Refrigeration Service Engineer Society (HVAC) Certificate of Achievement

This course provides comprehensive instruction on three major components of refrigeration and air conditioning systems, compressors, condensers, and cooling towers. Students gain knowledge of reciprocating, rotary, screw, centrifugal, and scroll compressors, as well as classifications of compressors (open, semi-hermetic, and hermetic). Air condensers, water-cooled condensers, evaporative condensers and cooling towers, and water treatment are also covered.

This course introduces the basic principles of heat transfer, radiation, conduction, and convection are explained in detail, along with estimating heat loads for residential structures and the principles of air distribution. Included are lessons related to fans and blowers and instruction on fan laws, fan classifications, centrifugal fans, and fan efficiency.

This course explores the concepts of heating with gas. Included in the course are lessons related to combustion chemistry, heating fuels, burners and accessories, burners and components (including natural gas-burning and LP gas-equipment), start-up and combustion efficiency testing, gas burner controls, ignition systems for infrared heaters, gas heating equipment maintenance, troubleshooting, and condensing furnaces.

This course offers instruction in the principles and theories of hot water heating. Students will learn about hot water boilers and controls, heat transfer units, centrifugal pumps, air controls, hot water specialties, piping methods, pressure drop calculations, zoning, primary/secondary pumping, radiant heating systems, temperature controls, troubleshooting system components, and analysis of system problems.

This is one of three courses of a three-semester national training course offered by the Refrigeration Service Engineers Society (RSES) and the North American Technician Excellence (NATE) and is a comprehensive study of compressors, condensers, and accessories. This course is designed to help certify journeymen-level refrigeration technicians and keep their knowledge current.

This course is one of a three-semester national training course offered by the Refrigeration Service Engineers Society (RSES) and the North American Technician Excellence (NATE). It is a comprehensive study of the tools of the trade and control diagnostics with testing instruments. This course is designed to help students seeking journeymen-level certification as refrigeration technicians and keep abreast of current technology.

This is a one semester course that includes the first of a three-term course offered by the Refrigeration Service Engineers Society (RSES) and is a comprehensive study of troubleshooting HVAC/R electrical circuits. This course is designed to help certify journeymen-level refrigeration technicians and keep their knowledge current.

This is a one semester course that includes the second of a three-term course offered by the Refrigeration Service Engineers Society (RSES) and is a comprehensive study of troubleshooting HVAC/R electrical circuits. This course is designed to help certify journeymen-level refrigeration technicians and keep their knowledge current.

This is the second term class of the two-term Training Manual 3 classes offered by the Refrigeration Service Engineers Society and is a comprehensive introduction to heat pump theory, including water-source heat pumps. Students will also study fans and blowers, economizers, computer room environmental controls, air filtration and distribution, cooling towers, and water treatment. Additional subjects include, evaporative condensers, heat transfer coils, and closed-circuit water coolers. These courses are designed to help certify journeymen-level refrigeration technicians and keep their knowledge current.

This is a one semester course offered by the Refrigeration Service Engineers Society that includes a hands on lab with emphasis on electrical safety, the fundamentals of electricity, series and parallel circuits, A/C current, magnetism and transformers, relays, contactors, starters, motors and capacitors, compressors, circuit protection devices, and thermostats. Also included are lessons on reading schematics, and troubleshooting gas furnaces and split-systems. This course is designed to help certify journeymen-level refrigeration technicians and keep their knowledge current.

This is a one semester course that includes the first of two heat pump classes offered by the Refrigeration Service Engineers Society and is a comprehensive introduction to heat pump theory, fundamentals, and includes water-source heat pumps. Students will also study heat pump compressors, flow controls and accessories; heat pump electrical systems and components, thermostats; air-to-air heat pump defrost; supplemental electric heat; fossil fuel backup heat and heat pump piping. Additional subjects include heat pump performance criteria; checks; and procedures. This course is designed to help certify journeymen-level refrigeration technicians and keep their knowledge current.

This is a one semester course that includes the second of two heat pump classes offered by the Refrigeration Service Engineers Society, and is an advanced class for heat pump troubleshooting, and includes water-source heat pumps, and water source heat pumps for special applications. Students will study both standard and high-efficiency air-to-air heat pump electrical and refrigerant-side troubleshooting, (both heating, and cooling). Students will also do heat pump load calculations, indoor air distribution, duct design with emphasis on diagnosing air flow problems. Customer relations will also be addressed. This course is designed to help certify journeymen-level refrigeration technicians and keep their knowledge current.

This is the first term class of the two-term Training Manual 3 classes offered by the Refrigeration Service Engineers Society and is a comprehensive introduction to heat pump theory, including water-source heat pumps. Students will also study fans and blowers, economizers, computer room environmental controls, air filtration and distribution, cooling towers, and water treatment. Additional subjects include, evaporative condensers, heat transfer coils, and closed-circuit water coolers. These courses are designed to help certify journeymen-level refrigeration technicians and keep their knowledge current.