Doolin's Trouble Shooter's Bible: Air Conditioning, Refrigeration, Heat Pumps, Heating, 2009 Edition

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Doolin's Trouble Shooter's Bible: Air Conditioning, Refrigeration, Heat Pumps, Heating, 2009 Edition

Doolin's Trouble Shooter's Bible: Air Conditioning, Refrigeration, Heat Pumps, Heating, 2009 Edition, is used by hundreds of community colleges use this book in their training programs. This book rides in service trucks, is the shop manual of the trade and is used extensively by owners of equipment who maintain their own units or have maintenance departments.

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Author: James H Doolin
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 2009
Pages: 356

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More than 200,000 servicemen own the Doolin's Trouble Shooter's Bible. Hundreds of trade schools and community colleges use this book in their training programs. This book rides in service trucks, is the shop manual of the trade and is used extensively by owners of equipment who maintain their own units or have maintenance departments.

Excerpt from the Introduction
The refrigeration industry (man made ice) is just now in its second century. The need for man made ice was initially developed for the preservation of food. The perceived need of air conditioning for human comfort began to develop in the 1920s and 1930s primarily in public buildings. As the technology developed in compressors and refrigerant gases, the need for air conditioning in homes became possible. One of the first housing developments in the U.S. to have central cooling built-in was in St. Louis, Missouri, in the early 1950s. Since the 1970s almost all homes and automobiles built in the U.S. have had air conditioning installed by the builder or manufacturer.

As we approach the 21st century there are few people in the U.S. whose lives are not directly affected by air conditioning and refrigeration on a daily basis. From food preservation and the food service industry, to commercial and residential cooling, the hospital and medical industry to space flight, we live with it daily. Today, in third world countries, refrigeration for food preservation purposes has penetrated much further than air conditioning for human comfort. The technology is available; however many third world countries cannot afford it. People who study U.S. population movements are well aware that were it not for air conditioning today, many areas of the South and Southwest such as Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Miami and Atlanta would never have developed as dramatically as they did. Without residential cooling, these large cities would instead be large towns with populations of about 25% of present day populations.

At the present time there are approximately 1,200 community colleges and trade schools offering courses in air conditioning and refrigeration. It is estimated that probably 50,000 men get into the trade each year by this method of training.

From the Foreword
The first and second editions of Doolin's Trouble Shooters Bible, first published in 1963 have now sold nearly 200,000 copies. Though J. H. Doolin is deceased now, his training philosphy continues through the Trouble Shooters Bible. As current President of Doolco, Inc., I was involved with the founding of the company in 1963. The task of revising the Doolin's Trouble Shooters Bible is now done by a long time associate of Mr. Doolin's by the name of Bob Dixon. Bob Dixon has worked as a serviceman in the ACR trade since the mid 1950s. When Mr. Doolin operated a trade school in Dallas, Bob Dixon was his chief instructor. Bob's vast knowledge of the service business and a rare ability to teach the skills necessary to become a good serviceman are now carried over to the Trouble Shooters Bible. His communication skills have enabled us to keep the reputation that the Doolin Trouble Shooters Bible is "the best" ACR service manual in existence.

Table of Contents:
Introduction. Foreword. Chapter 1: Basic Principles of Refrigeration. Chapter 2: Freon and Temperature-Pressure Relationships. Chapter 3: Charging Window Units and Refrigerators. Chapter 4: Servicing Commercial Equipment. Chapter 5: Basic Principles of Electricity. Chapter 6: Electric Motors. Chapter 7: Electric Troubleshooting of Hermetic Compressors. Chapter 8: Motor Starting Devices. Chapter 9: Troubleshooting Window Units. Chapter 10: Household Refrigerators and Auto Air Conditioning. Chapter 11: Central Systems. Chapter 12: Gas and Electric Heating. Chapter 13: Heat Pumps. Chapter 14: Ice Machines. Chapter 15: Refrigeration Recovery and New Refrigerants.