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These lecture notes provide information about the improtance of system design and a balanced system.
Business case for heat pump sales. Topics included are the environmental benefits of heat pumps and how they can be communicated to costumers. Communicating the economic advantages of heat pumps, as well as the installation expectations to costumers.
Business case development for air source heat pumps. Topics covered include Advancements in heat pump technology, how heat pumps work to provide comfort, and how to identify the customers motivations for choosing heat pumps.
Business case for heat pump water heaters by highlighting market trends and customer interactions. Also details installation scenarios and describe quick and effective solutions to meet customer satisfaction.
A look into how to make a sales pitch to customers who may be interested in the purchase of a heat pump HVAC system. This lecture describes how to build initial rapport, and how to promote your companies expertise. The seller then scopes out the needs of the customer. From this information the...
These are lecture notes to support the learning objectives related to the codes and standards module and focusing on level 4 content.
These are lecture notes to support the learning objectives related to the codes and standards module and focusing on level 3 content.
These are lecture notes to support the learning objectives related to the codes and standards module and focusing on level 1 content.
These are lecture notes to support the learning objectives related to the codes and standards module and focusing on level 2 content.
This section covers why heat pumps need to be made specifically for cold climates, what qualifies a heat pump as a cold climate heat pump, and several key terms for cold climate heat pumps.
Module that covers the approaches for sizing for heat pumps and cold climate heat pumps. Additionally, it provides relevant information on balance point temperature and heat pump cycling.
Level 4 of the Combustion Safety module, which focuses on: Understand the remediation options available for making home combustion safe for indoor air appliances
Level 3 of the Combustion Safety module, which focuses on: What is the difference between testing for combustion safety under the worst-case scenario, and the normal operation scenario? Understand how to calculate the volume of indoor air required for safe combustion and ventilation of natural draft...
Level 1 of the Combustion Safety Module, which focuses on: What is combustion safety, and what are three good practices to ensure combustion safety for gas-fired natural draft appliances? Knowing the widely adopted fuel gas codes Defining key combustion safety terms as well as knowing the different...
Level 2 of the Combustion Safety module, which focuses on: Understanding the main approaches to evaluating combustion safety Understanding the harmful effects of CO spillage and what they can be done to prevent backdrafting of CO.

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