This text contains all the most recent information and the advances necessary to prepare the technician for today's world. It incorporates the latest technical changes and EPA rulings, covers the newer refrigerants, and provides current information on the recovery, reclaiming, and recycling of refrigerants. It also contains basic information on the many certification exams.
The extensive descriptions of equipment and supplies with in-depth explanations of their operation and function will familiarize students with the tools of the trade.

• Text and lab manual Mirror the A.R.I. national curriculum guidelines and I.C.E. certification test requirements.
• Text draws extensively upon field-tested materials from industry sources, relating concepts to real-world situations.
• Author is NATE Certified and a licensed air conditioning and refrigeration contractor with many years of field experience.
• Primarily written as a textbook; also organized to be used as a reference by technicians in the field.