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SUMMARY:10-Week HVAC & Energy Professional Program - With The PPATEC Training Center - Middleton\, PA
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, January 16\, 2023 8:00 AM – Friday\, March 24\, 2023 5:00 PM EST \nPPATEC 911B S Eisenhower Boulevard Middletown\, PA 17057\nThe Pennsylvania Petroleum Association Technical Education Center (PPATEC) is excited to announce a new workforce development initiative called the 10-Week HVAC & Energy Professional Program. This gateway program was created to recruit and train new individuals into our industry. PPA and PPATEC members who hire entry level field technicians will now have the option of enrolling those attendees into our formalized training program. Attendees of this 10-week program will receive basic hands-on training for electrical\, air conditioning\, heating technologies\, and propane systems. Attendees will also receive valuable industry certifications such as EPA 608\, NORA\, and CETP. \nWeek 1: Basic Electric Theory for HVAC Components (40 Hours) \nStudents who complete this course successfully will progressively be able to: \n• Demonstrate knowledge of the Basic Electric Theory for HVAC Components\, What is Electricity\, Ohm’s Law\, and other theory\n• Properly troubleshoot\, diagnose\, repair\, maintain\, and service popular brands of A/C units and heat pumps\n• Perform installation and maintenance on system components including: Circuit & Components\, Conductors\, Transformers\, Thermostats\, Motors\, Other electrical components with minimal supervision\n• Demonstrate grounding in the fundamentals of HVAC electrical components\n• Properly perform assigned duties demonstrating proper safety practices and procedures in the lab and the workplace\, while installing\, designing\, troubleshooting\, and servicing systems\n• Maintain a safe and OSHA compliant work environment\n• Multitask and prioritize all duties and responsibilities in order of importance.\nWeek 2 – 5: Heating Principles\, Theories\, Installation & Troubleshooting (160 Hours) \nStudents who complete this course successfully will progressively be able to: \n• Explain\, identify\, and execute nozzle construction and flame patterns\n• Explain\, identify\, and execute combustion chamber sizing\, draft adjustments and regulating draft with chimneys and power venters\n• Explain\, identify\, and execute combustion theory\, efficiency testing and troubleshooting\n• Explain and identify causes of carbon monoxide\, smoke and soot\n• Explain and identify how ignition systems work; install and troubleshoot ignition systems\n• Explain how motors\, fans\, & couplings work; install and troubleshoot motors\, fans\, & couplings\n• Explain how primary controls\, limit controls\, & thermostats work\, function and are installed\n• Explain outdoor reset theory & terminology\n• Explain heating systems\, heat loss\, detecting heat loss\, renewable energy types and how they work\n• Explain preventative maintenance and service procedures; perform preventative maintenance and service procedures\n• Properly troubleshoot\, diagnose\, repair\, maintain and service popular brands of oil burners and equipment\n• Perform installation and maintenance on hydronic boilers\, forced air furnaces and related piping and/or ventilation systems with minimal supervision\n• Demonstrate a thorough grounding in the fundamentals of heating system design\, installation\, operation and analysis\n• Properly Perform an Oil to Gas Conversion\n• Understand how to size and install Gas Piping\, Gas Regulators\, and Gas Valves\n• Understand how to size\, install\, and maintain Gas Orifice’s\, Diffusers\, and Combustion Chambers\n• Understand\, how to perform\, and adjust Combustion\, Draft\, and Venting\n• Understand the operation and how to diagnose Ignition Systems\, Primary Controls\, Modules\, Limited Controls\, and Motors\nWeek 6 – 8: Gas/Propane Certification & Vapor Distribution Systems (120 Hours) \nStudents who complete this course successfully will receive basic training\, certification\, and an evaluated skills assessment on the following: \n• CETP 1.0 Propane Basic Principles and Practices of Propane\n• CETP 4.1 Propane Designing and Installing Exterior Vapor Distributions Systems\n• CETP 4.2 Propane Placing Vapor Distribution Systems and Appliances into Operation\n• CETP 4.3 Propane Installing Appliances and Interior Vapor Distribution Systems\nWeek 9 – 10: AC Principles\, Theories\, Installation & Troubleshooting (80 Hours) \nStudents who complete this course successfully will progressively be able to: \n• Demonstrate knowledge of the History and Chemistry of Refrigerant\n• Properly troubleshoot\, diagnose\, repair\, maintain and service popular brands of A/C units and heat pumps\n• Perform installation and maintenance on system components including: Compressors\, Evaporators\, Condensers\, Metering Devices\, Line sets\, and Filter Driers with minimal supervision\n• Properly perform assigned duties demonstrating proper safety practices and procedures in the lab and the workplace\, while installing\, designing\, troubleshooting and servicing systems\n• Maintain a safe and OSHA compliant work environment\n• Multitask and prioritize all duties and responsibilities in order of importance\n• Earn EPA 608 Certification \nClick Here To Register 
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SUMMARY:Oil Heating Fundamentals of Installation\, Servicing & Troubleshooting - With The PPATEC Training Center - Middleton\, PA
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, January 23\, 2023 8:00 AM – Friday\, February 10\, 2023 5:00 PM EST\n\n\nPPATEC 911B S Eisenhower Boulevard Middletown\, PA 17057\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPPATEC is now offering an extended version of our popular NORA Bronze Two Week Basic Oil Heat Program. This new entry-level 120-hour oil heat training will be included as a part of our 10-Week HVAC & Energy Professional Program. PPA and PPATEC members have the option of enrolling technicians into the best possible oil heat class based upon their experience level. \nThis extended 120-hour oil heat training concept was specifically developed for individuals with no or very limited field experience (less than 6 months). The program will include more time for hands-on training with live fire equipment\, electric components\, fuel properties\, hydronics systems\, and our state-of-the-art diagnostic simulators. Attendees will complete this class with NORA Bronze Certification as well as the necessary fundamental skills to be an asset to your organization for years to come. \n  \nWeek #1: Oil Heat Principles\, Properties\, Theories\, Oil Burners & Components \nOverview: This course will cover topics of: Fuel Oil Properties\, Biofuel\, Low Sulfur Diesel\, Other Fuel Sources\, Oil Burners\, Oil Tanks\, Piping\, Fuel Units\, and much more. \n\nPart 1: Fuel Oil Properties\nPart 2: Biofuel\, Low Sulfur Diesel\, Other Fuel Sources\nPart 3: Oil Burners\nPart 4: Oil Tanks\, Piping\, Fuel Units\n\nObjectives: Students who complete this course successfully will progressively be able to: \n\nProperly troubleshoot\, diagnose\, repair\, maintain and service popular brands of oil burners and equipment\nPerform installation and maintenance on hydronic boilers\, forced air furnaces and related piping and/or ventilation systems with minimal supervision\nSeek employment in an entry-level position in the oil heat technician field\nDemonstrate a thorough grounding in the fundamentals of heating system design\, installation\, operation and analysis\nProperly perform assigned duties demonstrating proper safety practices and procedures in the lab and the workplace\, while installing\, designing\, troubleshooting and servicing oil fired systems\nMaintain a safe and compliant work environment\nDocument and maintain equipment/service records\nMultitask and prioritize all duties and responsibilities in order of importance\n\nWeek #2: Oil Heat Nozzles\, Chambers\, Draft & Venting\, and Combustion \nOverview: This course will cover Nozzle Construction and Flame Patterns\, Combustion Chamber Sizing\, Draft Adjustments and Regulating Draft with Chimneys and Power Venters\, Combustion Theory\, Efficiency Testing and Troubleshooting\, Causes of Carbon Monoxide\, Smoke and Soot. \n\nPart 1: Nozzle Construction and Flame Patterns\nPart 2: Combustion Chamber Sizing\, Draft Adjustments and Regulating Draft with Chimneys and Power Venters\nPart 3: Combustion Theory\, Efficiency Testing and Troubleshooting\nPart 4: Causes of Carbon Monoxide\, Smoke and Soot\n\nObjectives: Students who complete this course successfully will progressively be able to: \n\nExplain\, identify\, and execute nozzle construction and flame patterns\nExplain\, identify\, and execute combustion chamber sizing\, draft adjustments and regulating draft with chimneys and power venters\nExplain\, identify\, and execute combustion theory\, efficiency testing and troubleshooting\nExplain and identify causes of carbon monoxide\, smoke and soot\n\nWeek #3: Oil Heat Components\, Controls\, Wiring\, Installation\, Energy Conservation & Customer Service \nOverview: This course will cover topics of: Ignition Systems\, Motors\, Fans & Couplings\, Primary Controls\, Limit Controls & Thermostats\, Outdoor Reset Theory & Terminology. \n\nPart 1: Ignition Systems\nPart 2: Motors\, Fans & Couplings\nPart 3: Primary Controls\, Limit Controls\, Thermostats Outdoor Reset Theory & Terminology\nPart 4: Energy Conservation & Customer Service\n\nObjectives: Students who complete this course successfully will progressively be able to: \n\nExplain and identify how ignition systems work; install and troubleshoot ignition systems\nExplain how motors\, fans\, & couplings work; install and troubleshoot motors\, fans\, & couplings\nExplain how primary controls\, limit controls\, & thermostats work\, function and are installed\nExplain outdoor reset theory & terminology\nExplain heating systems\, heat loss\, detecting heat loss\, renewable energy types and how they work\nExplain preventative maintenance and service procedures; perform preventative maintenance and service procedures\nExplain energy conservation\, home energy concepts\, pressure & thermal boundaries\, and insulation factors\nExplain customer service procedures\n\nOur Instructor: Alan Mercurio\, PPA’s Lead Technical Trainer\, has over 30 years of industry experience in various roles including service technician\, equipment sales\, and service manager. Alan is an industry author\, consultant\, educator\, and proctor. He holds certificates as a Master Technician in the State of Pennsylvania\, Silver certificate from the PPA\, is NORA Gold Certified\, and is EPA Certified by the VGI Training center as a type I and type II Air Conditioning Technician. He is the past president and founder of the Susquehanna Valley Chapter of OESP (Formerly NAOHSM)\, is on OESP’S Education committee\, and is a liaison to NORA. \nClick Here To Register
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