Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology, 5E (Hardcover)

~ Bill Whitman (Author), Bill Johnson (Author), John Tomczyck (Author)

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Product Description

The "best" in heating, cooling, and refrigeration just got better! This time-honored best seller has been updated and revised to provide superior hands-on information needed to successfully maintain and troubleshoot today’s complex heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems. It fosters a solid foundation and understanding of environmental problems and their solutions, and displays a depth and detail of theory, diagnostics, and repair procedures that make this a fitting book for basic HVAC-R education as well as upgrading and certification training for technicians in the field. The fifth Edition includes information on typical operating conditions, and offers ample systematic troubleshooting techniques and scenarios with an eye to improving reader’s skills. This book has been developed around the National Skill Standards for HVAC-R technicians as funded by the U.S. Department of Education, and contains easy-to-understand language for grasping fundamental and advanced concepts in the HVAC-R field.

About the Author

Bill Whitman graduated from Keene State College in Keene, New Hampshire, with a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Education. He received his master's degree in School Administration from St. Michael's College in Winooski, Vermont. After instructing drafting courses for 3 years, Mr. Whitman became the Director of Vocational Education for the Burlington Public Schools in Burlington, Vermont, a position he held for 8 years. He spent 5 years as the Associate Director of Trident Technical College in Charleston, South Carolina. Mr. Whitman was the head of the Department of Industry for Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, North Carolina, for 18 years.

Bill Johnson has taught Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration for 21 years in various technical colleges and factory schools. A graduate of Southern Technical Institute, a branch of Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Georgia, he has also served as a Service Manager for a major manufacturer for 6 years. Mr. Johnson owned his own HVAC&R business for about 10 years and has been a member of the Refrigeration Service Engineers Society and the American Society of Heating Refrigerating Air Conditioning Engineers. His authoring credits include 3 major textbooks on the market today, as well as their ancillary materials.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1360 pages
• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning; 5 edition (October 13, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401837654
• ISBN-13: 978-1401837655
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.9 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #223,251 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great book for learning refrigeration, November 14, 2006

By	ron "ron7000" (CT) - See all my reviews

as a homeowner considering central air and seeing how idiot contractors screw people firsthand, I wanted to learn as much as I could about refrigeration and HVAC before hiring anybody. This book is great, from a design and selection standpoint on refrigeration all the way to installation and maintenance practices. I can easily see why it's a college textbook, too bad my college texts back in the day didn't explain the subject as well. You can basically read this book and understand refrigeration without taking a class.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HVAC in Laymans terms!, March 3, 2006

By	E. Hayes (California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is excellent! I knew NOTHING about this industry until I decided to take a class. This book lays it all out in such a way that technical issues have been easy to understand.
Also, the price for this book at my college was $115.00!! EVEN with shipping it was LESSS than $100.00 through Amazon and I got the book in 2 days!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology, 5E Initial review, January 29, 2006

By	Merle Haldeman (Downers Grove, Illinois) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've only read the first 120 pages of this book, and found it very easy reading and very thorough in the subject matter covered so far. The text and illustrations are excellent in making this information understandable.