New Entrant Information - Refrigeration

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 Air Conditioning and Refrigeration ?

7 Day New Entrant Course

The new entrant course consists of the following

  • Essential Electrics for Refrigeration CSkills
  • Pipework & Brazing CSkills
  • F-Gas Training and Assessment J11 CSkills

The course includes the following:-

Essential Electrics for Refrigeration

This module is designed to cover the Safe Isolation of electrically powered or controlled equipment, identifying types of Instrumentation used in Installation and Testing, develop an understanding and interpretation of the essential Regulations applicable to working with electricity. In addition the module is constructed to make candidates fully aware of common Supply systems and Earthing arrangements, Bonding Requirements, Terminating and Installation Practices with a concentration on Electrical Safety.

Also covered: Electrical Concepts, Safe Isolation Methods, Instrumentation, Electrical Regulations, Electrical Controls, this together with learning how to recognise and calculate electrical quantities and identify common supply system arrangements the candidate should feel more confident undertaking electrical work in a safe manner.

Objective: Measure Voltage, Current and Resistance values. Identify any possible contraventions of The Electricity at Work Regulations. Safely isolate electrical equipment and circuits. Survey an installation for Electrical Bonding. Install permanent and temporary Continuity Bonding Conductors. Terminate electrical cables and flexible cords to appliances and equipment. Verify the safe and correct operation of Electrical Control Devices. Perform Electrical Safety Checks and Tests on appliances and equipment.

Pipework & Brazing

This module is a practically orientated which covers both Air Conditioning and Refrigeration requirements for safe and competent brazing –

  • Copper/Copper
  • Copper/Brass
  • Copper/Steel

All leading to quality leak-proof joints

Objective: This module will allow the candidate to: Produce quality brazed joints on differing pipe sizes, Be aware of the industries needs related to jointing methods and will allow the candidate to demonstrate competency by showing the achieving CSkills status.

F-Gas Regulations J11

This New training and assessment course has been introduced to meet the legal requirement of " EC Regulation 842/2006" now simply called F-Gas, successful completion will lead to CSkills Certification which is valid for 5 years.

There are 4 Schemes available:

  • Category 1 (J11) Leakage check, recovery, install, maintain, service - all systems.
  • Category 2 (J12) Leakage check, recovery, install, maintain, service - systems less than 3kg (6kg hermetically sealed). .
  • Category 3 (J13) Recovery of refrigerant of systems less than 3kg (6kg hermetically sealed).
  • Category 4 (J14) Leakage check.

Common and most practical category would be the J11 CAT 1 as this would cover all the requirements for refrigeration and air conditioning engineers daily workloads, without any restrictions on what can be worked on taking away the element of under qualified to carry out tasks.

The J11 Assessments include the installation of a major component, adjustment of control and protective devices, checking functionality of ancillary components, pressure testing in accordance with BSN378:2008, evacuation and dehydration of systems, refrigerant recovery, system commissioning and testing of pipe work (both brazed and mechanical), and indirect/direct leak testing of systems in accordance with the Regulations. Theory areas include Health & Safety, refrigerants and how they affect the environment, phase out timetables, Legislation, Codes of Practice, the vapour compression cycle and pressure enthalpy diagrams and their use in fault finding and diagnostics.

Objective: This module will allow the candidate to: Demonstrate practically competence in the "Safe Handling" of refrigerants with minimum release to atmosphere. Identify good refrigeration practices to control the release of refrigerants to the absolute minimum.

Understand the Environmental impacts of all refrigerants; understand the requirements of the Montreal Protocol and EC Regulations concerning refrigerants.

Incidentally do not be misled by certain Training Centres offering a rival Certification scheme which allegedly has no renewal or EVERGREEN as they call it. !! There is no such thing as evergreen Certification. All regulations & procedures change, and do quite regularly, therefore any significant change will result in the Assessments to change, therefore the need to attend an upgrade course or full retake will be required possibly before 5 years!!!

That is why CSkills operate a 5 year renewal system. Whereby the original assessment taken will remain current and acceptable until the end of its 5 year life. Allowing you to attend a simple re-Assessment after 5 years.

 

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