RSES

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• RSES

The HVACR Training Authority
AHR Expo January 26, 2009
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• RSES Overview
• Founded in 1933
• Single Mission Educate Train HVACR Service
  Professionals
• 15,000 individual members
• 200 chapters
• 50 countries across six continents

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• The RSES Mission
• Offer comprehensive, cutting-edge education
  certification
• Advance industry professionalism proficiency
  through alliances with other HVACR associations

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• What Technicians Need to Know
• Fundamentals of Refrigeration Air
  Conditioning
• Heat Transfer (Thermodynamics)
• Gas Laws Behavior
• Pressure-Temperature (Enthalpy) Relationships
• Electricity Electronics

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• What Technicians Need to Know
• Fundamentals of Refrigeration Air
  Conditioning
• Component Function
• Refrigerant Handling
• Piping
• Controls
• Troubleshooting Techniques

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• What Technicians Need to Know
• Beyond Fundamentals
• Heat Loss/Gain Load Calculations
• Proper Equipment Sizing
• Matching for Split Systems AHRI website
• Airflow across Indoor Heat Exchanger
• Refrigerant Charge
• Superheat and/or Subcooling methodology

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• What Technicians Need to Know
• Beyond Fundamentals
• Equipment Electrical Requirements
• OEM specs, NEC requirements, etc.
• On Rate for fuel-fired equipment
• Gas or Oil
• Proper Combustion Venting
• Controls Operation

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• What Technicians Need to Know
• Beyond Fundamentals
• Duct Distribution, Leakage
• Airflow Measurements
• System Documentation and Equipment Owner
  Education
• Proper Combustion Venting
• Controls Operation

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• Legislative/Regulatory Environment
• Department of Energy
• New efficiency requirements
• Commercial Refrigeration
• Furnaces (90 AFUE)
• Air Conditioning regional SEER ratings

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• Legislative/Regulatory Environment
• Environmental Protection Agency
• R22 phaseout developments
• Manufactured by definition
• 2010 production cuts
• HFC loopholes
• California action may provide basis for EPA
  changes
• Kyoto vs. Montreal Protocols

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• So Where Do I Start?
• Assess technician strengths and areas to improve
• Avail yourself of vast industry resources

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• So Where Do I Start?
• OEMs
• Wholesale Distributors
• Industry Associations
• Trade schools / Community Colleges

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www.instructorworkshop.org
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• Online Delivery

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• Industry Publications

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• Delivering Training and Education
• Training Courses
• Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
• Heating
• Electricity
• Controls
• Heat Pumps
• NATE-recognition for CE credit

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• Delivering Training and Education
• Classroom settings
• CD-based learning
• Self Study
• Online

• Local Chapters
• Individuals
• Contractors
• Corporate Members
• Schools

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• Delivering Training and Education
• Educational seminars
• 1-2 day intensive sessions
• Year-round
• Across North America
• Annual Conference
• 20-30 educational sessions
• HVACR Technology Expo
• Industry Tours
• Certification testing
• Society Business
• Networking activities

October 27-31, 2009
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• Providing Certification Preparation
• North American Technician Excellence
• Proud supporter
• 1st to market with NATE training
• ACCA PHCC Partners
• Comprehensive manuals and CDs
• Technicians Instructors

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• Providing Certification Preparation
• EPA Section 608
• 200,000 technicians
• CD-ROMs, Study Guides, Instructor Materials
• R410A Safety Program
• High pressure applications
• CD-ROMs, Study Guides

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Delivering Training and Education
Providing Certification Preparation
Offering Timely Information

• All Through RSES!

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• RSES The HVACR Training Authority
• Refrigeration Service Engineers Society
• 1666 Rand Road
• Des Plaines, IL 60016-3552
• Toll-free 800-297-5660
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Web site www.rses.org
• E-mail general_at_rses.org

Renee Tomlinson Director, Training
Testing rtomlinson_at_rses.org 847-759-4044 Mark
Lowry Executive Vice President mlowry_at_rses.org
847-759-4051