperGreen architectural grilles as well an introduction to ERV’s with newly appointed Panasonic product specialist and Northeast Area Sales Manager Paul Cook.

Please note: APR Supply Co. has implemented a payment and cancellation policy. Please click here to view these stipulations.
*Includes lunch provided by Panasonic/TOTO

PPA TEC Creating a Problem Free Boiler Installation
2025-09-11 09:00 - 16:00 | PPA Technical Education Center, 10107 Jonestown Road, Grantville, PA, 17028, United States
This course will cover choosing the proper boiler, determine flow and pipe sizing, choosing a circulator, review heating systems such as Series Loop, 1 Pipe, 2 Pipe, MonoFlo, boiler components and application, boiler venting and combustion air methods, cast iron to high efficiency boiler retrofits, general troubleshooting of HE boiler components.

Registration fees includes: Catered lunch
Our Instructor: Ron Beck worked for Arnold Fuel Oil for 20 Years – 11 years as a service tech, and 9 years as the service manager for the company. In 1998, Ron was hired by US Boiler to work in the new tech service department and answer phone calls from technicians and installers. He started as a service tech and soon became the service manager. He was later promoted to Training Manager, where he developed and performed training programs in the US and Canada. He continued to take technical service department calls as needed when not traveling.
Ron retired after 43 years in the industry, but was not ready to step away from the industry and the work that he loves. Ron offers training, heat loss/gain calculations, and limited consulting services.

Event Item Name
Expires
Pricing

Member Price – Discounted price is for PPA members and PPATEC members.
Sep 10, 2025

$220.00

Non-Member Ticket – Full ticket price is for non PPA or PPATEC members
Sep 10, 2025

$275.00

PPA TEC Heat Exchanger Experts Training & Seminar
2025-09-15 07:30 - 15:30 | Monroeville Convention Center, 209 Mall Plaza Blvd, Monroeville, 15146, United States
Registration is at 7:30 AM; Class starts at 8:00 AM
Pennsylvania Petroleum Association Technical Education Center (PPATEC) and Pennsylvania Air Conditioning Contractors Association (PAACCA) are teaming up to jointly host Heat Exchanger Experts in 2025! Heat Exchanger Experts Inc. founder, Ellis Prach, is considered one of the foremost experts when it comes to troubleshooting cracked heat exchangers. His residential furnace inspection manual will show you how to inspect heat exchangers thoroughly, yet efficiently, so that you can be satisfied you are doing the best job you can for your customers. The dependable, practical techniques shown in his manual were developed over a 40-year span of furnace inspections and installations.
Heat Exchanger Experts Training & Seminar Benefits

• The most effective way to find and identify defects in the heat exchanger
• Locate where defects most commonly occur
• Metal behavior tendencies and histories of heat exchanger failure
• The consistent defects in various heat exchangers over the past 50 years
• Defects that occur in the newer, high-efficiency furnaces
• After attending this seminar, service technicians will realize how many defective, unsafe furnaces they may have overlooked

Hands-On Training!
Over 50 actual field-tested gas heat exchangers are brought right to the classroom for your personal inspection. See the stress points, fracture zones, and design considerations which you MUST know in order to properly inspect a furnace. Every furnace installer and inspector can benefit from this seminar. The information presented represents over 50 years of combined expertise in the heating industry. Learn the secrets of the trade now so you can apply them throughout your career.
The gas heat exchangers reviewed come from actual inspections, just like the ones you perform as part of your daily routine. You will learn how to identify wear-patterns of various exchanger designs. By attending our heat exchanger training, you will be able to quickly see repeating trouble spots of various furnaces which can greatly decrease inspection time.
**Please Note: Though the Heat Exchanger Experts focus and expertise, is on gas heating systems, the methods they teach in determining a heat exchanger is compromised can be applied to many oil heat systems. So, if you work on both gas and oil, this class will be of much value to all attendees.

Class Includes:
• Light Breakfast
• Lunch
• Residential Furnace Heat Exchanger Inspection Manual ($160 value)
Class Instructors:
Ellis Prach has worked in the HVAC business for over 50 years. He has owned and operated two successful heating businesses. He now tours the nation annually with his sons, Russell and Christopher, delivering heat exchanger trainings and seminars to contractors and home inspectors nationwide.

Author of Heat Exchanger Experts® Residential Heat Exchanger Inspection Manual, as well as many other articles and publications. Ellis is considered one of the foremost experts in the nation when it comes to cracked heat exchangers.
Russell Prach, son of Ellis, has grown up in this industry. Shadowing his father, Russell has acquired Ellis’ expertise on heat exchanger services, and is eager to pass it along. Russell’s passion and enthusiasm for this trade is contagious; you will see his enthusiasm transpire in his teaching methods as he captures the attention of each and every student or attendee.

Thanks to Russell’s passion, both contractors, and home inspectors alike, leave the class inspired and excited to use their newfound knowledge in the field.
Meet the youngest instructor on our team, Christopher Prach. Although new to the training, Christopher grew up in this industry under Ellis, so heat exchanger training and servicing are both very familiar to him.

The knowledge he brings from his extensive field experience, accompanied by the expertise passed down from his father, Christopher makes a great addition to the instructing team. When Christopher is not on tour, aside from being a father, he oversees the field operations in our service company.

Event Item Name
Expires
Pricing

PPA/PPATEC/PAACCA Member Ticket
Sep 12, 2025

$1,300.00

Non-Member Ticket – Full ticket price is for non-members
Sep 12, 2025

$1,500.00

PPA TEC CETP 4.6 - Advanced Propane Appliance Service & Troubleshooting
2025-09-15 08:00 - 2025-09-19 16:00 | PPA Technical Education Center, 10107 Jonestown Road, Grantville, PA, 17028, United States
PPATEC 10107 Jonestown Road Grantville, PA 17028

4.6 Advanced Propane Appliance Service and Troubleshooting enables participants to efficiently service, troubleshoot, and repair advanced propane appliances with electronic ignition systems. The course will aid in preparing for NPGA’s CETP certification. 4.6 Advanced Propane Appliance Service and Troubleshooting is an essential tool for ensuring employee safety and continuing success.
Registration includes the following:
• Lunch
• CETP 4.6 Advanced Propane Appliance Service and Troubleshooting book
• Exam
• Skills Assessment
Requirements for Certification include the following:
• Passing score on 4.6 Advanced Propane Appliance Service & Troubleshooting exam
• Complete 4.6 Advanced Propane Appliance Service & Troubleshooting Skills Assessment – Skills Assessment will now be included as a part of the class! Learn more by clicking here.
Our Instructor: Wayne Forsyth has done just about every job imaginable in his 40+ year career. Starting out as an apprentice gas fitter and working his way up to service technician, service supervisor, technical trainer and finally as the Safety Program Manager for one of the largest propane and oil marketers in the New England area. During that time his responsibilities included development of training programs for service, delivery, CSR’s , plant and warehouse personal. He was also responsible for writing and implementing standard operating procedures (SOP’s). His knowledge and experience is hard to match. Combine that with a passionate desire to pass on that knowledge and you have a dynamic trainer who believes in a hands on approach to learning.

Hotel Accommodations
PPATEC is pleased to partner with local hotels that are in close proximity to our primary training venues. Our hotel partners offer student discounted rates on overnight accommodations. Please see the link below to visit our hotel partners page.
Click Here for Hotel Partners

Event Item Name
Expires
Pricing

Member Ticket – Discounted price is for PPA members and PPATEC members.
Sep 12, 2025

$1,100.00

Non-Member Ticket – Full ticket price is for companies/individuals who are not currently PPA members or PPATEC members.
Sep 12, 2025

$1,375.00

PPA TEC Heat Exchanger Experts Training & Seminar
2025-09-16 07:30 - 15:30 | Greater Philly Expo Center, 100 Station Avenue, Hall D, Oaks, PA, 19456, United States
Registration is at 7:30 AM; Class starts at 8:00 AM
Pennsylvania Petroleum Association Technical Education Center (PPATEC) and Pennsylvania Air Conditioning Contractors Association (PAACCA) are teaming up to jointly host Heat Exchanger Experts in 2025! Heat Exchanger Experts Inc. founder, Ellis Prach, is considered one of the foremost experts when it comes to troubleshooting cracked heat exchangers. His residential furnace inspection manual will show you how to inspect heat exchangers thoroughly, yet efficiently, so that you can be satisfied you are doing the best job you can for your customers. The dependable, practical techniques shown in his manual were developed over a 40-year span of furnace inspections and installations.
Heat Exchanger Experts Training & Seminar Benefits
• The most effective way to find and identify defects in the heat exchanger
• Locate where defects most commonly occur
• Metal behavior tendencies and histories of heat exchanger failure
• The consistent defects in various heat exchangers over the past 50 years
• Defects that occur in the newer, high-efficiency furnaces
• After attending this seminar, service technicians will realize how many defective, unsafe furnaces they may have overlooked
Hands-On Training!
Over 50 actual field-tested gas heat exchangers are brought right to the classroom for your personal inspection. See the stress points, fracture zones, and design considerations which you MUST know in order to properly inspect a furnace. Every furnace installer and inspector can benefit from this seminar. The information presented represents over 50 years of combined expertise in the heating industry. Learn the secrets of the trade now so you can apply them throughout your career.
The gas heat exchangers reviewed come from actual inspections, just like the ones you perform as part of your daily routine. You will learn how to identify wear-patterns of various exchanger designs. By attending our heat exchanger training, you will be able to quickly see repeating trouble spots of various furnaces which can greatly decrease inspection time.
**Please Note: Though the Heat Exchanger Experts focus and expertise, is on gas heating systems, the methods they teach in determining a heat exchanger is compromised can be applied to many oil heat systems. So, if you work on both gas and oil, this class will be of much value to all attendees.

Class Includes:
• Light Breakfast
• Lunch
• Residential Furnace Heat Exchanger Inspection Manual ($160 value)
Class Instructors:
Ellis Prach has worked in the HVAC business for over 50 years. He has owned and operated two successful heating businesses. He now tours the nation annually with his sons, Russell and Christopher, delivering heat exchanger trainings and seminars to contractors and home inspectors nationwide.
Author of Heat Exchanger Experts® Residential Heat Exchanger Inspection Manual, as well as many other articles and publications. Ellis is considered one of the foremost experts in the nation when it comes to cracked heat exchangers.
Russell Prach, son of Ellis, has grown up in this industry. Shadowing his father, Russell has acquired Ellis’ expertise on heat exchanger services, and is eager to pass it along. Russell’s passion and enthusiasm for this trade is contagious; you will see his enthusiasm transpire in his teaching methods as he captures the attention of each and every student or attendee.
Thanks to Russell’s passion, both contractors, and home inspectors alike, leave the class inspired and excited to use their newfound knowledge in the field.
Meet the youngest instructor on our team, Christopher Prach. Although new to the training, Christopher grew up in this industry under Ellis, so heat exchanger training and servicing are both very familiar to him.
The knowledge he brings from his extensive field experience, accompanied by the expertise passed down from his father, Christopher makes a great addition to the instructing team. When Christopher is not on tour, aside from being a father, he oversees the field operations in our service company.

Event Item Name
Expires
Pricing

PPA/PPATEC/PAACCA Member Ticket
Sep 15, 2025

$1,300.00

Non-Member Ticket – Full ticket price is for non-members
Sep 15, 2025

$1,500.00

PPA TEC Three Day Basic Oil Heat Class
2025-09-16 09:00 - 2025-09-18 16:00 | PPATEC Tullytown, 113 Main Street, Tullytown, 19007, United States
This class includes all the primary fundamentals of oil heat training for technicians in a three-day training program. Technicians who have experience servicing HVAC equipment, but have limited background working on oil equipment, are ideal candidates for this class. This training also serves as a great resource for oil heat technicians who completed the NORA Bronze Two Week Basic Oil Heat Program in the past, but could use a refresher training.

Three Day Basic Oil Heat will cover:
• Introduction to Oil Burners
• Oil Tanks, Piping, Fuel Units, and Oil Valves
• Nozzles and Combustion Chambers
• Draft and Venting
• Combustion
• Ignition Systems
• Motors
• Primary Controls and Limit Controls
• Hands-On Troubleshooting in Lab

Registration includes lunch and the following tools:

Beckett Module w/Keychain Pro-7652A
Beckett Flash Drives
Carlin Electrode Gauge Red & Yellow
Energy Kinetics 6-Way Screwdriver & Thermostat Screwdriver
6-pack Oil Burner Electrode Gauges
Coupling Popper

Our Instructors:
Mike Elmer has been in the HVAC and plumbing industry since 2002 and has worked for leading contractors in the South Central PA region. His background includes service HVAC, plumbing, and electric. Mike currently works in the field as a lead troubleshooting service technician.
Doug Zerbe has been in the HVAC industry since 2003. On the contractor side of the industry, he has worked as an installer and service technician before he moved into installation and service management. Doug also had the opportunity to work in technical support for an HVAC distributor and in sales for an HVAC manufacturer.
Hotel Accommodations
PPATEC is pleased to partner with local hotels that are in close proximity to our primary training venues. Our hotel partners offer student discounted rates on overnight accommodations. Please see the link below to visit our hotel partners page.
Click Here for Hotel Partners

Event Item Name
Expires
Pricing

Member Price – Discounted price is for PPA members, PPATEC members, or petroleum marketers who deliver fuel oil in the state of Pennsylvania.
Sep 15, 2025

$1,000.00

Non-Member Price – Full ticket price is for companies/individuals who are not currently PPA members, PPATEC members, or petroleum marketers who do not deliver fuel oil in the state of Pennsylvania.
Sep 15, 2025

$1,250.00

PPA TEC Heat Exchanger Experts Training & Seminar
2025-09-17 07:30 - 15:30 | Greater Philly Expo Center, 100 Station Avenue, Hall D, Oaks, PA, 19456, United States
Registration is at 7:30 AM; Class starts at 8:00 AM
Pennsylvania Petroleum Association Technical Education Center (PPATEC) and Pennsylvania Air Conditioning Contractors Association (PAACCA) are teaming up to jointly host Heat Exchanger Experts in 2025! Heat Exchanger Experts Inc. founder, Ellis Prach, is considered one of the foremost experts when it comes to troubleshooting cracked heat exchangers. His residential furnace inspection manual will show you how to inspect heat exchangers thoroughly, yet efficiently, so that you can be satisfied you are doing the best job you can for your customers. The dependable, practical techniques shown in his manual were developed over a 40-year span of furnace inspections and installations.
Heat Exchanger Experts Training & Seminar Benefits
• The most effective way to find and identify defects in the heat exchanger
• Locate where defects most commonly occur
• Metal behavior tendencies and histories of heat exchanger failure
• The consistent defects in various heat exchangers over the past 50 years
• Defects that occur in the newer, high-efficiency furnaces
• After attending this seminar, service technicians will realize how many defective, unsafe furnaces they may have overlooked
Hands-On Training!
Over 50 actual field-tested gas heat exchangers are brought right to the classroom for your personal inspection. See the stress points, fracture zones, and design considerations which you MUST know in order to properly inspect a furnace. Every furnace installer and inspector can benefit from this seminar. The information presented represents over 50 years of combined expertise in the heating industry. Learn the secrets of the trade now so you can apply them throughout your career.
The gas heat exchangers reviewed come from actual inspections, just like the ones you perform as part of your daily routine. You will learn how to identify wear-patterns of various exchanger designs. By attending our heat exchanger training, you will be able to quickly see repeating trouble spots of various furnaces which can greatly decrease inspection time.
**Please Note: Though the Heat Exchanger Experts focus and expertise, is on gas heating systems, the methods they teach in determining a heat exchanger is compromised can be applied to many oil heat systems. So, if you work on both gas and oil, this class will be of much value to all attendees.

Class Includes:
• Light Breakfast
• Lunch
• Residential Furnace Heat Exchanger Inspection Manual ($160 value)
Class Instructors:
Ellis Prach has worked in the HVAC business for over 50 years. He has owned and operated two successful heating businesses. He now tours the nation annually with his sons, Russell and Christopher, delivering heat exchanger trainings and seminars to contractors and home inspectors nationwide.

Author of Heat Exchanger Experts® Residential Heat Exchanger Inspection Manual, as well as many other articles and publications. Ellis is considered one of the foremost experts in the nation when it comes to cracked heat exchangers.
Russell Prach, son of Ellis, has grown up in this industry. Shadowing his father, Russell has acquired Ellis’ expertise on heat exchanger services, and is eager to pass it along. Russell’s passion and enthusiasm for this trade is contagious; you will see his enthusiasm transpire in his teaching methods as he captures the attention of each and every student or attendee.

Thanks to Russell’s passion, both contractors, and home inspectors alike, leave the class inspired and excited to use their newfound knowledge in the field.
Meet the youngest instructor on our team, Christopher Prach. Although new to the training, Christopher grew up in this industry under Ellis, so heat exchanger training and servicing are both very familiar to him.

The knowledge he brings from his extensive field experience, accompanied by the expertise passed down from his father, Christopher makes a great addition to the instructing team. When Christopher is not on tour, aside from being a father, he oversees the field operations in our service company.

Event Item Name
Expires
Pricing

PPA/PPATEC/PAACCA Member Ticket
Sep 16, 2025

$1,300.00

Non-Member Ticket – Full ticket price is for non-members
Sep 16, 2025

$1,500.00

PPA TEC Color of Steam and Color of Water
2025-09-17 09:00 - 15:00 | PPA Technical Education Center, 10107 Jonestown Road, Grantville, PA, 17028, United States
This six-hour class is designed for all levels of technician. Part A of the class is called the Color of Steam and covers fundamental principles of steam heating. Most steam heating problems can be corrected or prevented by understanding these principles. Part B is called the Color of Water – Hydronic Systems and identifies the key differences between traditional mid-efficiency boilers and new high-efficiency boilers. All major components of a hydronic system will be discussed as well as sizing of the boiler, circulator and piping. Part C is called Ignition Control Wiring and has plenty of opportunity for hands-on experience with live-fire equipment in the PPA lab and the Peerless Live-Fire trailer.
Color of Steam:
• 15 Basic Rules of Steam Systems
• Steam Boiler Sizing, Radiator Sizing Charts, Square Ft of Steam vs BTUs
• Knocking out Water Hammer – Steam Velocity, Pipe Pitch
• Near Boiler Piping, Hartford Loop, Swing Joints, Dimension A, Drop Headers
• Clean, Dry Steam from Boiler Skimming
• Pressuretrols, Vaporstats, Low Water CutOffs
• Condensate Receiver Tanks vs Boiler Feed Systems
• Wiring Boilers and Accessories
• One-Pipe vs Two-Pipe, Vents and Traps
Color of Water 2.0:
• Simple “Must Do” Tips for Near Boiler Piping
• Death by Short-Cycle – Why Boiler Oversizing Really Matters
• Quick & Dirty Heat Load Sizing – Bring a Pencil – It’s Simple
• Can I Get 100,000 BTUs Through 3⁄4” Pipe? We’ll Look at the Charts and See
• Why Do I Need Primary/Secondary Piping? What’s a Buffer Tank? Pipe for Flow
• One Size Fits All – Will the Circulator Move the Water? Remember – Flow & Head
• What Else Do I Need? Expansion Tank, Check Valves, Air Eliminators, Ball Valves
• Is an Indirect Water Heater a Good Investment? Will the Savings Beat the Cost?
Registration includes lunch.
Our Instructor:
Gerry Hogan has been Director of Product Training at PB Heat, LLC for seventeen years and has been designing and delivering various technical training on subjects of combustion, venting, hydronic and steam piping, wiring and controls for eighteen years. Class styles have covered technical theory in classroom settings of up to 75 technicians and engineers as well as practical hands-on training with hydronic and steam boilers with burners of various types of fuels. The latest class offerings are certified by NATE (North American Technician Excellence) for continuing education of HVAC, plumbing and heating technicians and NORA (National Oilheat Research Alliance) for heating professional training certification.
Gerry designed and built a training laboratory with six live-fire boilers of up to 1mm BTUH capacity as well as a connected heating and cooling system for the training center and engineering laboratory. He has also designed and built two mobile training classrooms on trailers of 14′ and 28’ length that have up to six live-fire boilers. The trailer is completely self-sufficient with its own heating, cooling and power generator.

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Sep 16, 2025

$185.00

Non-Member Ticket – Full ticket price is for non PPA or PPATEC members
Sep 16, 2025

$220.00

PPA TEC HazMat Vehicle Inspection Demonstration
2025-09-17 10:00 - 13:00 | Hilton Garden Inn – Pittsburgh/Cranberry, 2000 Garden View Lane, Cranberry Twp, PA, 16066, United States
The PPA is excited to partner with FMCSA and Pennsylvania State Police to offer a new educational opportunity to our membership. This concept will combine both classroom review and mock roadside inspections to assist HazMat transporters in understanding compliance requirements.
Classroom/Instructional Training (one hour)
• Discuss Out of Service Criteria & top 5 violations for Commercial Vehicles and Drivers
• Expectations of the driver and officer during a roadside inspection
• Explain the different Levels of Inspections a driver/vehicle can undergo during a roadside inspection
• DATAQ Process: How to challenge a violation documented on a roadside inspection report
Vehicle Inspection Demonstration (one hour)
• Various types of CMV’s (residental fuel oil, propane bobtail, and gasoline/diesel cargo tanker) we be present based upon location.
• Officer will conduct a Level 1 inspection on a CMV, to show attendee what to expect during a roadside inspection.
• Demonstrate the CVSA Level 1 roadside inspection process
• Review most common vehicle/driver/HazMat related vehicle violations discovered during a roadside inspection
• Paperwork: Documents reviewed during a roadside inspection, including a discussion on ELDs.
Registration includes: Catered Lunch (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM)
Instructors: Trooper Jon Pomaybo

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Sep 16, 2025

$40.00

Non-Member Ticket – Full ticket price is for non PPA or PPATEC members
Sep 16, 2025

$120.00

Honeywell Generators Training for Contractors: Power For Profits 1.0 Residential Standby—Virtual Training
2025-09-17 13:00 - 16:00 | NJ
Grow your business by learning how to size, sell, and install generators for your customers!
Hosted by your local Distributor and Honeywell Generator Sales Representative. In this introductory class you will learn how to size, sell and install generators for your customers. If you’ve been asked by one of your homeowners to sell and install a home standby, this is the first class you’ll want to attend.
AGENDA OF TOPICS:
– Residential Market Overview
– Site Preparation
– Fuel Considerations
– Back Up Options
– Transfer Switch Connections
– Generator Connections
– Operational Tests & Final Steps
– Sizing the Generator: NEC 220, Part IV
All Power for Profits training courses are FREE.
For more information, contact your Honeywell Generator Sales Representative or call your inside sales representative at 262-544-4811 EXT. 2808.
When registering using the link below, please make sure that you list “APR Supply Co.” under the Preferred Distributor Business Name” field!

PPA TEC Heat Exchanger Experts Training & Seminar
2025-09-18 07:30 - 15:30 | Lebanon Valley Expo Center, 80 Rocherty Road, Lebanon, PA, 17042, United States
Registration is at 7:30 AM; Class starts at 8:00 AM
Pennsylvania Petroleum Association Technical Education Center (PPATEC) and Pennsylvania Air Conditioning Contractors Association (PAACCA) are teaming up to jointly host Heat Exchanger Experts in 2025! Heat Exchanger Experts Inc. founder, Ellis Prach, is considered one of the foremost experts when it comes to troubleshooting cracked heat exchangers. His residential furnace inspection manual will show you how to inspect heat exchangers thoroughly, yet efficiently, so that you can be satisfied you are doing the best job you can for your customers. The dependable, practical techniques shown in his manual were developed over a 40-year span of furnace inspections and installations.
Heat Exchanger Experts Training & Seminar Benefits

• The most effective way to find and identify defects in the heat exchanger
• Locate where defects most commonly occur
• Metal behavior tendencies and histories of heat exchanger failure
• The consistent defects in various heat exchangers over the past 50 years
• Defects that occur in the newer, high-efficiency furnaces
• After attending this seminar, service technicians will realize how many defective, unsafe furnaces they may have overlooked

Hands-On Training!
Over 50 actual field-tested gas heat exchangers are brought right to the classroom for your personal inspection. See the stress points, fracture zones, and design considerations which you MUST know in order to properly inspect a furnace. Every furnace installer and inspector can benefit from this seminar. The information presented represents over 50 years of combined expertise in the heating industry. Learn the secrets of the trade now so you can apply them throughout your career.

The gas heat exchangers reviewed come from actual inspections, just like the ones you perform as part of your daily routine. You will learn how to identify wear-patterns of various exchanger designs. By attending our heat exchanger training, you will be able to quickly see repeating trouble spots of various furnaces which can greatly decrease inspection time.

**Please Note: Though the Heat Exchanger Experts focus and expertise, is on gas heating systems, the methods they teach in determining a heat exchanger is compromised can be applied to many oil heat systems. So, if you work on both gas and oil, this class will be of much value to all attendees.

Class Includes:
• Light Breakfast
• Lunch
• Residential Furnace Heat Exchanger Inspection Manual ($160 value)
Class Instructors:
Ellis Prach has worked in the HVAC business for over 50 years. He has owned and operated two successful heating businesses. He now tours the nation annually with his sons, Russell and Christopher, delivering heat exchanger trainings and seminars to contractors and home inspectors nationwide.

Author of Heat Exchanger Experts® Residential Heat Exchanger Inspection Manual, as well as many other articles and publications. Ellis is considered one of the foremost experts in the nation when it comes to cracked heat exchangers.
Russell Prach, son of Ellis, has grown up in this industry. Shadowing his father, Russell has acquired Ellis’ expertise on heat exchanger services, and is eager to pass it along. Russell’s passion and enthusiasm for this trade is contagious; you will see his enthusiasm transpire in his teaching methods as he captures the attention of each and every student or attendee.

Thanks to Russell’s passion, both contractors, and home inspectors alike, leave the class inspired and excited to use their newfound knowledge in the field.
Meet the youngest instructor on our team, Christopher Prach. Although new to the training, Christopher grew up in this industry under Ellis, so heat exchanger training and servicing are both very familiar to him.

The knowledge he brings from his extensive field experience, accompanied by the expertise passed down from his father, Christopher makes a great addition to the instructing team. When Christopher is not on tour, aside from being a father, he oversees the field operations in our service company.

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PPA/PPATEC/PAACCA Member Ticket
Sep 17, 2025

$1,300.00

Non-Member Ticket – Full ticket price is for non-members
Sep 17, 2025

$1,500.00

EPA Section 608 Technician Certification—Altoona
2025-09-18 08:00 - 16:00 | APR Supply Co – Altoona, 4141 S. 6th Avenue, Altoona, PA, 16603, United States
Section 608 of the Federal Clean Air Act requires that all persons who maintain, service, repair or dispose of appliances that contain regulated refrigerants be certified in proper refrigerant handling techniques. The EPA has also placed a sales restriction on refrigerants, limiting the sale of regulated refrigerants to certified technicians only. This course will give you the resources you need to study and pass the universal exam. You will review the material in the morning and take the test in the afternoon with time to study in between.
*Light breakfast refreshments and lunch provided.
**Class cost includes class materials, certification test, and food.
Please note: APR Supply Co. has implemented a new payment and cancellation policy. Please click here to view these new stipulations.

PPA TEC Heat Exchanger Experts Training & Seminar
2025-09-19 07:30 - 15:30 | St. Luke’s Sports Center, Sports Rink 3323 7th Street, Whitehall, PA, 18052, United States
Registration is at 7:30 AM; Class starts at 8:00 AM
Pennsylvania Petroleum Association Technical Education Center (PPATEC) and Pennsylvania Air Conditioning Contractors Association (PAACCA) are teaming up to jointly host Heat Exchanger Experts in 2025! Heat Exchanger Experts Inc. founder, Ellis Prach, is considered one of the foremost experts when it comes to troubleshooting cracked heat exchangers. His residential furnace inspection manual will show you how to inspect heat exchangers thoroughly, yet efficiently, so that you can be satisfied you are doing the best job you can for your customers. The dependable, practical techniques shown in his manual were developed over a 40-year span of furnace inspections and installations.
Heat Exchanger Experts Training & Seminar Benefits
• The most effective way to find and identify defects in the heat exchanger
• Locate where defects most commonly occur
• Metal behavior tendencies and histories of heat exchanger failure
• The consistent defects in various heat exchangers over the past 50 years
• Defects that occur in the newer, high-efficiency furnaces
• After attending this seminar, service technicians will realize how many defective, unsafe furnaces they may have overlooked
Hands-On Training!
Over 50 actual field-tested gas heat exchangers are brought right to the classroom for your personal inspection. See the stress points, fracture zones, and design considerations which you MUST know in order to properly inspect a furnace. Every furnace installer and inspector can benefit from this seminar. The information presented represents over 50 years of combined expertise in the heating industry. Learn the secrets of the trade now so you can apply them throughout your career.

The gas heat exchangers reviewed come from actual inspections, just like the ones you perform as part of your daily routine. You will learn how to identify wear-patterns of various exchanger designs. By attending our heat exchanger training, you will be able to quickly see repeating trouble spots of various furnaces which can greatly decrease inspection time.

**Please Note: Though the Heat Exchanger Experts focus and expertise, is on gas heating systems, the methods they teach in determining a heat exchanger is compromised can be applied to many oil heat systems. So, if you work on both gas and oil, this class will be of much value to all attendees.

Class Includes:
• Light Breakfast
• Lunch
• Residential Furnace Heat Exchanger Inspection Manual ($160 value)
Class Instructors:
Ellis Prach has worked in the HVAC business for over 50 years. He has owned and operated two successful heating businesses. He now tours the nation annually with his sons, Russell and Christopher, delivering heat exchanger trainings and seminars to contractors and home inspectors nationwide.

Author of Heat Exchanger Experts® Residential Heat Exchanger Inspection Manual, as well as many other articles and publications. Ellis is considered one of the foremost experts in the nation when it comes to cracked heat exchangers.
Russell Prach, son of Ellis, has grown up in this industry. Shadowing his father, Russell has acquired Ellis’ expertise on heat exchanger services, and is eager to pass it along. Russell’s passion and enthusiasm for this trade is contagious; you will see his enthusiasm transpire in his teaching methods as he captures the attention of each and every student or attendee.

Thanks to Russell’s passion, both contractors, and home inspectors alike, leave the class inspired and excited to use their newfound knowledge in the field.
Meet the youngest instructor on our team, Christopher Prach. Although new to the training, Christopher grew up in this industry under Ellis, so heat exchanger training and servicing are both very familiar to him.

The knowledge he brings from his extensive field experience, accompanied by the expertise passed down from his father, Christopher makes a great addition to the instructing team. When Christopher is not on tour, aside from being a father, he oversees the field operations in our service company.

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PPA/PPATEC/PAACCA Member Ticket
Sep 18, 2025

$1,300.00

Non-Member Ticket – Full ticket price is for non-members
Sep 18, 2025

$1,500.00

PPA TEC PEP Fundamentals of Propane and Introduction to the Propane Industry
2025-09-22 08:00 - 2025-09-23 16:00 | PPA Technical Education Center, 10107 Jonestown Road, Grantville, PA, 17028, United States
Introduction to the Propane Industry along with the Fundamentals of Propane, now part of PERC’s Safety Basics program has replaced CETP 1.0 Basic Principles and Practices which was a prerequisite to the more advanced CETP classes. This newly offered PERC Education Program (PEP) provides an “entry level” training course on the history of LP-Gas along with instruction on the properties and characteristics of propane, the theory of combustion and how propane is produced and transported.

Some of the other topics covered are:
• Codes and standards
• Measurements of Propane
• Odorization
• Protecting customers, employees and the environment
• Maintaining good customer relations, and much more
• Gas Leak and Odor Call Response
Registration includes the following:
• Lunch
• Printed training materials
• Testing
Our Instructor: Eric Leskinen is a veteran of the industry. Eric has over 35 years of experience with career progression from field operations to corporate direction. He has designed, managed, and executed safety training and compliance programs for multi-state companies with up to 1,100 employees. As a true compliance and safety specialist, his background and skill set are invaluable to propane marketers.
Hotel Accommodations
PPATEC is pleased to partner with local hotels that are in close proximity to our primary training venues. Our hotel partners offer student discounted rates on overnight accommodations. Please see the link below to visit our hotel partners page.
Click Here for Hotel Partners

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Member Price – Discounted price is for PPA members and PPATEC members.
Sep 19, 2025

$500.00

Non-Member Price – Full ticket price is for companies/individuals who are not currently PPA members or PPATEC members.
Sep 19, 2025

$625.00

Navien Level 3 Water Heater Training (Advanced Training Course)—Moorestown, NJ
2025-09-23 08:00 - 14:00 | Harry Eklof & Associates, 1272 N. Church St., Moorestown, NJ, 08057, United States
Training Topics:
(presented by Shawn Marshall of Harry Eklof & Associates)
• Standard Sizing
• Venting, Gas & Basic Hydronics
• Wizard Start Up & Settings Overview
• Warranty, Troubleshooting & Maintenance
Practices
• NSS Responsibilities
Breakfast and lunch will be served.
*NATE CEH credit certificate available.
**Class size is limited to 12 individuals
Sponsored by APR Supply Co.
Click Here to Register
(Registration closes 9/16/25)
SPECIAL PROMOTION exclusive to this class:
ONE FREE parts kit for the first ten companies to register for the class, offered by APR Supply!

PPA TEC Mandatory HazMat Training 172.704 (previously HM-126F)
2025-09-23 08:30 - 12:00 | Courtyard by Marriott – Altoona, 2 Convention Center Drive, Altoona, PA, 16602, United States
Note: This class was previously labeled HM-126F Certification & HazMat CSA Training
The Department of Transportation (DOT) requires hazardous material training under 49 CFR 172.704. This requirement applies to any company who transports gasoline, diesel, heating oil, and and/or propane. ALL PERSONNEL handling these hazardous materials, including those preparing shipping papers, marking, labeling, and packaging. Commercial vehicle drivers and mechanics who work on hazardous material packages must also receive training. Training includes general awareness, function-specific training, safety, security awareness, and in-depth security training. Certification of the training is essential for all employees who handle hazardous materials in order to avoid potential civil and criminal violations for non-compliance.
CLICK HERE to view U.S. Department of Transportation frequently asked questions.
Frequency of HazMat Training 172.704
Initial training of new hazmat employees, or an employee who changes job functions, must be completed within 90 days of employment or change in job function. Recurrent training is required at least once every three years. The three-year period begins on the actual date of training.
Mandatory HazMat Training will follow the requirements as outlined in 172.704 which includes:

Phase I: General Awareness
Phase II: Function Specific
Phase III: Safety
Phase IV: Security Awareness

Who Must Be Trained
A “HazMat Employee” is defined as a person who is employed on a temporary, part-time or full-time basis by a HazMat Employer, or is self-employed and in the course of employment, directly affects the safe transportation of hazardous materials. It includes someone who loads, unloads or handles hazardous materials; fabricates, inspects, marks, maintains, reconditions, repairs or tests or otherwise represents containers, drums or packaging as qualified for use in transportation of hazardous materials; prepares hazardous materials for shipment; is responsible for the safety of transporting hazardous materials; or operates a vehicle used to transport hazardous materials.
Registration fees include the following complimentary items:

Lunch will be provided at conclusion of class.
Certificates will be provided by email after confirmation of class attendance.

Our Instructor: Norm Anger spent over three decades as a State Trooper including 25 years as a Sergeant assigned to the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit. His primary areas of focus included directing officers engaged in roadside inspections, commercial vehicle accidents, and HazMat incident investigations. Norm also served as an Associate Staff Lead Instructor for the National Training Center in Washington, DC, for 25 years. The National Training Center is the education branch of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration responsible for training both state and federal roadside inspectors throughout the United States.

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Member Ticket – Discounted price is for PPA members, PPATEC members, or petroleum marketers who deliver fuel oil in the state of Pennsylvania.
Sep 22, 2025

$200.00

Non-Member Ticket – Full ticket price is for companies/individuals who are not currently PPA members, PPATEC members, or petroleum marketers who do not deliver fuel oil in the state of Pennsylvania.
Sep 22, 2025

$250.00

PPA TEC Water Heater Basics
2025-09-23 09:00 - 16:00 | PPA Technical Education Center, 10107 Jonestown Road, Grantville, PA, 17028, United States
This class will go over the basics for installation, troubleshooting, and service for the water heaters in common use today. Including electric, natural gas or propane, and tankless models. This class will cover installation requirements for all types of water heaters, including electrical connections, venting, and gas piping requirements.
The class will cover maintenance and service requirements for both tank and tankless type water heaters. We will cover add on items for water heaters, including aftermarket safety devices.
Class will cover:

Best Install Practices
Service troubleshooting.
Sizing
Venting
Gas Piping
Maintenance

Who Should attend:
Install, Service, and PM Technicians
Registration fees includes:

Catered lunch

Our Instructor: Doug Zerbe has been in the HVAC industry since 2003. On the contractor side of the industry, he has worked as an installer and service technician before he moved into installation and service management. Doug also had the opportunity to work in technical support for an HVAC distributor and in sales for an HVAC manufacturer.

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Member Ticket – Discounted price is for PPA or PPATEC members
Sep 22, 2025

$220.00

Non-Member Ticket – Full ticket price is for non PPA or PPATEC members
Sep 22, 2025

$275.00

PPA TEC Troubleshooting High Efficiency Gas Furnaces
2025-09-23 09:00 - 16:00 | PPA Technical Education Center, 10107 Jonestown Road, Grantville, PA, 17028, United States
This course was designed for technicians installing, operating, servicing, and troubleshooting high efficiency hot air equipment. The study of the sequence of operation is used to understand and troubleshoot the control boards. The operation will include the combustion air and venting system, fuel distribution, ignition system, electronic controls, flame rectification, and limits. Other subjects include servicing in-shot burners and adjusting and testing for proper combustion.

Troubleshooting High Efficiency Furnaces:
• Control Boards and the sequence of operation
• The venting system
• Controls which include pressure switches and limits
• The gas valve and the in-shot burners
• Hot surface igniters and flame rectification
• Drains
• Checking gas pressure and performing combustion analysis

Registration fees includes: Catered lunch
Our Instructors:
Mike Elmer has been in the HVAC and plumbing industry since 2002 and has worked for leading contractors in the South Central PA region. His background includes service HVAC, plumbing, and electric. Mike currently works in the field as a lead troubleshooting service technician.
Doug Zerbe has been in the HVAC industry since 2003. On the contractor side of the industry, he has worked as an installer and service technician before he moved into installation and service management. Doug also had the opportunity to work in technical support for an HVAC distributor and in sales for an HVAC manufacturer.

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Member Price – Discounted price is for PPA members and PPATEC members.
Sep 22, 2025

$220.00

Non-Member Ticket – Full ticket price is for non PPA or PPATEC members
Sep 22, 2025

$275.00

PPA TEC Heat Pump Operation, Testing, and Troubleshooting
2025-09-24 09:00 - 16:00 | PPA Technical Education Center, 10107 Jonestown Road, Grantville, PA, 17028, United States
This class is for technicians with a basic understanding of the refrigeration cycle. If you are looking to gain a basic understanding of the refrigeration cycle, we recommend taking our “Basic A/C Operation, Start Up & Servicing (1 Day Class),” “A/C Principles, Theories, Installation & Troubleshooting (10 Day Class),” or “Intro to Air Conditioning (4 Day Class).”
The Heat Pump Operation, Testing, and Troubleshooting class will help both installation and service technicians better understand the operation of heat pumps. Whether an installer isn’t sure what they should be seeing when starting up a heat pump, or a service technician feels there is room to improve when diagnosing heat pumps, this class has something to offer.

Heat Pump Operation, Testing, and Troubleshooting:

– Refrigeration cycle for heat pump, what changes from air conditioning temperatures, pressures, and etc.?
– Understanding the difference in low voltage wiring from standard A/C
– Checking charge in heat mode and understanding what affects readings
– Troubleshooting: what’s different from a standard A/C?
– Dual fuel wiring and optimization
-Understanding defrost cycle and troubleshooting defrost cycle

Our Instructors:
Mike Elmer has been in the HVAC and plumbing industry since 2002 and has worked for leading contractors in the South Central PA region. His background includes service HVAC, plumbing, and electric. Mike currently works in the field as a lead troubleshooting service technician.
Doug Zerbe has been in the HVAC industry since 2003. On the contractor side of the industry, he has worked as an installer and service technician before he moved into installation and service management. Doug also had the opportunity to work in technical support for an HVAC distributor and in sales for an HVAC manufacturer.

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Member Price – Discounted price is for PPA members and PPATEC members.
Sep 23, 2025

$220.00

Non-Member Ticket – Full ticket price is for non PPA or PPATEC members
Sep 23, 2025

$275.00

PPA TEC Water Treatment Basics
2025-09-24 09:00 - 16:00 | PPA Technical Education Center, 10107 Jonestown Road, Grantville, PA, 17028, United States
In this class you will learn how to do home water testing for hardness, iron, PH, and total dissolved solids. You will learn how to understand the results of the test. You will learn how the effects water quality has on fixtures, water using appliances, and water heating systems. This class will equip individuals to size, quote, and sell proper equipment. Students will learn best service and install practice for the equipment.
Following equipment items will be covered:
Softeners, RO, UV Lights, Acid Neutralizers, Iron Removal, and Sulfur Removal
Who Should attend:
Service Technician, Sales, and Service Managers
Registration fees includes:

Catered lunch
Water Test Kits ($299 value) www.hach.com/p-multi-parameter-kits/183702*
TDS Meters ($172 value) https://www.hach.com/p-pocket-testers/9531200*

*These specific items are required for the class. If your company provides your employees with these items, please choose the “Bill Me Later” option and reach out to training@papetroleum.org for more information.
Our Instructor: Mike Elmer, a PPATEC instructor, has been in the HVAC and plumbing industry since 2002 and has worked for leading contractors in the South Central PA region. His background includes service HVAC, plumbing, and electric.

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Member Ticket – Discounted price is for PPA or PPATEC members
Sep 23, 2025

$800.00

Non-Member Ticket – Full ticket price is for non PPA or PPATEC members
Sep 23, 2025

$1,000.00

PPA TEC Mandatory HazMat Training 172.704 (previously HM-126F)
2025-09-25 08:30 - 12:00 | PPA Technical Education Center, 10107 Jonestown Road, Grantville, PA, 17028, United States
Includes 49 CFR Parts 172 and 177 & CSA (Compliance, Safety and Accountability) Training
49 CFR Parts 172.704 states a HazMat employee shall receive certified training required by these subparts at least once every three years. All intrastate and interstate motor carriers transporting hazardous materials, in quantities requiring the display of placards, are required to obtain and display a US DOT number beginning May 1, 2010. These carriers are also subject to the Compliance, Safety, and Accountability (CSA) program.
The HM-126F Certification
Note: This class was previously labeled HM-126F Certification & HazMat CSA Training
The Department of Transportation (DOT) requires hazardous material training under 49 CFR 172.704. This requirement applies to any company who transports gasoline, diesel, heating oil, and and/or propane. ALL PERSONNEL handling these hazardous materials, including those preparing shipping papers, marking, labeling, and packaging. Commercial vehicle drivers and mechanics who work on hazardous material packages must also receive training. Training includes general awareness, function-specific training, safety, security awareness, and in-depth security training. Certification of the training is essential for all employees who handle hazardous materials in order to avoid potential civil and criminal violations for non-compliance.
CLICK HERE to view U.S. Department of Transportation frequently asked questions.
Frequency of HazMat Training 172.704
Initial training of new hazmat employees, or an employee who changes job functions, must be completed within 90 days of employment or change in job function. Recurrent training is required at least once every three years. The three-year period begins on the actual date of training.
Mandatory HazMat Training will follow the requirements as outlined in 172.704 which includes:

Phase I: General Awareness
Phase II: Function Specific
Phase III: Safety
Phase IV: Security Awareness

Who Must Be Trained
A “HazMat Employee” is defined as a person who is employed on a temporary, part-time or full-time basis by a HazMat Employer, or is self-employed and in the course of employment, directly affects the safe transportation of hazardous materials. It includes someone who loads, unloads or handles hazardous materials; fabricates, inspects, marks, maintains, reconditions, repairs or tests or otherwise represents containers, drums or packaging as qualified for use in transportation of hazardous materials; prepares hazardous materials for shipment; is responsible for the safety of transporting hazardous materials; or operates a vehicle used to transport hazardous materials.
Registration fees include the following complimentary items:

Lunch will be provided at conclusion of class.
Certificates will be provided by email after confirmation of class attendance.

Our Instructor: Norm Anger spent over three decades as a State Trooper including 25 years as a Sergeant assigned to the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit. His primary areas of focus included directing officers engaged in roadside inspections, commercial vehicle accidents, and HazMat incident investigations. Norm also served as an Associate Staff Lead Instructor for the National Training Center in Washington, DC, for 25 years. The National Training Center is the education branch of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration responsible for training both state and federal roadside inspectors throughout the United States.
Certification will follow the requirements as outlined in 172.704 which includes:
• Phase I: General Awareness
• Phase II: Function Specific
• Phase III: Safety
• Phase IV: Security Awareness
Who Must Be Trained: A “HazMat Employee” is defined as a person who is employed on a temporary, part-time or full-time basis by a HazMat Employer, or is self-employed and in the course of employment, directly affects the safe transportation of hazardous materials. It includes someone who loads, unloads or handles hazardous materials; fabricates, inspects, marks, maintains, reconditions, repairs or tests or otherwise represents containers, drums or packaging as qualified for use in transportation of hazardous materials; prepares hazardous materials for shipment; is responsible for the safety of transporting hazardous materials; or operates a vehicle used to transport hazardous materials.
Registration fees include the following complimentary items: Lunch will be provided at conclusion of class
Our Instructor: Norm Anger spent over three decades as a State Trooper including 25 years as a Sergeant assigned to the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit. His primary areas of focus included directing officers engaged in roadside inspections, commercial vehicle accidents, and HazMat incident investigations. Norm has also served as an Associate Staff Lead Instructor for the National Training Center in Washington, DC. The National Training Center is the education branch of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration responsible for training both state and federal roadside inspectors throughout the United States.

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Member Ticket – Discounted price is for PPA members, PPATEC members, or petroleum marketers who deliver fuel oil in the state of Pennsylvania.
Sep 24, 2025

$200.00

Non-Member Ticket – Full ticket price is for companies/individuals who are not currently PPA members, PPATEC members, or petroleum marketers who do not deliver fuel oil in the state of Pennsylvania.
Sep 24, 2025

$250.00
