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AHR 140 Residential Sheet Metal
4 Credits
This course is designed for those who wish to
enter the HVAC trade. Students learn basic
skills and knowledge required to work on
installation of residential forced-air systems.
Information covered in this course includes:
tools, safety, materials, installation standards
and practices. Layout and fabrication of sheet
metal planners, transitions and fittings is a
large part of this class. (Offered fall semester
only)
AHR 142 Servicing Forced-Air
Systems
4 Credits
Prerequisite: AHR 103 and 105
This course covers the operation, repair and
maintenance of forced-air heating systems.
The course studies the different types of furnaces,
code requirements, common controls
and mechanical problems. This course also
explores the A.G.A. approved method of testing
furnace heat exchangers. Customer relations
and workplace behavior are discussed.
AHR 145 Residential Air System
Installation and Design
4 Credits
Prerequisite: Completion of AHR 140 with a
grade of “C” or above or permission of
instructor
This course is presented in cooperation with
the Denver Home Builders Association and
Red Rocks. The focus of this course is on the
installation, design and layout of residential
forced-air systems and accessories. Topics
include reading blueprints, installation of
equipment and application of national standards
and local codes.
AHR 151 Low Pressure Steam
Heating
4 Credits
Prerequisites: AHR 103, 105
This course examines low-pressure steam systems,
including boilers, piping, and heat convectors.
Repair and maintenance of these systems
is covered, as well as theory behind their
operation. Boiler feed water and condensate
systems are also discussed. (Offered spring
semester, even years)
AHR 162 Heating Controls
4 Credits
Prerequisite: AHR 105 or permission of
instructor
This course is an extension of AHR 105. The
course applies the knowledge of basic electricity
to controls related to heating equipment.
This includes boilers and furnaces with
emphasis on ignition and controls related to
high-efficiency heating equipment. Course
work includes reading and drawing ladder
and schematic wiring diagrams.
AHR 190 AC Systems Service and
Repair
4 Credits
Prerequisite: AHR 105, AHR 110 or permission
of instructor
This course emphasizes the service of HVAC
systems. Students will develop a preventative
maintenance program for various types of
equipment; both commercial and residential.
Troubleshooting techniques and equipment
repair and rebuilding are discussed.
Additional time is spent on equipment
change-outs, upgrading and retrofitting different
refrigerants. (Offered spring semester
only)
AHR 194 Fundamentals of
Pneumatic Comfort Controls
1.5 Credits
This course is intended to be an introduction
to the subject of Pneumatic Comfort Controls.
It is device oriented and provides a thorough
treatment of those devices commonly utilized
in Comfort Control Systemts including theory
and basic operation of pneumatic thermostats,
receiver-controllers, relays, dampers, valves
and pneumatic actuators. Calibration, operation
and preventive maintenance aspects of
these components are highlighted.
AHR 202 Pneumatic Controls
4 Credits
This course covers pneumatic controls and
systems used in controlling commercial and
industrial HVAC equipment. The course
includes lab experimentation with pneumatic
controls, rebuilding of valves and actuators
and calibration of various types of controls.
Students work with controls from most of the
major manufacturers.
AHR 203 Hydraulics Training
1.5 Credits
Whatever your fluid power applications, you
can increase your knowledge of basic
hydraulics, become a better troubleshooter
and lower maintenance costs by attending this
information packed course. Training stations
are utilized in each training session. Cutaways
of all major components are used in the sessions
to visually demonstrate the components’
construction and operation. Develping an
understanding of “How” it works leads to an
understanding of how and why it fails.
AHR 204 Boilers: An Operators
Workshop
1.5 Credits
This “operator-oriented” program has been
designed to directly address the needs of
those who have responsibility for the safe
operation and maintenance, as well as the
economics, associated with commercial and
industrial boilers.
AHR 206 Hot Water Heating
Systems
4 Credits
Prerequisites: AHR 103, 105
This course covers the theory of operation
behind these systems, as well as installation,
maintenance and repair. The course also
examines air elimination, circulator pump and
pipe sizing. Boiler and heat convector sizing
are also discussed.
AHR 208 Radiant Heating Systems
4 Credits
This course is a combination lab/lecture
course and covers the theory of operation,
installation and maintenance of warm- water
radiant heating systems. Different methods of
zoning, controls, piping methods, piping types
and system components are discussed. Upon
successful completion, students are able to
design, install, document, maintain and troubleshoot
all conventional residential warmwater
radiant-panel heating systems.
AHR 211 Stationary Engineer
AHR 212 Boiler Operator
AHR 213 Journeyman Steam Fitter
AHR 214 Journeyman Boiler Maker
AHR 215 Journeyman Heating and
Ventilating
2-4 Credits
These courses cover the Uniform Mechanical
Code and city codes where these certificates
are required.
AHR 216 Uniform Mechanical Code
4 Credits
This course reviews in detail the Uniform
Mechanical Code. The course is intended to
give those entering the HVAC/R trade, as well
as those tradespeople taking certification
examinations, a sound knowledge of this
code.
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