 High
efficiency heat pumps move three times more
air than older gas furnaces with the same
heating capacity. Yet equipment air flow
needs run at odds with small mechanical rooms,
'no drop ceilings,' flush beams and improved
air filtration. With the demise of hot-air
gravity duct systems, and the advent of cheap
electricity, forgiving equipment, and noise
tolerant customers, forced air systems have
suffered. A solid understanding of the properties
of air and its movement is critical.
After
years of delivering Quality
First™ Forced
Air Guidelines and Ventilation
Guidelines courses, TECA is excited to offer contractors
who are new to the trade a solid foundation
in Basics of Air. If you are interested in
obtaining a registered Forced Air Guidelines
number or Ventilation Guidelines certification,
and have a minimal technical background,
this course is a stepping stone to success
in those technically demanding courses.
Basics of Air or perhaps more correctly titled the Fundamentals of Moving Air Quietly and Efficiently is TECA's newest course offering. It is also a component course of Module D of the Certified Heating Technician's 2nd year "Air Side" Program.
Increase your knowledge on how to move air through low velocity low pressure ducted systems. Basics was developed for residential HVAC designers and installers in addition to those listed below. The course improves ones understanding and the skills required to move air through duct systems, from a low of 50 cfm, typical of a small residential ventilation systems up to 2400 the required cfm which must be drawn or pushed through the indoor coil of a 6 ton heat pump's.
- Red Seal sheet metal workers
- Apprentices
- Sales personnel
- Counter staff
- Front office staff
- Building managers
- Architects
- Engineers Designers
- HVAC Contractor Managers
- Basics is one component of the Certified Heating Technician Program
Prerequisite:
We assume that those attending have some duct experience, fitting layout, system designing, installing, selling systems or purchasing hvac services. While Basics is not a math dominated course, it does require that one is able to use a simple calculator and with it add, subtract, multiply, divide and both square and square root various numbers.
This course will equip the HVAC
designer/installer to explain convincingly
why duct sizing matters and why cost and
space required for custom fittings are important
to final comfort.
The course fee includes
12.0 hours of instruction with exam, the
Quality First™ Basics
of Air manual, and a certificate of completion
for successful participants. This course
is recommended as a prerequisite for Forced
Air Guidelines or Ventilation
Guidelines.
Basics of Air courses for new participants
are scheduled for the following times and
locations. To register, select a session
from the schedule below and click on one
of the registration options – a PDF
fax form or online registration form – to
submit your registration with payment. Please
note the registration deadlines. Courses
fill quickly, so register early to avoid
disappointment.
- Location: SURREY
March 26 & 27
Course Fee:  Members - $420.00 Others - $499.00
2 days (Intensive)
9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, March 17, 2010
- Location: KELOWNA
May 8 & 9 (Intensive)
Course Fee: Members - $420.00 Others - $499.00
2 days, Saturday & Sunday
9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Registration Deadline: Friday, April 30, 2010
- Location: VICTORIA
June 12 & 13 (Intensive)
Course Fee: Members - $420.00 Others - $499.00
2 days, Saturday & Sunday,
9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Registration Deadline: Friday, June 04, 2010
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Contact TECA Office to have your name added to the list. Be sure and give your location by city and the name of the course you are interested in. A registration form will be e-mailed or faxed to you when a course is scheduled in your area.
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