Complete Independent Study Institute Course List
Wholesaling 101 For HVACR Distributor Personnel (2.5 CEUs)
The career minded employee completing this course should develop an understanding of the HVACR wholesale distribution business focusing on the following areas - The makeup and purpose of a marketing channel; Warehouse operations; The impact of regulations on the wholesale business; The functions performed by traditional HVACR distributors; Wholesale sales and the customer.
Suggested study time 9 weeks
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Price: Member and sponsored non-members $98.50.
Non-members: $195.
Introduction to Comfort Heating (1.5 CEUs)
An overview of modern central heating, including a brief history of heating and the industry. Learn to identify components in a heating system and understand what purpose they serve. Course also discusses the construction and climatic factors that affect building heat loss, humidification, automatic controls, system installation and service complaints. This is a starter course for the beginner or someone with limited technical experience.
Study time: 9 weeks suggested; 6 weeks typical; 3 week fast track.
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Price: HARDI Members or Sponsored Non-members: $85.00
Non-members: $125.00
Introduction to Comfort Cooling (1.5 CEUs)
This course provides an overview of the how and why of mechanical cooling. Discusses basic cooling concepts, air conditioning units and operating principles. Written for the technical person new to cooling and sales personnel who could benefit from a review of factors affecting heat gain, controls, duct systems and balancing for small central cooling applications.
Study time: 9 weeks suggested; 7 weeks typical; 1 week fast track.
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Price: HARDI Members or Sponsored Non-members: $85.00
Non-members: $125.00
Practical Electrical Concepts (2.0 CEUs)
Understanding basic electrical concepts is necessary before one can understand conventional HVACR controls. Learn how to determine current, voltage or resistance in simple circuits and how to recognize circuit components and their graphic symbols. Electrical terms, operating principles of common electrical test meters and electrical safety measures are reviewed. Limited math required. For an individual with no prior electrical training interested in residential applications.
Study time: 9 weeks suggested; 11 weeks typical; 1 week fast track.
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Price: HARDI Members or Sponsored Non-members: $85.00
Non-members: $125.00
Principles of Heating & Cooling Controls (3.0 CEUs)
Learn to trace HVACR control wiring circuits, tracing electrical control diagrams, understand control terminology and troubleshoot control problems. Rules for tracing control diagrams are presented. Servicing and circuit checkout procedures are detailed for gas/oil equipment and air conditioning controls. Prior basic electrical training useful.
Study time: 9 weeks suggested; 12 weeks typical; 2 week fast track.
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Price: HARDI Members or Sponsored Non-members: $95.00
Non-members: $150.00
Modern Hydronic Heating Basics (2.5 CEUs)
Covers hot water heating components (boilers, pumps, terminal units and hydronic specialties); and how to calculate heat loss using Hydronic Institute H-22 procedures.
Study time: 9 weeks suggested; 10 weeks typical; 3 week fast track.
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Price: HARDI Members or Sponsored Non-members: $85.00
Non-members: $125.00
Modern Hydronic Heating Design (2.5 CEUs)
Learn nine different system layouts and pipe sizing procedures from a basic one-pipe layout through a two-zone system using different pumps plus an introduction to floor panel heating. Installation and troubleshooting also covered. (Prior completion of Modern Hydronic Heating Basics is recommended)
Study time: 9 weeks suggested; 14 weeks typical; 3 week fast track.
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Price: HARDI Members or Sponsored Non-members: $98.50
Non-members: $195.00
Counter Service & Sales (2.5 CEUs)
Discusses the duties and responsibilities of HVACR wholesale counter sales personnel. Topics include getting along with customers, counter sales merchandising, processing sales, handling defective/return goods and the importance of catalogs.
Study time: 9 weeks suggested; 11 weeks typical; 4 week fast track.
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Price: HARDI Members or Sponsored Non-members: $98.50
Non-members: $195.00
Commercial Refrigeration (3.0 CEUs)
Commercial refrigeration is an introduction to refrigeration system components and servicing basics intended for counter and inside sales personnel.
Study time: 9 weeks suggested; 12 weeks typical; 1 week fast track.
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Price: HARDI Members or Sponsored Non-members: $95.00
Non-members: $150.00
Small Heating & Cooling Systems - Course 1 General Installation Practices (2.0 CEUs)
What you should know before reading the manufacturer's instructions. Provides background information on most common installation requirements for small heating and single-phase air conditioning systems. Lessons cover wiring and controls sequence, start up and balancing, heat pumps, and air side issues. Review lessons include the basic refrigeration cycle, how alternating current works and energy use in the home.
Materials: 140-page textbook plus study guide with self-check review questions for each lesson plus two examinations to be graded by the ISI staff. A special Good Practice (Installation) Guide is included.
Study time: 9 weeks suggested; 7 weeks typical; 1 week fast track.
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Price: HARDI Members or Sponsored Non-members: $95.00
Non-members: $150.00
Small Heating & Cooling Systems - Course II General Service Procedures (2.0 CEUs)
A follow-on course to installing. Again it is material one should know before reading manufacturers' instructions. Lessons cover diagnosing poor performance, furnace checkout, fundamentals of evacuation and dehydration, refrigerant recovery, motors, checking & replacing compressors, servicing cooling towers, the "psych" chart, solving specific problems and safety.
Materials: 150-page textbook plus study guide with self-check review questions for each lesson plus two examinations to be graded by the ISI staff. A special workbook on Indoor Air Quality is included along with an ECM motor troubleshooting guide.
Study time: 9 weeks suggested; 7 weeks typical; 1 week fast track.
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Price: HARDI Members or Sponsored Non-members: $95.00
Non-members: $150.00
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