This practical, on-the-job HVAC guide is useful for residential, commercial, and industrial jobs. It shows how to read, interpret, and prepare schedules, mechanical plans, and electrical schematics.

A great aid for everyday tasks, this essential guide has information on the latest facts, figures, and devices. It includes illustrations, tables, charts, troubleshooting tips, safety precautions, resource directories, and a glossary of terms.

This guide is great for:

• The identification and safe use of tools and equipment
• Using heat pumps and hot air furnaces
• Calculating ventilation requirements
• Working with refrigeration equipment and the new refrigerants
• Using control devices, such as solenoids and relays
• Working with condensers, compressors, and evaporators
• Monitoring the flow of refrigerant with valves, tubing, and filters
• Compliance with the Section 608 refrigerant recycling rule
• Programming thermostats
• Insulating with batts, sheet, tubing covers and foam
• Working with solid-state controls
• Understanding electrical and electronic symbols used in schematics