Purpose of Training
This course is designed to provide the attendee with an understanding of the hazards inherent in carbon monoxide generation, testing procedures, an overview of combustion
analysis and the relation of building pressures to carbon monoxide generation.
Course Content
Carbon Monoxide
- Signs & Symptoms of CO Poisoning
- Health Effects of CO Poisoning
- Sources of CO Poisoning
- How Test Instruments Calibrate CO
- Alarms are Warning Devices
- Types of CO Alarms
- Changes in the UL CO Alarm Listings
- Why Wait for the Alarm or Injury?
- Code Compliance
- Documentation
- Responding to a CO Alarm
- First Response
- How Much CO is too Much?
- CO Air Free Standard
- CO Combustion Testing Procedures
Combustion
- Principles of Combustible Gases
- Heating Value
- Controlled Gas Fuel and Combustion
- Control Fuel Gas
- Clocking a Gas Meter
- Advantages of Measuring O2 vs. CO2
- Relationship between O2, CO2 excess air
- Oil Fired Burners
- Fuel Delivery, Air, Combustion,
- By-Product Production
- Types of Efficiencies
- Burner Operation
- Time, Temperature, Turbulence
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- Time
- Temperature
- Turbulence
- Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx)
- Draft
- Acceptable draft measurements
- Combustion Testing Procedures
- O2, CO and Stack Temperature
Smoke Testing
- Acceptable Combustion Test Results
- Accurate Testing
- Proper Venting
- Combustion Air
- Make Up Air
- Thermal Shock
- Boilers
- Stack Temperature
- Modulating Burner Tune-up
- Procedure for setting up a Modulating
- Gas Fired Power Burner
- Savings Potential
- Combustion Troubleshooting Guide
Pressure Measurements
- Pressure Measurements for Buildings
- HVAC installation, service & maintenance
- Why More Quality Assurance Pressure
- Testing is Needed
- Societal Trends that will Increase Quality
- Assurance Pressure Testing
- What is Pressure?
- Warmer Dense Air
- Air Flow by Building Design
- Types of Manometers
- The Manometer Law
- Duct Pressures
- Pitot Tube
- Data Plates
- Combination Gas Control
- External Static Pressure Testing
- Pressure Drop Across an Air Filter
- Measuring Airflow by Device Static
- Pressure Drop
- Velocity Pressure to Air Flow Calculations
- The Driving Forces
- Closed Door Effect
- Worst Case Depressurization Test
- Preparing the Building and Combustion
- Appliance Zone
- Doing the Test Setup
- Effect of house tightness on zone tightness
Training Manual
When installing new equipment and servicing existing systems, it is important to make sure the systems are operating within the measurable definitions of the equipment
manufacturer and local code. Proper installation of combustion systems and thorough inspections can reduce loss of life, illness related to combustion by-products, property
damage, liability and help reinforce confidence in consumers.
Persons installing and / or servicing combustion equipment and must possess a solid understanding of the cause and effects of CO.
Because buildings are being tightened to allow less air infiltration than that of older buildings it isalso important to installation and service personnel to have a working knowledge
of building pressures.
Instructor Resources and Exam Materials
Instructor's Guide
Includes section by section overview, objectives, and lesson plans. Includes section by section mapping to the Power Point presentation, and approximate time frames.
Powerpoint Presentation
This highly effective Power Point presentation includes “Speakers Notes” and is designed to keep the program on track.
Certification
An end of course assessment - certification is available to validate if attendees comprehend the course materials.
Additional Information
To learn more about the modular training package, contact ESCO Institute toll free at 1(800)726-9696.
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