Our Heating Systems Workshop tunes the tech by building their confidence to understand, troubleshoot, and correctly diagnose a heating system the first time.
Students will experience live workshops and hands-on training in our state-of-the-art lab. The low student-to-instructor ratio ensures more personalized learning, enabling students to learn more and faster. This unique approach helps our course stand out from others.
Students will receive comprehensive instruction covering theory, operational principles, service procedures, venting, safety, and troubleshooting skills. This includes both gas and electric sequence operation and tune-up procedures. In the lab, students will gain knowledge in all areas of gas furnace operations, including system and component testing. They will also learn to systematically troubleshoot, repair, and perform maintenance on heating systems.
Day 1: Fundamentals and Safety
- Proper tune-up techniques (review furnace tune-up checklist)
- Gas safety control and measures
- Fundamental safety theory and troubleshooting
- Best practice gas piping techniques
- Testing for proper ground (live demonstration)
Day 2: Gas Furnace Operations
- Learn a step-by-step sequence of operation
- How to properly adjust gas pressures
- How to clock the meter to measure gas flow rates
- Understanding functions of control boards.
- Diagnosing combustion vent issues to ensure safety and efficiency
- How to measure and interpret temperature rise
- Hands on lab training
Day 3: Advanced Techniques
- Learn techniques for cold weather charging
- Understanding the principles of electric heat systems
- Understanding the defrost cycle
- Identify and troubleshoot defrost failure
Day 4: Customer Service and Add-Ons
- Learn and apply the principles of C.A.R.E. process
- Understanding the important of the “The four toolboxes of a Master Trade”
- Learn strategies for presenting with the gas heating transitional statement
- Learn strategies for presenting and offering add-on heating solutions
Day 5: Heat Exchangers and Lab Training
- Why heat exchangers fail
- Identifying most common areas for defects
- 4-step process to present your findings to the customer
- Lab training
