Description
Students develop the necessary skills for the application and use of electrical and HVAC/R tools and equipment. Students are introduced to steel pipe threading and basic sheet metal fabrication concepts including several sheet metal projects using not only sheet metal hand tools, but the heavier shop fabrication equipment associated with the fabrication of HVAC duct systems. Students learn the required skills and techniques for the proper joining of copper to copper and copper to steel tubing by use of oxyacetylene torches. Students begin practical application of refrigeration operation and troubleshooting on residential air conditioning systems.