| Troubleshooting and Servicing Heat Pumps Systems is a unique field guide that discusses in detail the various aspects of heat pump selection, installation, and service. This book covers basic heat pump operation, including a review of the refrigeration cycle, heat pump configurations, 4-way valves, electrical schematics, defrost systems, controls and accessories, the scroll compressor, and service and troubleshooting.
Troubleshooting and Servicing Heat Pump Systems serves not only as a comprehensive field guide for the seasoned HVAC&R professional, but also as a unique learning tool for those just entering the field. Its easy-to-understand format and extensive illustrations and diagrams make it the perfect tool for every HVAC&R technician.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Principles of Refrigeration—A review of the basic refrigeration cycle and how it is used for heating and cooling.
Chapter 2: Heat Pump Operation—Heat pump operation through on full cycle. Discussion of the three heat pump types: air to air, ground to air, and water to air. Illustration of the heating and cooling cycles of a typical heat pump configuration.
Chapter 3: The Four Way Valve—An explanation of the four-way valve with diagrams showing how this valve becomes the heart of system operation.
Chapter 4: Heat Pump Electrical Operation—How a heat pump can be energized in either heating or cooling mode, electrical schematics covering unit operation.
Chapter 5: Heat Pump Defrost Systems—Why defrost is necessary on a heat pump; description of the major defrost systems in use today.
Chapter 6: Heat Pump Controls and Accessories—Controls unique to heat pumps and their operation.
Chapter 7: The Scroll Compressor—The newest compressor available and how it will help eliminate one of the major causes of heat pump failure.
Chapter 8: Heat Pump Service and Troubleshooting—Strategies regarding specific areas of heat pump service; troubleshooting chart for heating and cooling modes.
Troubleshooting and Servicing Heat Pumps Systems is 109-page softcover publication, previously published by Business News Publishing as HVAC&R Professional's Field Guide to Heat Pump Systems and Service.
About the Author
Richard Jazwin is the director of Curriculum at Universal Technical Institute in Phoenix, Arizona. Jazwin is an active member of the following societies: The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers; the Refrigeration Service Engineers Society; the Society for Technical Communications; the Author's Guild; and the National Society for Performance of Instruction. Mr. Jazwin is the author of Troubleshooting and Servicing Heat Pumps Systems, Medium and High Efficiency Gas Furnaces, The HVAC/R Professional's Field Guide to Alternative Refrigerants, The Four R's, and several other publications. |
