F-Gas training course

Description

F-Gas & ODS Regulations Training Course for experienced operatives - City & Guilds 2079-11 Level 2 Certificate

F-Gas Training overview:

Logic4training runs the City & Guilds F-Gas & ODS Regulations training course for experienced operatives. F-Gas training is designed for those working within the refrigeration and air-conditioning industry who need to meet the legal requirements for working with Flourinated Gases, or F-Gases, and other ozone depleting substances.

This F-Gas course is for experienced operatives who are fully conversant with Ph Charts, basic principles of vapour compression system, sub-cooling and superheating, plus the practical application of these principles on refrigeration systems.

City & Guilds 2079 is an evergreen qualification and does not require renewal every three years.

Course duration: 3 days

Course cost: £550 + VAT

Entry requirements:

The F-Gas refrigeration course for experienced operatives is only suitable for candidates who work with refrigerants on a day-to-day basis. Trainees must be qualified and confident in all aspects of refrigerant handling, from both the theory and practical requirements, ideally, holding the City & Guilds 2078 certificate.

Candidates without the experience detailed above should look at the 5 Day Full F-Gas Training Course.

Do I need this course?

If you are working in the air-conditioning and refrigeration industry and need to meet the legal requirements for working with Flourinated Gases (F-Gas) and other ozone depleting substances.

F-Gas course content/syllabus:

The F-Gas refrigeration course includes the theory behind the requirements and procedures to test, fill and recover refrigerant. Content is based upon the Fluorinated and Greenhouse Gas Regulations 2009, EC842/006 and EC303/2008.

The following elements are covered:

Identify basic systems, terms, principles, units and how these relate to theory and thermodynamics of vapour compression cycles and refrigerants
Identify the causes and effects of global warming and climate change
Identify causes and effects of ozone depletion
Identify stationary refrigerant, air conditioning and heat pump system components, functions and leakage risk
Identify the hazards and safe working practices for the installation, commissioning and handling of refrigerants
Fabricate and examine pipework
Undertake pressure testing, evacuation and record completion
Undertake refrigerant charging, leak checking and record keeping
Undertake recovery of refrigerant and oil and prepare for disposal

The F-Gas assessment consists of a multiple choice question paper, taken online and a practical assessment.

Reading material/text book required?

Reading material/textbook required? The following downloads provide useful background reading to F-Gas training:

pdf icon F-Gas sample questions
F-Gas Support: The EC Ozone Regulation
Guide to the use of hydrocarbons and refrigerants
Good practice guide: Leak tightness testing
Good practice guide: Record keeping
Good practice guide: Labelling

If you require any further information on our F-Gas Refrigeration Courses please either call us on 0845 845 7222, email us enquiries@logic4training.co.uk or you can send us you query via our easy to use enquiry form

Duration

3 Days

Price

£550

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