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Dec 26, 2024
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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
- Combustion efficiency
- Components of gas heating systems
- Flame characteristics and gas burner design
- Gas pressure testing procedures
- Gas properties and practical combustion
- Installation practices
- Maintenance
- Pilots and thermocouples
- Pressure regulators and gas controls
- Safety
- Safety and operating controls
- Troubleshooting
Learning Outcomes At the end of this course students will be able to:
- analyze fuel gas properties and practical combustion theory
- measure gas pressure.
- analyze standing pilots and thermocouples
- identify and test safety and operating controls
- analyze installation practices.
- perform routine maintenance
- perform combustion efficiency testing
- diagnose and repair problems
- identify unsafe practices.
- list the various components of a typical gas heating system
- describe flame characteristics and burner design.
- identify gas pressure regulators and valves
- demonstrate safety procedures.
Competency 1 (1-6) None Competency 2 (7-10) None Courses and Registration
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