HVACR 101 Fundamentals of Refrigeration

8 CR

This course presents safety in the workplace, the fundamentals of vapor compression refrigeration, HVAC/R tools, equipment and refrigerants. Students will build a working refrigeration system in the lab portion of this course. Instructors will have the students pressure test, evacuate, and charge their systems with industry standard equipment.
Prerequisite(s): ACCUPLACER Arithmetic score of 38 or MATH 090 with a C or higher or ABE 050 with a C or higher; and ACCUPLACER Reading Comprehension score of 71 or RDG 085 with a C or higher; and ACCUPLACER Sentence Skills score of 71 or ENGL 092 with a C or higher; or Instructor permission.
Completion Of or Concurrent Enrollment In: HVACR 102 with a C- or higher or concurrent enrollment in HVACR 102, or Instructor permission.