HVAC Troubleshooting Guide

A Practical, On-the-Job HVAC Guide

Applicable to residential, commercial, and industrial jobs, this essential handbook puts a wealth of real-world information at your fingertips. HVAC Troubleshooting Guide shows you how to read, interpret, and prepare schedules, mechanical plans, and electrical schematics. This handy resource will aid you in your everyday tasks and keep you up to date with the latest facts, figures, and devices. The book includes numerous illustrations, tables, and charts, troubleshooting tips, safety precautions, resource directories, and a glossary of terms.

HVAC Troubleshooting Guide helps you:

Identify and safely use tools and equipment (both new and old)
Use heat pumps and hot air furnaces
Calculate ventilation requirements
Work with refrigeration equipment and the new refrigerants
Utilize control devices, including solenoids and relays
Operate, select, and repair electric motors
Work with condensers, compressors, and evaporators
Monitor the flow of refrigerant with valves, tubing, and filters
Comply with the Section 608 refrigerant recycling rule
Program thermostats
Insulate with batts, sheet, tubing covers, and foam
Work with solid-state controls
Understand electrical and electronic symbols used in schematics