Parts
This component can be used to step down voltage.
Transformer.
120V Circuit, 5A Load. The resistance.
24 ohms
You may find your self in an attic if you are on this side of HVAC.
Residential.
This phase of electricity is typically found in commercial buildings.
3 Phase.
This unit of measure is equal to 12,000 of these to one ton of ice.
BTU or British Thermal Unit.
This junt is a common component composed of a relay coil and switch. Typically found in a condensing unit.
Contactor.
In a parallel circuit this remains the same.
Voltage
This certification is required to handle refrigerant in HVAC.
EPA 608
What are the two common single phase voltages found on residential gas furnace.
120V and 24V
This type of unit uses natural gas or propane as its energy source.
Gas Furnace
One runs away after the other one started it.
Capacitors.
In a series circuit this remains the same.
Current.
This is a top paying job in the field.
Thermal Engineer: $80,000-$125,000
3 phase motors do not require these.
Starting compnents.
The unit of measurement that capacitors are rated in.
Microfarads
This component beats like a heart that moves refrigerant through the system.
Compressor.
Three resistors in parallel, 300 ohms each, there is a total resistance.
Of 100 ohms. Rt=Resistance/no. Of resistors.
This is an option with the right effort and dedication.
Business Owner. Project Manager. Fix my own stuff. Lots of great options.
These are two configurations of 3 phase motors.
Wye and Delta
This type of unit utilizes heats strips and has the evaporator built into the casing as one unit.
Air Handler.
There is two of 'em. One big, one little.
Line set = liquid line + suction line.
This man is the German Mathmetician and Physicist whom the law is named after.
Georg Simon Ohm.
Average pay of a journeyman level HVAC Technician.
$25-$35 dollars per hour.
This phase and voltage is typically used in air handlers.
1 PH, 240V
A unit of measurement that we use to measure how far we have pulled the vacuum on a system.
Micron.