Career Pathway Project - Heating and Heat Pumps
This a one-credit course that introduces students to the fundamental concept of heating systems and
heat pumps. Emphasis is placed on identification and operation of different components and
advanced problem-solving techniques. Students learn to troubleshoot problems in gas heat, electrical
heat, and heat pumps. Students enrolled in this course are able to read with comprehension both text
and diagrams. Basic mathematics skills are required for understanding and analyzing airflow
problems. Students use different meters and instruments to obtain information to be used to follow
flow charts. Instruction in this course consists of both individual and group classroom and
laboratory activities. Upon completion of this course, students demonstrate skills necessary for
servicing and installing different types of heating systems and their components such as gas piping
and refrigerant piping. Students also demonstrate skills necessary to determine proper airflow and
airflow characteristics. Special emphasis is given to heat pump components and their operation.
Career and technical student organizations are integral, co-curricular components of each career and
technical education course. These organizations serve as a means to enhance classroom instruction
while helping students develop leadership abilities, expand workplace-readiness skills, and broaden
opportunities for personal and professional growth.
Students will:
1. Demonstrate safety rules, regulations, and procedures for heating, ventilation, air conditioning,
and refrigeration (HVACR).
2. Determine temperature rise across a gas furnace.
3. Determine the condition of a combustion chamber.
4. Practice techniques for heating system component replacement.
Examples: fan-limit control, gas valve, transformer, wall thermostat, blower motor
5. Determine airflow for a heat pump.
6. Determine the condition of a heating element.
7. Determine the condition of motor and blower for HVACR systems.
8. Demonstrate the procedure for checking sequencers.
9. Describe components of an electric heat pump.
10. Demonstrate the procedure to test and replace components of an electric heat pump.
11. Perform preventive maintenance on HVACR equipment.
Examples: gas-fueled equipment, electric heating equipment, forced-air furnaces, air
handlers, electronic air cleaners, humidifiers, indoor and outdoor heat pump coils
12. Estimate material and labor costs for HVACR system installation and repairs.
heat pumps. Emphasis is placed on identification and operation of different components and
advanced problem-solving techniques. Students learn to troubleshoot problems in gas heat, electrical
heat, and heat pumps. Students enrolled in this course are able to read with comprehension both text
and diagrams. Basic mathematics skills are required for understanding and analyzing airflow
problems. Students use different meters and instruments to obtain information to be used to follow
flow charts. Instruction in this course consists of both individual and group classroom and
laboratory activities. Upon completion of this course, students demonstrate skills necessary for
servicing and installing different types of heating systems and their components such as gas piping
and refrigerant piping. Students also demonstrate skills necessary to determine proper airflow and
airflow characteristics. Special emphasis is given to heat pump components and their operation.
Career and technical student organizations are integral, co-curricular components of each career and
technical education course. These organizations serve as a means to enhance classroom instruction
while helping students develop leadership abilities, expand workplace-readiness skills, and broaden
opportunities for personal and professional growth.
Students will:
1. Demonstrate safety rules, regulations, and procedures for heating, ventilation, air conditioning,
and refrigeration (HVACR).
2. Determine temperature rise across a gas furnace.
3. Determine the condition of a combustion chamber.
4. Practice techniques for heating system component replacement.
Examples: fan-limit control, gas valve, transformer, wall thermostat, blower motor
5. Determine airflow for a heat pump.
6. Determine the condition of a heating element.
7. Determine the condition of motor and blower for HVACR systems.
8. Demonstrate the procedure for checking sequencers.
9. Describe components of an electric heat pump.
10. Demonstrate the procedure to test and replace components of an electric heat pump.
11. Perform preventive maintenance on HVACR equipment.
Examples: gas-fueled equipment, electric heating equipment, forced-air furnaces, air
handlers, electronic air cleaners, humidifiers, indoor and outdoor heat pump coils
12. Estimate material and labor costs for HVACR system installation and repairs.