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HVAC 1067 - Gas Heat

Credits: 4
Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
Course Description: This course covers the fundamentals of gas heat. Topics include gas burners, gas controls, gas ignition, safety, operating controls, service and maintenance on gas furnaces, and combustion efficiency testing procedures. Proper procedures and performance skills for logically troubleshooting a gas heating system will also be covered. Students must be able to perform physical tasks to complete course requirements. This course requires completion of FACM 1030  or concurrently enrolled.
MnTC Goals
None

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

Major Content
  1. Combustion efficiency
  2. Components of gas heating systems
  3. Flame characteristics and gas burner design
  4. Gas pressure testing procedures
  5. Gas properties and practical combustion
  6. Installation practices
  7. Maintenance
  8. Pilots and thermocouples
  9. Pressure regulators and gas controls
  10. Safety
  11. Safety and operating controls
  12. Troubleshooting

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

  1. analyze fuel gas properties and practical combustion theory
  2. measure gas pressure.
  3. analyze standing pilots and thermocouples
  4. identify and test safety and operating controls
  5. analyze installation practices.
  6. perform routine maintenance
  7. perform combustion efficiency testing
  8. diagnose and repair problems
  9. identify unsafe practices.
  10. list the various components of a typical gas heating system
  11. describe flame characteristics and burner design.
  12. identify gas pressure regulators and valves
  13. demonstrate safety procedures.

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


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