DOMESTIC REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING

Catalog description

This course provides the student with theoretical knowledge about the refrigeration cycle of residential equipment and the cooling system of air conditioners for domestic or residential use. The structural, mechanical and electrical components of the different refrigerators, freezers and the different domestic air conditioning systems used in Puerto Rico and the Unites States are studied. Installation, maintenance and repair procedures are discussed applying safety measures. In addition, it includes the process of quot ation and preparation of invoices in residential services. It includes content related to the operation, installation and maintenance of hermetic compressors, condensers and evaporators used in refrigeration systems and residential air conditioning. It emp hasizes the application of the rules and regulations governing this technology. It develops skills to work on techniques for leak detection, evacuation, refrigerant charge and recovery of domestic refrigeration and air conditioning systems.