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Overview
Prepare your students to succeed as professional installation and service technicians with Silberstein's "Heat Pumps," Third Edition. Incorporating both conventional air-conditioning and heat pumps, as well as high-performance and cold-climate heat pump systems, students are given opportunities to apply the steps required for successful completion of every service call.
The text is thoroughly updated to help students learn to install, service, and maintain both legacy and newer-generation air-source, water-source, and geothermal heat pump systems. Strengthened by MindTap, Cengage's learning platform, learners gain hands-on exposure through lab exercises and build critical-thinking skills with application activities. Designed for students and experienced technicians, this text helps build learning confidence while strengthening the technical knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to succeed in today's industry.
- New temperature/pressure charts, examples, and service scenarios incorporate A2L and low-GWP refrigeration, including R-32 and R-454B, alongside legacy refrigerants.
- New content covers current efficiency standards, including EER2, SEER2, and HSPF2, and explains their relationships to traditional EER, SEER, and HSPF ratings.
- Give students practice opportunities reading and interpreting HVAC schematics with Interpret Wiring Diagram activities in MindTap.
- New and expanded content addresses cold-climate and high-performance heat pump systems, as well as water-source heat pumps and considerations like pH levels.
- Enhance students' installation knowledge and apply general HVAC installation principles and procedures with the Apply Installation Guidelines activities.
- Help students make troubleshooting decisions based on symptoms and observations with the Troubleshoot the System activities.
- Give students practice opportunities to apply their knowledge and with step-by-step lab exercises to show proficiency in required HVACR skills.
- An extensive glossary helps readers understand and correctly use essential HVAC technical and industry terminology.
1. Vapor-Compression Refrigeration System Components.
2. Vapor-Compression Refrigeration System Accessories and Controls
3. Vapor-Compression Components and Accessories
Unit Two: Air Source Heat Pump Systems.
4. Introduction to Air-Source Heat Pump Systems.
5. Wiring Diagrams for Air-Conditioning and Air-Source Heat Pump Systems.
6. Air-to-Air Heat Pump System Installation.
Unit Three: Air Source Heat Pump Troubleshooting and Servicing.
7. Air Source Heat Pump Systems: Mechanical Troubleshooting.
8. Troubleshooting Air-Source Heat Pump System Electrical Components and Control Circuits.
9. Air Source Systems: Preventive Maintenance.
10. Servicing Vapor-Compression Refrigeration Systems.
Unit Four: Water Source Heat Pump Systems.
11. Introduction to Water Source Heat Pump Systems.
12. Water Source Heat Pump System Wiring Diagrams.
13. Water Source Heat Pump System Installation.
Unit Five: Water Source Heat Pump Troubleshooting and Servicing.
14. Water Source Heat Pump Troubleshooting.
15. Water Source Heat Pump Systems: Preventive Maintenance.
16. Water Source Heat Pump Systems: Sample Service Calls.
Unit Six: Geothermal Heat Pump Systems.
17. Introduction to Geothermal Heat Pump Systems.
18. Geothermal Heat Pump System Installation.
Unit Seven: Geothermal Heat Pump Troubleshooting and Servicing.
19. Geothermal Heat Pump Systems: Troubleshooting.
20. Geothermal Heat Pump Systems: Sample Service Calls.