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Heat Pumps, 3rd Edition

Eugene Silberstein

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Heat Pumps 3rd Edition by Eugene Silberstein

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.

Eugene Silberstein

Since entering the HVAC industry in 1980, Eugene has taken on many roles ranging from field technician and system designer to company owner, teacher, administrator, consultant, college professor and author. With 30 years of teaching experience, Eugene is currently the National Programs Director at HVAC Excellence and has taught air conditioning and refrigeration at many high school vocational programs, proprietary post-secondary institutions and community colleges. Eugene retired from his tenured teaching position at Suffolk County Community College in Brentwood, New York, to join the ESCO Group, and earned his dual Bachelor’s Degree from The City College of New York (New York, NY) and his Masters of Science degree from Stony Brook University (Stony Brook, NY), where he specialized in Energy and Environmental Systems, studying renewable and sustainable energy sources such as wind, solar, geothermal, biomass and hydropower. He earned his Certified Master HVAC/R Educator (CMHE) credential from HVAC Excellence and the ESCO Group in 2010. Eugene also carries ASHRAE’s BEAP credential, which classifies him as a Building Energy Assessment Professional. He is also an active member of many industry societies and has served as the subject matter expert on a multitude of HVAC-related educational projects. His most notable work is Cengage Learning’s REFRIGERATION & AIR CONDITIONING TECHNOLOGY, which is now, with this printing, entering its 10th Edition (2025). This book is used in more than 1,000 schools, both in this country and abroad, to help individuals master the skills they need to install, service, troubleshoot and design HVACR equipment.
  • 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.
Unit One: Vapor Compression Refrigeration and Heat Pump Theory.
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.