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HVAC 1000 - Sheet Metal and Metal Brazing Practices

Credits: 2
Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
Course Description: In this course, students will solder and braze copper tubing and will make basic sheet metal fittings. This course also introduces the student to sheet metal fabrication common to the HVAC industry. Students must be able to perform physical tasks to complete course requirements.
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content
  1. Cutting and bending copper tubing
  2. Different types of tubing
  3. Flare joints
  4. Safety
  5. Sheet metal practices
  6. Soldering and brazing processes
  7. Soldering techniques
  8. Swaging techniques

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:

  1. Identify copper tubing types.
  2. use copper tubing tools
  3. identify copper fittings
  4. identify and use soldering and brazing products.
  5. operate different types of gas torches
  6. solder and braze copper tubing and fittings
  7. identify sheet metal tools and sheet metal fabrication machines.
  8. use sheet metal tools and machines to fabricate sheet metal fittings
  9. demonstrate safety procedures
  10. identify unsafe practices

Competency 1 (1-6)
None
Competency 2 (7-10)
None


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