Hydrocarbon Refrigeration, Air Con and Heat Pump System Installation, Servicing and Maint

There are nine mandatory learning outcomes that will be studied and assessed:

• Specific health and safety requirements which apply to the installation, servicing and maintaining and decommissioning of hydrocarbon RAC systems.
• Legislative and organisational procedures for installation, servicing and maintaining and de-commissioning of hydrocarbon RAC systems.
• Differences between halocarbon and hydrocarbon RAC systems.
• Procedures for planning and preparing for work on hydrocarbon RAC systems.
• Be able to plan and prepare for work on hydrocarbon RAC
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• Specific requirements for installing and testing hydrocarbon RAC systems.
• Differences between halocarbon and hydrocarbon service and maintenance procedures.
• Be able to service and maintain hydrocarbon RAC systems.
• Decommissioning procedures for hydrocarbon RAC systems

You will be taught with a mixture of classroom based theory and the practical elements of the course in a specialist RAC workshop.

Assessment consists of a multiple-choice question paper and a practical assessment.

Part-time enrolment fee: £10.00

Course Fee: £182.00

Exam Fee: £67.00

It is recommended that candidates are experienced engineers who work on systems containing hydrocarbon and flammable refrigerants. You must be experienced in working with refrigeration and air-conditioning systems. Candidates should be F-Gas certified before enrolling on this qualification. Copies of F-Gas certification should be made available to the centre before attendance.

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