Office Information

Mailing Address:
ASOPE, Inc.
P.O.Box 30
Aurora, Indiana 47001-0030

Physical Address:
ASOPE, Inc.
420 Third Street
Suite 3
Aurora, Indiana 47001

Toll-Free: (866) 926-1821
Fax: (812) 926-1804
Email: admin@asope.org

 

American Society of Power Engineers, Inc.

HVAC / Chiller Operating Engineer
Second Class

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Qualifications
  • Minimum age - 19
  • Education - High School Diploma, GED or Equivalent.
  • Experience 1 year
    Note: One year time in grade as a HVAC / Chiller Operating Engineer
  • Minimum time in previous grade - One year
  • Maximum Refrigeration or Air Conditioning (Unsupervised) 100 ton
  • Must have a CFC Certificate
  • No conversion in this classification test only
 
Recommended Books and Readings
HVAC-Heading, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Third Edition American Technical Publishers
Industrial Maintenance American Technical Publishing
Low Pressure Boilers  American Technical Publishers
 
Curriculum at the Minimum:
  • Mathematics
  • Safety
  • Thermodynamics and Heat
  • Combustion and Fuels
  • Electricity
  • Psychometrics
  • Forced Air Heating System
  • Refrigeration Principles
  • Management of Refrigerants and Refrigeration Systems
  • Pressure-Enthalpy Diagrams
  • Compression Systems –Low Side
  • Compression System- High Side
  • Condition Systems
  • Heat Pumps
  • Control Systems
  • Heating and Cooling Loads
  • Load Calculations
  • HVAC Unit Selection
  • Forced Air System Design
  • Hydronic System Design
  • Distribution System Balance
  • Introduction to Absorption Chillers
  • Maintenance Principles
  • Service and Repair Principles
  • Electronic and Programmable Controllers
  • Boiler Systems
  • Mechanical Systems
  • Fluid Power Systems
  • Troubleshooting