Crash Course

[inhisservicealways]

Hello all. I'm new here.

I'm a facility manager, and I'd like to learn a little more about the basic principles of refrigeration.

Do you know of any websites that contain a basic refrigeration crash course for free?

Sincerely,
Tom

[Shophound]

Go here:

http://www.refrigerationbasics.com/1024x768/rb1.htm

Welcome to the board, from another facilities manager (me!), recently promoted to that position from building superintendent. I still get my hands dirty and almost daily cuss during my ongoing efforts to reverse years of hackery by others, but hey, never a dull moment!

You can also learn a great deal about HVAC and refrigeration by just hanging out on this board. I've also found value in a subscription to (edit) The ACHR News (thanks, Norm), a weekly publication. Though mainly written for contractors, it has much useful information for service techs, installers, and facilites managers in that it is always covering advances in the HVAC/R industry.

[Edited by shophound on 03-21-2005 at 08:07 PM]

[NormChris]

Shophound is correct. Here is the link to the ACHR NEWS online magazine. But I highly recommend you subscribe to the paper edition.

http://www.achrnews.com/


If you want some excellent books to read we can post those as well. Not all HVAC books are all that great. Don't waste your money without asking for our recommendation. I pretty much have all of them. And, have read them all as well. I am willing to post a list of those I highly recommend if you wish. Am also willing to tell you which ones I would not recommend.

[inhisservicealways]

Hey guys, thanks for the links. I checked them out. I think I will subscribe to the magazine, and the link on refrigeration is EXACTLY what I was looking for. The animation is pretty cool.

And yes, a list of good books would be helpful as well.

Sincerely,
Tom

[Edited by inhisservicealways on 03-21-2005 at 10:42 PM]

[Wild Leg]

Originally posted by NormChris


Shophound is correct. Here is the link to the ACHR NEWS online magazine. But I highly recommend you subscribe to the paper edition.

http://www.achrnews.com/


If you want some excellent books to read we can post those as well. Not all HVAC books are all that great. Don't waste your money without asking for our recommendation. I pretty much have all of them. And, have read them all as well. I am willing to post a list of those I highly recommend if you wish. Am also willing to tell you which ones I would not recommend.

Post the lists.

I am way behind on my reading, and don't want to waste time reading poorly written, or inaccurate information.

Thanks.
-Burt

[NormChris]

Here is the list;

http://www.bacharach-training.com/norm/recommended.htm

Of course, I also highly recommend the technician certification book at the top of this site.

Norm