HVAC/R school training courses in Denver, CO (public, in-house or online)

You’ll have the opportunity to get your hands dirty during Redstone’s on-site facilities training. You will learn practical skills in a simulated environment that are used daily by HVAC professionals. A few HVAC/R certification courses that our students enjoy most include:

Refrigeration Fundamentals/Brazing
Electricity for HVAC technicians
Heating I and Split Systems
Commercial Refrigeration I (CFC Certification)
Print Reading/HVAC System Design
Control System/Bui...

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Heat Pump: The first half of this course is designed for a technician as an introduction to reverse-cycle air source heat pumps. Content covers the components and operational differences of a heat pump vs. a straight cooling system. A prerequisite is the HVAC cooling 1 course.
The heat pump concept
Three Cycle Modes
Control systems
Common installation criteria
Heat pump service
Mid Term Exam

HVAC/R Controls I: A good understanding of common HVAC systems is a prerequ...

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Refrigeration Cycle 1A: This course will serve as an introduction to the mechanical compression refrigeration cycle and the components necessary for operation. Students will be introduced to the common components and the terms and definitions of the cycle. HVAC/R Fundamentals is required prior to taking this course.
Basic refrigeration cycle physics
Compression and compressors
Condensation and condensers
Expansion and metering devices
Evaporation and evaporators
The system...

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Systems 1A: The first half of this course is an introduction to HVAC comfort parameters. Topics covered include human comfort, air properties, intro to psychrometrics, and airflow measurement methods and calculations.
Heat transfer concepts
Comfort (humans and machines)
Conditions of air
Introduction to psychrometrics
Using the psychrometric chart
Air flow measurement
Mid Term Exam

Systems 1B: The second half of this course is devoted to developing an ability to...

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Electric 1A: Basic electrical theory such as Ohms Law, circuit schematic symbols, circuit characteristics, will be discussed as it specifically applies to DC & AC circuits in the HVAC/R industry. The first six modules cover:
Introduction to the industry
What is energy?
Atomic theory
Basic circuits
Parallel Circuits
Power
Mid Term Exam

Electric 1B: A continuation of the Electrical 1 course, concepts presented and discussed are oriented towards alternating current...

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