Many commercial buildings today use Water Source Heat Pumps (WSHP) to meet their heating and cooling needs. These unique systems can be all electric energy and meet emissions regulations by not using fossil fuel systems for heating.
The operation and designs of these Water Source Heat Pumps are unique. Any technician working in commercial buildings must have a basic understanding of these systems. This course is designed to equip commercial HVAC technicians in maintaining and troubleshooting these systems.
Students will take one course/module at a time in a systematic progression. Students are enrolled as online asynchronous. This access allows students to login at their convenience 24/7/365. This program is NATE recognized for 18 hours of continuing education hours (CEHs) which are applicable to NATE re-certification.
The modules making up the course are:
- Introduction; System Overview/Advantages.
- Water Loop Components.
- Water Source Heat Pumps.
- Heat Pump and System; Options and Installation.
- Heat Pump and Water Loop Control Systems.
- Heat Pump and Water Loop Maintenance and Troubleshooting.
About the Author:
Ron Auvil has over 40 years of HVAC and controls experience. He has worked as a Senior Controls Technician for Johnson Controls. He has also taught HVAC and Controls classes across the United States for Johnson Controls, Honeywell, and others. Mr. Auvil is a member of the faculty and has authored several courses currently available from HVACRedu.net. These include the Building Automation Systems series and many others. He has written extensively, including the textbooks ‘HVAC and Refrigeration Systems’ and ‘HVAC Control Systems’ both from American Technical Publishers.
