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PPATEC Heat Pump Operation, Testing, and Troubleshooting

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 Instructor:

Vito Rodaligo has been in the HVAC industry since 2007 and has worked for leading contractors in the Central PA region. His background includes residential and commercial HVAC service, installation, and design. Vito brings a unique instructor perspective by serving in roles of a service technician, installation technician, and as a service manager.

Event Item NameExpiresPricing
Member Price – Discounted price is for PPA members and PPATEC members.Feb 28, 2025
$220.00
Non-Member Ticket – Full ticket price is for non PPA or PPATEC membersFeb 28, 2025
$275.00

PPATEC NORA Bronze—Two Week Basic Oil Heat Program

After 10 days of concentrated fundamental classroom theory, coupled with practical laboratory work, including hands-on experience on a variety of live-fire equipment, you will acquire a solid foundation of knowledge. This training, along with field experience, will help build careers as installation and service technicians that will become an asset to you and your customers.

The final day of training is a test day. The test takes place in the morning. Standard test times range from 30 minutes – 3 hours depending on the individual student. In nearly all cases, students are completed prior to 12:00 PM.

Bronze Certificate of Training will be awarded to each student who completes the course and passes the examination. The test is based on the NORA Oil Heat Technician’s Manual, which is used for Silver Certification.

Requirements: There are some study assignments required to be done by the students in the evening during the course. Therefore, students should consider this in fulfillment of the program.

***Registration includes FREE bleeder wrench, multimeter, and coupler popper***

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.

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.

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Event Item NameExpiresPricing
Member Ticket – Discounted price is for PPA members, PPATEC members, or petroleum marketers who deliver fuel oil in the state of Pennsylvania.Feb 07, 2025
$2,200.00
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.Feb 07, 2025
$2,750.00

PPATEC A2L Refrigerant Training & Certification

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. 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?

Cost Structure

  • PPATEC Members – Normal Registration ($250): For PPATEC Members
  • Non Members – Normal Registration ($400): For Non Members

Lunch is provided for attendees at no additional cost.

Our Instructor:

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.

Mark has been in the HVAC and plumbing industry since 1984. He has a master HVAC license in the state of Delaware. Mark is the head of training and technical support for APR Supply.

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

PPATEC Creating a Problem Free Boiler Installation

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 NameExpiresPricing
Member Price – Discounted price is for PPA members and PPATEC members.Jan 28, 2025
$220.00
Non-Member Ticket – Full ticket price is for non PPA or PPATEC membersJan 28, 2025
$275.00

PPATEC A2L Refrigerant Training & Certification

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. 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?

Cost Structure

  • PPATEC Members – Normal Registration ($250): For PPATEC Members
  • Non Members – Normal Registration ($400): For Non Members

Lunch is provided for attendees at no additional cost.

Our Instructor:

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.

Mark has been in the HVAC and plumbing industry since 1984. He has a master HVAC license in the state of Delaware. Mark is the head of training and technical support for APR Supply.

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

Fujitsu Live Web Training—MPAH Auxiliary Heater Install, Setup, and Function Settings

This 2.5 to 3 hour training is intended to provide an experienced installer the ability to understand the setup and startup of a “standard” installation in a cold climate. It is based on the use of a factory accessory electric auxiliary heat kit. It includes function settings and custom setup to match your applications and the needs of your customers, as well as how to set function settings with 3 styles of controls and a quick startup section.

Click here to register. 

Fujitsu Live Web Training—MPAH Auxiliary Heater Install, Setup, and Function Settings

This 2.5 to 3 hour training is intended to provide an experienced installer the ability to understand the setup and startup of a “standard” installation in a cold climate. It is based on the use of a factory accessory electric auxiliary heat kit. It includes function settings and custom setup to match your applications and the needs of your customers, as well as how to set function settings with 3 styles of controls and a quick startup section.

Click here to register.