Perfect for Newcomers and Domestic Installation Engineers
Ideal for Newcomers, Domestic & light Commercial Air Conditioning Installers
This course is ideal for newcomers to the refrigeration and air conditioning industry, as well as engineers and operatives who are primarily working within the domestic air conditioning installation market.
The course is designed for operatives who wish to carry out the installation, servicing, maintenance and recovery of refrigerant, together with appropriate leak checking, on refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump systems.
A Category II F-Gas qualification allows the holder to install, maintain, service and recover refrigerant from systems containing less than 3 kg of F-Gas refrigerant, or less than 6 kg where the system is hermetically sealed. Category II holders can also carry out leak checks where the work does not involve breaking into the refrigeration circuit.
This makes the qualification particularly suitable for engineers working with smaller domestic and light commercial air conditioning systems, subject to the refrigerant charge and the specific requirements of the equipment.
All work involving F-Gas refrigerants must be carried out by appropriately qualified personnel, and businesses carrying out relevant F-Gas activities may also require the appropriate company certification.
COURSE OVERVIEW
The course consists of both theory and practical activities and delegates will be assessed across both.
The theory and practical exercises include:-
- health and safety
- building a leak-tight piping system (welding/brazing/soldering)
- leak testing both direct and indirect methods
- evacuation/dehydration
- checking cylinder weights/capacity
- installation of major system components
- charging refrigerant
- draining F Gas contaminated oil
- system tests
- refrigerant recovery and handling
- basic thermodynamics
- use of logs to determine actions and record significant data
- environmental impact
- legislation and regulations
- refrigeration theory
- refrigeration practices
ON SUCCESSFUL ASSESSMENT CANDIDATES WILL:
Be able to safely carry out the installation, servicing and maintenance, removal/recharging and leak checking of refrigerants to the standard required by EC Regulation 517/2014 Cat 1 or Cat 2 (F Gas Regulation.)
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Operatives with relevant allied trade experience, such as:
- plumbing
- heating and ventilating
- gas
- electrical
- large-scale refrigeration/air conditioning (e.g. experienced ammonia plant operator)
COURSE DURATION
Course duration – 4-Days
FINAL ASSESSMENT
Multiple choice exam and practical assessment
CERTIFICATION
Accredited by BESA Academy