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The Way That I Learned Hvac

Posted by: Hvac at May 20th, 2009

See I was working for a contractor and I was his side kick when it came to handy man stuff, so needless to say even though I was not aloud to handle refirgerant I still got a lot of experience when it came to learning Hvac. This made it easy so when it was time to take the epa exam I had an edge over someone that has never had any kind of training or experience when it comes to working on air conditionings, refrigerators, hell, anything that has refrigerant ya know what I mean.

Dont get me wrong, I had to study my ass off with the training book when it came down to it. And remember even though I have seen the hands on done, and the recovery process of the thing done many times the epa exam will ask you alot more questiong than charging a unit. As a matter of fact if my memory serves me correctly there is nothing in the test book that covers anything about charging an air conditioning unit with refirgerant.

This brings me to another case, that the most important part that you need to know about the exam is the first test, also known as the core. The core section of the epa 608 test must be passed, no matter what. Say that you pass the type 1-3 hvac epa 608 certification, and then you fail the core test, then that means that you do not get any certification. You must pass the core test to recieve any kind of certification at all, this is very important, so if you are to over due a section, then make sure that you study your ass off on the core section.

Also, there are questions that will be on all three of the epa tests that are in the core section study guide, so make sure that you go through it very thouroughly as you will need to know this like the back of your hand if you want to be able to handle refrigerant. This is no walk in the park, the first time that I had takin the epa 608 certification I was in a review class all day and there were 2 teachers that were present. The two teachers that were present were former hvac technicians and have gone through a great deal of knowledge with them. Even with reviewing all of the sections of the epa 608 so I could get my hvac certification, I still managed to fail one of the sections out of the four tests.

The section that I failed was the type 3 license, and I missed that by only one question. The type 3 was the section that I had studied the least amount, and a lot of the questions I was just guessing. But two months later all I had to do when I was studing was look over and refresh my mind in the core section, and then study a bit harder in the type 3 license. I took the test again and I think I missed only one or two questions.

I was happy to have all three 608 certifications, also known as a Universal License at my disposal. With the hvac training and experience that I have know, and the universal license, will look good on any resume for someone that is seeking an hvac technician position.