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Mr. Brown
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Mr. Knudsen
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HVAC: Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
Climate control is an important focus in every business and residence making HVAC students in high demand. During their course of study, students will learn the various applications that are used within maintained techniques of compressors, piping refrigerant lines, pressure gauges, electrical circuits, hydronics, burners, and thermostats. Students will also learn numerous renewable energy concepts new to the field.
Career Paths
- Gas/Oil Heater Installer
- Air Conditioning Technician
- Refridgeration Installer
- Sheet Metal Worker
HVAC
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Course Number
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Course Name
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Course Description
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Credits
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Instructor
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Semester
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1VX31B
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HVAC
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Students will be introduced to the basic functions of refrigeration.
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7
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Brown, Frederick
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2
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2VH11A
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HVAC Basic Electrical-201
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Students will be able to wire basic electrical circuits. Students will also be introduced
to Ohm’s law for circuit development. Strong focus on electrical safety. 1B, 1C,
2C, 3A, 3B,3C, 4C
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6
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Brown, Frederick
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1
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2VH21A
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Piping & Sheet Metal-201
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Students will be introduced proper copper tubing techniques and torch procedures.
Students will be able to solder braze and thread pipe. 1B, 1C, 2A, 2E, 3A, 3B, 3C,
4D
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1
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Brown, Frederick
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1
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2VH31A
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Intro to Refrigeration-202
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Students will be able to layout, design, install and service small scale refrigeration
systems. 1B, 1C, 2A,2D, 2E, 2F
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6
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Brown, Frederick
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2
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2VH41A
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Intro to Refrigeration Theory-202
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Students will learn the operation of the four major components of a refrigeration
system. Compressor, condenser, metering devices and evaporators will be covered.
1B, 1C, 2A,2D, 2E, 2F
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1
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Brown, Frederick
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2
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3VH11B
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Comm. Refrigeration Application-301
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The eleventh grade semester one curriculum covers commercial refrigeration components
and applications. Some of the topics covered are defrost systems, wiring schematics,
evacuation and charging techniques as well as refrigerant recovery. 1A, 1B, 1C,
2A, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F 2G, 3A, 3C, 4B
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6
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Knudsen, Derek
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1
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3VH21B
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Safety in Refrigerant Handling-301
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All eleventh grade students will be taking the EPA Refrigerant Handling Course and
take the exam for their EPA Certification in May. After the completion of the EPA
Course students will be taking the R-410a Safety Training Course and will be able
to take a test for their 410a Certification. 1A, 2F, 2G, 3A, 3C,
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1
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Knudsen, Derek
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1
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3VH41B
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Install/Serv Warm Air Heating-302
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This course covers installing forced warm air heating systems. Some of the topics
covered include heat load calculations, ductwork fabrication and installation. 1A,
1B, 2A, 2B, 3B, 3C, 4A, 4D
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6
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Knudsen, Derek
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2
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3VH51B
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Designing HVAC Systems-302
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The topics covered in this course are designing a heating system for a specific
structure. Students will be using computer aided drawing programs to complete a
Manual J Heat Load Calculation. 2H, 2K, 3B, 3C
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1
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Knudsen, Derek
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2
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4VH11A
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Install/Serv Hydronic Systems-401
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Students will be able pipe a single zone and multi zone hydronic heating system.
Students will wire all line voltage controls and low voltage control circuits. 2A,
2C, 2D, 2E, 2J, 3B, 3C
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6
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Knudsen, Derek
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1
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4VH21A
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Designing Heating & AC-401
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Students will be able to name and explain the components of a Hydronic heating system.
They will also learn the correct way to design and Hydronic heating system. 2A,
2C, 2D, 2E, 2J, 3B, 3C
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1
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Knudsen, Derek
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1
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4VH31A
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Install/Serv Hydronic Systems-402
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They will also be introduced to wiring oil fired heating equipment. They will learn
the operation and breakdown of a residential oil burner. This course will also cover
the Massachusetts State Oil Burner Code. 1A, 1C, 2A, 2D, 2H
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6
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Knudsen, Derek
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2
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4VH51A
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Designing Heating & AC-402
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Students will be able to design and cooling system using Wrightsoft HVAC. Students
will then design the installation on Auto Cad or Visio. 2H, 2K, 3B, 3C
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1
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Knudsen, Derek
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2
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