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College Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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CLCT 1500 - Heating 1

Credit Hours: 3.00


Prerequisites: CLCT 1700  or related work experience

Fundamentals of warm air heating: including the function control, service and testing of major components for gas, oil and electric residential and light commercial systems.

Billable Contact Hours: 4

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OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES
Outcome 1: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to use heating terminology.

Objectives:

  1. Define combustion as it applies to a gas-fired furnace.
  2. Define spark, hot-surface, standing pilot, and pulse ignition systems used in gas-fired furnaces.
  3. Define venting systems and regulations to gas and oil furnaces.
  4. Apply humidification terminology to gas, oil, and electric furnace.
  5. Describe the controls and explain how they operate on gas, oil, and electric furnaces.
  6. Describe and explain various condensate-piping arrangements for gas-fired furnaces.

Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to perform maintenance and service on various furnaces.

Objectives:

  1. Follow the manufacturers’ maintenance and service procedures for gas-fired furnaces.
  2. Follow the manufacturers’ maintenance and service procedures for oil-fired furnaces.
  3. Follow the manufacturers’ maintenance and service procedures for electric furnaces.

Outcome 3: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to describe the installation of various furnaces.

Objectives:

  1. Describe the proper installation procedures according to manufacturers’ literature for gas-fired furnaces.
  2. Describe the proper installation procedures according to manufacturers’ literature for oil-fired furnaces.
  3. Describe the proper installation procedures according to manufacturers’ literature for electric furnaces.

Outcome 4: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to troubleshoot various furnaces. OBJECTIVES:

  1. Follow proper troubleshooting techniques for gas-fired furnaces according to manufacturers’ literature.
  2. Follow proper troubleshooting techniques for oil-fired furnaces according to manufacturers’ literature.
  3. Follow proper troubleshooting techniques for electric furnaces according to manufacturers’ Literature.

COMMON DEGREE OUTCOMES (CDO)
• Communication: The graduate can communicate effectively for the intended purpose and audience.
• Critical Thinking: The graduate can make informed decisions after analyzing information or evidence related to the issue.
• Global Literacy: The graduate can analyze human behavior or experiences through cultural, social, political, or economic perspectives.
• Information Literacy: The graduate can responsibly use information gathered from a variety of formats in order to complete a task.
• Quantitative Reasoning: The graduate can apply quantitative methods or evidence to solve problems or make judgments.
• Scientific Literacy: The graduate can produce or interpret scientific information presented in a variety of formats.

CDO marked YES apply to this course:
Critical Thinking: YES
Information Literacy: YES
Quantitative Reasoning: YES
Scientific Literacy: YES

COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE
Week Topic

  1. Combustion
  2. Furnace Construction
  3. Furnace Controls and Components
  4. Ignition Systems
  5. Sequences of Operation
  6. Basic Service Procedures
  7. Review
  8. MID-TERM
  9. Electric/Electronic, Troubleshooting and Repair
  10. Venting
  11. Basic Heating and A/C Systems
  12. Heating and Humidification Systems
  13. Heating and Humidification Systems
  14. Servicing and Troubleshooting
  15. Review
  16. FINAL EXAM

Primary Faculty
Marlow, Douglas
Secondary Faculty

Associate Dean
Pawlowski, Timothy
Dean
Hutchison, Donald



Official Course Syllabus - Macomb Community College, 14500 E 12 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48088



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