Vehicle Air Conditioning Specialists

Complete Vehicle Air Conditioning Service

City & Guilds 5101 Certificate in Mobile Vehicle Air Conditioning Service and Repair

Duration: 2 days (£350 + vat)

The City & Guilds 5101 Certificate in Mobile Vehicle Air Conditioning Service is a level 3 course which takes place over 2 days. It has been designed specifically to provide the essential practical knowledge in air conditioning fundamentals and Refrigerant handling. This enables technicians to carry out servicing procedures, component identification, leak checking and refrigerant handling in a professional, safe and legal manner.

It also ensures technicians; employers and employees meet their duty of care under COSHH regulations.

On successful completion of practical & verbal assessments you will obtain an accredited City & Guilds 5101 certificate in Mobile Vehicle Air Conditioning and Refrigerant Handling (module 1).

The above price includes full course notes and full certification issued by City & Guilds.

COURSE CONTENT

  • INTRODUCTION TO AIR CONDITIONING:-

    What is air conditioning and its functions

  • THE BASIC PROCESSES:-

    Heat transfer, Latent heat

  • PRESSURE:-

    Gauge Pressure, Pressure Gauges, Pressure/ Temperature relationship

  • THE REFRIGERATION CYCLE

    Compression, Condensation, Evaporation

  • THE REFRIGERATION SYSTEM:-

    Refrigerant Circuit, Components

  • REFRIGERANT STATE AND CONDITION
  • LUBRICATION
  • REFRIGERANT FLUSHING
  • THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:-

    Compressor Clutches, Pressure Switches, Thermostats, TXV systems, FOT systems

  • REFRIGERANTS:-

    Health & Safety, First Aid, R12 & R134a

  • ALTERNATIVE REFRIGERANTS

    Blends, hydrocarbons, Drop In replacements

  • THE OZONE LAYER & GREENHOUSE EFFECT:-

    Ozone Depletion, Global Warming

  • REGULATIONS & LEGISLATION:-

    Environmental Protection Act, COSHH, Health & Safety at work regulations

  • SERVICE EQUIPMENT:-

    Purpose & Operation

  • SERVICE PROCEDURES:-

    Refrigerant Identification, Recovery, Evacuation, Charging, Leak Detecting

  • PRACTICAL EXERCISES:-

    Preparation & Precautions, PPE, Health & Safety, Initial Testing, Performance test / Recharge

  • TEA COFFEE & LUNCH PROVIDED

 

City & Guilds 5101 Refrigerant Handling Certificate

Duration: 1/2 day (£150+vat)

The City & Guilds 5101 Refrigerant Handling Certificate is designed with the experienced automotive technician in mind. A practical assesment followed by a short oral question paper establishes the competancy of the engineer to perform the role of the automotive refrigerant technician. It has been designed specifically to provide the required qualification needed by all personnel involved with servicing  mobile vehicles air conditioning systems introduced under recent F gas regulations within the EU. This qualification enables technicians to carry out servicing procedures,refrigerant recovery and recharging on moble vehicle applications in a professional, safe and legal manner.

 

The above price includes pre course attendance notes and full certification issued by City & Guilds.

 

On successful completion of practical & verbal assessments you will obtain an accredited City & Guilds 5101 certificate in Mobile Vehicle Air Conditioning and Refrigerant Handling (module 1).