McGraw-Hill's HVAC Licensing Study Guide [Paperback]

Rex Miller (Author), Mark Miller (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 11, 2007

Get All the Practice Questions and Answers, Calculations, and Troubleshooting Tips You Need to Ace the major HVAC Licensing Exams!

HVAC technicians and students alike can turn to the HVAC Licensing Study Guide for everything they need to prepare for and pass the major HVAC licensing exams on the very first try! Designed to boost confidence, skills, and knowledge, this unique career-building resource contains over 800 practice questions and answers, essential calculations, and step-by-step troubleshooting tips for the job site.

Written by two of the most experienced and successful authors in the HVAC field, this on-target book presents a wealth of current information on heating…boilers…ventilation ductwork…air conditioning systems and methods…refrigeration…electrical systems…control devices…materials and equipment design…and codes and standards. Filled with over 200 detailed illustrations and handy “tip boxes” on important code matters and exam questions, the HVAC Licensing Study Guide enables readers to:

• Develop skills with material most likely to appear on the NATE, ICE, RSES, and HVAC licensing exams
• Improve test-taking ability with over 800 exam-style multiple-choice and true/false questions and answers
• Learn about the latest refrigerant usage and regulations
• Keep up with the most recent codes and standards
• Acquire the confidence, skills, and knowledge needed to pass your licensing exam on the first try

This HVAC Study Guide Will Help You Master:

• Heating (Boilers) • Ventilation (Ductwork) • Air Conditioning • Refrigeration • Electrical • Control Devices • and Much More!

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About the Author

Rex Miller is Professor Emeritus of Industrial Technology at State University College at Buffalo, and has taught technical curriculums at the high school, technical school, and college level for more than 40 years. He is the co-author of John Wiley's Refrigeration: Home and Commercial and Air Conditioning: Home and Commercial. He is also co-author of McGraw-Hill's best selling Carpentry & Construction and the Electrician's Pocket Manual... author of more than 100 texts for vocational schools and industrial arts programs at all levels.

Mark R. Miller is Professor and Head of Industrial Technology at University of Texas in Tyler, and has taught technical curriculums at high school, technical school and college level for more than 20 years. He is the co-author of Adel's Refrigeration: Home and Commercial and Air Conditioning: Home and Commercial and is the author of more than 30 texts for the trades and technical programs

Product Details

• Paperback: 408 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 edition (January 11, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071486402
• ISBN-13: 978-0071486408
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #537,107 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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38 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Definitely NOT a good Study Guide, March 12, 2008

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Heath Duncan "HVAC GURU" (KENTUCKY, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: McGraw-Hill's HVAC Licensing Study Guide (Paperback)

First, the book comes with an Errata Sheet for all of the answers that are incorrect in the book. Second, I'm going through this book and second guessing myself on answers, having to go pull resources, because there are even more incorrect answers. They should have gotten it together on the first pass or at least made sure the second pass was correct. You will not master anything by reading this book. Each section is totally lacking in information about the subject matter. The only way that this book can be used as a study guide is by using the questions that are in it and looking up the answers on your own because you can't trust the book. It was a waste of money. I would have rather paid $100 for a good book than the $30 I wasted on this one.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Waste Your Time or Money, November 9, 2009

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This review is from: McGraw-Hill's HVAC Licensing Study Guide (Kindle Edition)

I have to agree with the 1rst reviewer of this product...I took the HVAC exam 10/2009 and failed. I decided to purchase some study material to prepare me for the second go and so I purchased this book. One would have to believe that i have an advantage here becuause i've seen the direction which the state of California has taken in their exam and I recollect a good portion of the question enough to say that if i saw similar questions they would jump out at me....Nope...not with this study guide. with the exception of some familiar charts and diagrams the material is bad. The questions are no where similar or remotely close to what was on my exam, the information provided before every practice exam is minimal and then they go and throw in some true and false questions that are useless because there are no true and false question on the state exam. if that isn't a dead give away

The book gives tips and information about taking the exam and mentions that we are asked to mark our answers by completely blackening the answer space...WHAT?

This book must be outdate by eons because everybody knows that the exams are on computer not on paper...

Take my word for it this is a complete waste of time and money i'm sending my copy back as we speak...

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars What a Joke!, June 19, 2011

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jboy - See all my reviews

This review is from: McGraw-Hill's HVAC Licensing Study Guide (Paperback)

I agree as well. I bought this book on ebay and since I cannot return it for a refund I am taking my angst out here! The book is a complete joke! I was immediately suspicious of the first chapter because the review questions for that section started off with material that wasn't even mentioned in the section! I assumed that maybe they just got the questions mixed up with another chapter, but I was unable to prove the theory. So I got online to see if anyone else had complaints about this book... All I can say is that I sure wish I had checked these reviews before I spent my money! DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK!!! It will not help you!

Here in Oklahoma the licensing exams are hard enough without adding the frustration of study materials that are hard to make sense of. The book states that the two authors have more "industrial tech" credentials than most people earn in a lifetime, and have written heaps of study material. I'd like to suggest that they stop and take a writing class or three!

And thanks amazon for allowing me a way to vent some of my frustration.