NATE Study Guide?

[kevster]

After 7 years in the field as a service tech, I have finally decided to get my NATE Certification. I have purchased the DeWalt HVAC Certification Exam Guide which is full of practice tests and other info. Can anyone point me in the direction of an actual text book which actually gives the information that pertains to the tests?

I am interested in taking the core, heat pump and electrical for now.

After 7 years, I obviously have the skills to do the work, but testing is different as it involves material that doesn't come into play in my day to day service calls.

Thank you for any help and/or advice.

[dash]

They have it at www.acca.org

discount if your company is a member.

[clintkennon]

I took my core, Heat Pump and gas heat last week. I also bought the dewalt book then realized the techs schools library has all the books you need. They have the dewalt book, the RSES nate study guide and alot more. so take a trip to the library and save some money.
A piece of advice: learn how to interpret the questions and that will help you more than anything. It seams to me thay want to trick you with the wording more than test your ability in the field. also, learn how to work the formulas but don't worry about memorizing them. the formulas are in the front of the book but you do need to know the conversions like a gallon of water is 8.33 lbs and kw to btu. good luck

[kevster]

Thanks for the suggestions guys. I really appreciate it.

[dash]

I should have mentioned,great decision to get NATE certified.

We are 100% certified and it has helped us get some jbs and new customers,be sure to list on the NATE site for their contractor locator.

[Twilly]

Twilli is going to take his NATE test soon. As mentioned above you can get a discount through ACCA. Twilli thinks NATE is a move in the right direction for HVAC service and installation techs.

[Paul Bee]

www.rses.org I bought the Nate Reference Manual to have as a reference book in my personal library.

[genduct]

It seams to me thay want to trick you with the wording more than test your ability in the field.

NOT TRUE! The idea with multiple choice is one right answer (best), one wrong answer ans 2 distractors. The real "trick" is to not over-think the question and answer, look for the best answer not perfect. I have been involved in the test question thing several times and think that getting a good question with answers is the toughest part of the education process.
The NATE questions are analysed by computer to spit out questions that are missed by people who do well on the test and miss that one. They are reviewed routinely by a NATE committee and fixed or thrown out. SO there may be 1 or 2 out of a hundred.

Great that you are going to get a NATE CERT

[mgenius33]

I'm a firm believer in reading every night. Reading from one guide is not going to provide you with all the information you need to grow as a tech. I didn't find the NATE study guide alone, to be much help in taking their exams.
Keep in mind, just because it's in print, doesn't mean it's correct! There are such things as typos, incomplete thoughts, improper referencing, author interpretations etc. So, read from many different sources.
Taking some local college courses like physics is a great way to aid in understanding more complex issues.
It's sometimes more difficult to wrap your head around modern technology if you don't understand the basic laws and rules of physics.
Math is important aswell. You will spend less time answering formula based questions if you brush up on your skills.
Good luck on your test...

[timebuilder]

1) Reading comprehension. This is a mission critical skill for a tech.
If you have to take a class at night to improve this, do it.

2) Math skills. You can find basic Algebra reviews online. Free. Here's one I have been playing around with.

http://www.algebasics.com/

3) Try to learn something new, every day.

[genduct]

1) Reading comprehension. This is a mission critical skill for a tech.
If you have to take a class at night to improve this, do it.

2) Math skills. You can find basic Algebra reviews online. Free. Here's one I have been playing around with.

http://www.algebasics.com/

3) Try to learn something new, every day.

Try khan academy, the Microsoft effort