• How Heat Exchangers Work
• Should I chose a Shell & Tube or a Plate & Frame 
• How to Calculate and Size a Heat Exchanger
• What Maintenance Free Water Treatment System to use
• How does Treating your water save you Money
• Domestic/Closed Loop/ Cooling Tower Treatment
• Fighting Legionella
• EasyWater Overview with Bill Freije, P.E. President of EasyWater

Who Should Attend?

HVAC/Plumbing Contractors or Facilities Service/Start-up/Maintenance Personnel

Please come in for breakfast at 8am and the class will begin promptly at 8:30am.

Information to be covered:

• Anatomy of High Efficiency / High Modulation Gas Appliances

• Proper Installation, Piping, and Controls

• Standard Crest & Crest w/ Hellcat Combustion Technology

• Lochinvar FTXL, Knight XL Condensing Boilers & Armor Condensing Water Heaters

• Product Identification and Description/Function of Product Components

• Product Sequence of Operation - How Product Operates in Conjunction with the System

• Controls - Explanation of the Different Methods of Remotely Controlling the Units

• Warranty & Maintenance

• Troubleshooting Operation Issues w/ ANY Condensing Appliance Lochinvar or other

• Centrifugal pumps
• Pump Curves
• Pressure Booster Application & Design
• DHW Recirculation Design & Sizing
• Service Water Heating System & Sizing Techniques
• Recirculation Systems
• Water Heater Systems

Topic: Centralized Heat Pump Water Heater (CHPWH) System Design Considerations and New Sizing Techniques

Taught by Eric Decker, PE, CPD

Please come in at 8am for breakfast and class will begin promptly at 8:30.

PART 1: • Overview of heat pump refrigerantcycle • Discuss Minimum Lift and Water SideDeltaT • Current 3rd Party Testing Standards (Energy Star, DOE, AHRI Standard1300) • Typical refrigerants used for CHPWH • General design considerations

PART 2: • “Single-Pass” vs. “Multi-Pass” configurationvs. piping schematic • Peak and off-peak scenario hydronic analysis • General comments on “single-pass” vs.“multi-pass”, pro’s/cons • Electric Swing Tank vs. Electric Backup –hydronic analysis

PART 3: • General comments vs. gas-fired,ASPE Fixture Tables • CHPWH Sizing Methods-Peak/Off-Peak Sizing Method-Ecotope Sizing Method-CBECC-Res 2019 Sizing Method • Other Sizing Methods – ASHRAE LoadProfile • Sizing examples

Taught by: Nick Ekdahl, CPD, GPD, Kendal Smith & R.J. Santiago, CPD, GPD

Please come at 8am for a continental breakfast and class will begin promptly at 8:30am. 

Information to be Covered:

-Centrifugal Pumps

-Pump Curves

-System Syzer

-Pressure Booster Packages

-Domestic Hot Water Systems

-Recirculation Systems

-Water Water