California Center for Sustainable Energy

This four part seminar starts with the practical fundamentals and theory behind basic air conditioning and heat pump systems, and systematically moves through the process involved for Quality Installation (QI), Quality Maintenance (QM) and Quality Service (QS) of residential and light commercial air conditioning and heat pump systems as they apply to the California market (CAQI/CAQM/CAQS).

This seminar gives its participants the comprehensive skill sets required to properly install, commission, maintain, service, diagnose and verify that the air conditioning and heat pump systems they are working on are safe, reliable and operate at the highest capacity and energy efficiency possible.

Class III: CAQM of Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Systems

Part 3 will focus on the Quality Maintenance of air conditioning and heat pump systems as they apply to the California market (CAQM) including proper system commissioning after installation and major component replacements, field instruments used for measuring refrigerant pressures and temperatures, condenser air temperatures, and conditioned temperatures, humidity, pressure, filtration, velocity and volume, proper field measuring techniques, system airflow adjustment and planned preventative maintenance.

About the Speaker:

With 35 years of experience in the HVAC industry, Dave Highland has worked as a refrigeration technician, air conditioning service technician, commercial and residential installer, service manager and C-20 contractor.

He is a certified HERS (Home Energy Rating System) rater and also holds certifications from both ARI (Air conditioning & Refrigeration Institute) and NATE (North American Technician Excellence).

Dave is an HVAC service instructor for the apprenticeship program at the Sheet Metal Workers Local #105 Southern California. Dave will share his extensive knowledge in this fact-filled, interactive seminar.