Description
Objectives
Learning Objective 1 1. Describe the principles of hydronic and solar heating systems.
- Describe water heaters, boilers, and collectors.
- Describe hot water circulation.
- Describe radiators and radiant loops.
Learning Objective 2 2. Describe the basic types of hydronic and solar heating systems and their components.
- Describe the basic types of hydronic systems.
- Describe the basic types of solar heating systems
Learning Objective 3 3. Describe the procedures for roughing-in, installing, and testing hydronic and solar heating system piping.
- Describe how to rough-in the piping.
- Describe how to install boilers and heating units.
- Describe how to install controls.
- Describe how to test and balance the system.
- Describe corrosion prevention techniques.
Performance Tasks
Performance Task 1 (Learning Objective 3) – Lay out a hydronic or solar heating system.
