Pal's HVAC Technician Certification Exam Guide (Paperback)

~ Norm Christopherson (Author) "By purchasing this book, you have already indicated that certification is important to you..." (more)
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HVAC manufacturers are now requiring their authorized distributors and contractors to utilize certified equipment representatives and service technicians. Pal’s exam guide, written by industry leader Norm Christopherson, is the most complete and comprehensive HVAC technician certification book available. This new standard for the climate control industry will help you pass the NATE, ICE, RSES Certification, HVAC Excellence and HVAC Technician Licensing Exams. This book is also extremely useful for studying and preparing for the state limited energy license and HVAC contractor licenses.

About the Author

Norm Christopherson has been involved in the HVAC and refrigeration industry since 1970 and has taught at San Jose City College in California for 18-years. He has custom designed and delivered training courses for IBM, Coca Cola, Ford Motor Company, Advanced Micro Devices, Lockheed Martin, Loral Aerospace, state government agencies and numerous HVAC contractors. He has been a national and local speaker for the Refrigeration Service Engineer’s Society and continues to lecture and present technical seminars nationally. Norm is published regularly in HVAC technical magazines and is the author of several books for the heating and cooling professional. He has successfully owned and operated his own HVAC installation and service business specializing in solving system problems. Norm is a Senior Training specialist for York UPG International where he develops and presents York training materials.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Pal Publications, Inc. (October 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965217183
• ISBN-13: 978-0965217187
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,525,084 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Useless, November 7, 2005

By	mikec101 "mikec101" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

The name of the book should be The Useless Exam Guide.
About 50 multiple-choice questions for each test exam, but there are absolutely no explanations as to why your answer may be wrong. All you get is the correct answer at the end of the book without any explanation as to how _they_ arrived at the correct answer. If you happen to miss a question, all you learn from it is that you were wrong. No details, no clarification, absolutely nothing. You are left in a lurch and your only choice is to search for elucidation elsewhere. Granted, some of the questions are pretty straight forward, but some of the more esoteric ones could use a little clarification. Since you did not choose the correct answer, it seems obvious to me that you need help with that particular topic. If one of your math answers is wrong, then you should get an idea as on how to arrive at the correct one. However, the book is just full of "important" and "useful" information such as: "Never carry an electric motor by its leads" and "A fuse is designed to protect equipment and systems".

Good luck. You better hope you know all there is to know about HVAC and you are only intested in taking several practice tests.