Duration of the online course: 4 hours and 1 minutes
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Step into the HVAC field with a practical foundation that helps you think like a technician, not just memorize terms. This free online course is designed for anyone who wants to understand how refrigeration and air conditioning systems really work, how to read the signals a system gives you, and how to make better service decisions in real-world conditions. Whether you are exploring a new trade, adding a valuable skill to your toolbox, or aiming to boost your employability, you will gain knowledge that translates directly to day-to-day HVAC work.
You will start by clarifying what HVAC is and what an air conditioner is truly meant to do inside a building. From there, the course builds your understanding of the refrigeration process step by step, connecting the purpose of each component to the movement of heat and the behavior of refrigerant. Along the way, you will learn how environmental and operational conditions influence performance, including how humidity and heat rejection affect system efficiency and how indoor load can distort the measurements that technicians often rely on when evaluating charge during a hot pull down.
The course also strengthens one of the most useful diagnostic skill sets in the trade: psychrometrics. By connecting temperature and moisture measurements to comfort and system operation, you will learn to interpret common field readings with greater confidence and avoid assumptions that lead to callbacks. You will also tackle refrigerant-specific thinking, such as properly using saturation scales with blends like R-407C, so you can approach superheat and saturation with the right mindset.
To round out your skills, you will explore chiller operation through real refrigeration cycle examples, including centrifugal systems and the impact of features like an economizer. You will also develop diagnostic awareness for scenarios such as identifying low refrigerant charge in flash-tank systems, helping you move from symptom spotting to cause-based troubleshooting. By the end, you will be better equipped to discuss HVAC concepts clearly, interpret measurements more accurately, and approach refrigeration and air conditioning problems with a structured process.
Video class: What is HVAC? P1 Refrigeration Refresher for HVAC Technician
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Exercise: What is the primary job of an air conditioner in HVAC?
Video class: HVAC Training: What is HVAC? Part 2
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Exercise: Does outdoor humidity affect an air-cooled condenser's ability to reject heat?
Video class: HVAC Training: What is HVAC? Part 3
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Exercise: Which measurement is most affected by indoor load and can mislead charge decisions during a hot pull down?
Video class: Refrigeration Cycle Part 1 - HVAC Training
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Exercise: R-407C: Which saturation scale is used for the evaporator?
Video class: Refrigeration Cycle Part 2 - HVAC Training
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Exercise: How many BTU per hour does a compressor motor add if it draws 20 A at 460 V?
Video class: Psychometric's in Refrigeration
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Exercise: HVAC Psychrometrics: Which two readings are most commonly used in the field?
Video class: Trane Chiller Centrifugal Refrigeration Cycle
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Exercise: Effect of an economizer on centrifugal chiller performance
Video class: York Chiller Refrigeration Cycle - YCIV
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Exercise: Identifying low refrigerant charge on YCIV/YVAA flash-tank systems
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