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The Book

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Refrigerant Charging and Service Procedures for Air Conditioning

This book is dedicated to those who are eager to learn the HVACR Trade and Refrigerant Charging/ Troubleshooting Practices. In this book, you will find Step by Step Procedures for preparing an air conditioning and heat pump system for refrigerant, reading the manifold gauge set, measuring the refrigerant charge level, and troubleshooting problems with the system’s refrigerant flow. This book differs from others as it gives key insights into each procedure along with tool use from a technician’s perspective, in language that the technician can understand.

 

This book explains the refrigeration cycle of air conditioners and heat pumps, refrigerant properties, heat transfer, the components included in the system, the roles of each component, airflow requirements, and common problems.

 

Procedures Included:

  ·Pump Down

  ·Vacuum and Standing Vacuum

   Test

  ·Recovery and Recovery Bottle use

  ·Refrigerant Manifold Gauge Set

   and Hose Connections

  ·Service Valve Positions and Port

   Access

  ·Preparation of the System for

   Refrigerant

  ·Refrigerant Charging and

   Recovery on an Active System

  ·Troubleshooting the Refrigerant

   Charge and System Operation

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The E-Book

Our E-Book contains the same great content as our Paperback with the convenience of being available right on your desktop or mobile device!

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The Workbook

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This workbook is a direct compliment to the "Refrigerant Charging and Service Procedures for Air Conditioning" text. Each copy of the book includes a detached answer key for quick reference and use. This workbook follows the text chapter by chapter providing over 1,000 supportive questions and problems to test your understanding of the various procedures, methods, and steps stated in the book. This workbook can also help readers retain information such as the refrigeration cycle and components used in each system. Custom images are used to display charging scenarios and troubleshooting.

 

Test your knowledge as you solve each problem and question!

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The Cards

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These three UPDATED HVAC quick reference polystyrene cards are double sided and
designed to be used with Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps to measure the refrigerant charge
level in a unit, charge refrigerant, troubleshoot refrigerant based problems, and measure heat
transfer to determine if there is a problem.
 

  • Use the P/T Chart to find the Saturated Temperature of the common refrigerants R-32, R454B,      R-410A, R-22, R-407C, R-422B, and R-438A.

  • Use the Guide to determine how to find the Bubble and Dew Saturated Temps of Blend  Refrigerants.

  • Use the Refrigerant Weight Chart to calculate the amount of refrigerant needed per foot of tubing R-32, R454B, R-410A, R-22, R-407C, R-422B, and R-438A.

  • Use the Guide to weigh in the full or partial refrigerant charge into an empty vacuumed unit.

  • Find the Target Subcooling to measure the refrigerant level of systems with a TXV metering device.​

  • Use Subcooling to determine if a system is undercharged, correctly charged, or overcharged.

  • Use Delta T to determine if the system is exchanging heat properly.

  • Find the Target Superheat to measure the refrigerant level of systems with a fixed orifice metering device.

  • Use Total Superheat to determine if a system is undercharged, correctly charged, or overcharged.

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Posters

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This poster bundle includes 7 unique, high quality, professionally printed posters. Each poster focuses on the refrigeration cycle for various types of HVAC/R systems and includes all major refrigerant components within the systems. The 7 specific posters included in this bundle:

 

  • The Basic Refrigeration Cycle

  • The Refrigeration Cycle of an Air Conditioner

  • Heat Pump Refrigeration Cycle: Air Conditioning

  • Heat Pump Refrigeration Cycle: Heating

  • Ductless Mini-Split Refrigeration Cycle: Air Conditioning

  • Ductless Mini-Split Refrigeration Cycle: Heating

  • Walk-In Box Refrigeration Cycle

 

Poster bundles are available in two sizes. 

Select either 23" x 35" or 12" x 18"

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Powerpoints

Powerpoints

This a read-only powerpoint that is split up into 7 distinct sections of slides in order to teach the basics for checking the refrigerant charge of an air conditioning or heat pump system during A/C mode. Make sure to view this powerpoint in "Presenter View" in order to see the notes for each slide. 

 

•Slides 1-33 Reading Compound Gauges

  & Understanding Saturated Refrigerant

•Slides 34-42 Airflow and Metering

  Device Type

•Slides 43-61 Connecting the Gauge Set

  and Air Purging

•Slides 62-73 Methods for Checking the

  Charge

•Slides 74-96 Checking the Charge of a

  Running A/C System

•Slides 97- 102 Delta-T Measurements

•Slides 103- 114 The Disconnect

  Procedure

This PowerPoint Bundle includes 11 distinct PowerPoint Presentations with presenter notes, that are designed to teach the refrigeration cycle on various systems. 

The Refrigeration Cycle PowerPoint Presentation Bundle includes the following presentations:

 

1. Basic Refrigeration Cycle (Detailed)

    – 6 Slides

2. The Refrigeration Cycle of an Air

    Conditioner (Detailed) – 23 Slides

3. Heat Pump Refrigeration Cycle, Air

    Conditioning (Detailed) – 24 Slides

4. Heat Pump Refrigeration Cycle,

    Heating (Detailed) – 24 Slides

5. Ductless Mini-Split Refrigeration Cycle,

    Air Conditioning (Detailed) – 28 Slides

6. Ductless Mini-Split Refrigeration Cycle,

    Heating (Detailed) – 28 Slides

7. Walk-In Box Refrigeration Cycle

    (Detailed) – 30 Slides

8. Basic Refrigeration Cycle – 6 Slides

9. The Refrigeration Cycle of an Air

    Conditioner – 23 Slides

10. Heat Pump Refrigeration Cycle, Air

     Conditioning – 24 Slides

11. Heat Pump Refrigeration Cycle,

     Heating – 24 Slides

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This PowerPoint Bundle includes 11 distinct PowerPoint Presentations with presenter notes, that are designed to teach the refrigeration cycle on various systems. 

The Refrigeration Cycle PowerPoint Presentation Bundle includes the following presentations:

 

1. Basic Refrigeration Cycle (Detailed) – 6 Slides

2. The Refrigeration Cycle of an Air Conditioner (Detailed)

    – 23 Slides

3. Heat Pump Refrigeration Cycle, Air Conditioning             

    (Detailed) – 24 Slides

4. Heat Pump Refrigeration Cycle, Heating (Detailed)

    – 24 Slides

5. Ductless Mini-Split Refrigeration Cycle, Air Conditioning

    (Detailed) – 28 Slides

6. Ductless Mini-Split Refrigeration Cycle, Heating

    (Detailed) – 28 Slides

7. Walk-In Box Refrigeration Cycle (Detailed) – 30 Slides

8. Basic Refrigeration Cycle – 6 Slides

9. The Refrigeration Cycle of an Air Conditioner – 23 Slides

10. Heat Pump Refrigeration Cycle, Air Conditioning

      – 24 Slides

11. Heat Pump Refrigeration Cycle, Heating – 24 Slides

This a read-only powerpoint that is split up into 7 distinct sections of slides in order to teach the basics for checking the refrigerant charge of an air conditioning or heat pump system during A/C mode. Make sure to view this powerpoint in "Presenter View" in order to see the notes for each slide. 

 

Slides 1-33 Reading Compound Gauges & Understanding Saturated Refrigerant

Slides 34-42 Airflow and Metering Device Type

Slides 43-61 Connecting the Gauge Set and Air Purging

Slides 62-73 Methods for Checking the Charge

Slides 74-96 Checking the Charge of a Running A/C System

Slides 97- 102 Delta-T Measurements

Slides 103- 114 The Disconnect Procedure

PowerPoint Presentations Now Available in our Store!

Basics for Checking the Charge Presentation: $39.99

Refrigeration Cycle Presentation Bundle: $49.99

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