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Air Conditioning | 100 Questions
Topics Covered:  air conditioning and refrigeration theory, equipment service, systems and components, troubleshooting, refrigerant flow control theory and application.

Basic Refrigeration and Charging Procedures | 50 Questions
Topics Covered:  AC&R theory, AC&R systems and components, air supply and delivery, refrigeration AC troubleshooting, refrigeration systems and components, refrigeration theory and application, special refrigeration system components, system charging.

Brazing and Soldering | 50 Questions
Topics Covered:  types of copper tubing, processes (such as cutting, bending, and swaging), proper tool use, torch safety, brazing, soldering, flaring, and leak testing.

Building Automation Systems | 100 Questions
Topics Covered:  DDC Fundamentals, Building Automation Networks, Building Automation Controllers, Digital Logic and Programming, Sensor Installation and Applications, Actuator Installation and Applications

Carbon Monoxide & Combustion Analysis | 100 Questions
Topics Covered:  combustion theory and heating fuels, carbon monoxide safety, building pressure measurements, building pressure general knowledge, combustion gas, combustion general knowledge, carbon monoxide general knowledge, carbon monoxide measurements and health effects.

Carbon Monoxide Safety | 50 Questions
Topics Covered:  alarms and response, building pressure measurements, building pressure general knowledge, combustion gas, combustion general knowledge, general knowledge, measurements, instrumentation and tools.

Combustion Appliance Zone | 100 Questions
Topics Covered:  building pressure general knowledge, building pressure measurements, static pressure, pressure imbalances and combustion appliance zone testing.

Electric Heat | 100 Questions
Topics Covered:  systems & components, equipment - installation & service, heating systems & components, safety, theory & application, troubleshooting.

Electrical | 100 Questions
Topics Covered:  components, meter usage, safety, theory, troubleshooting, fundamentals of motors and capacitors, interpreting electrical diagrams.

Fuel Oil Combustion | 50 Questions
Topics Covered:  general combustion knowledge, fuel properties, advanced combustion knowledge, combustion analysis, draft.

Gas Heat | 100 Questions
Topics Covered:  combustion theory, electrical troubleshooting, furnace installation & service, furnace troubleshooting, heating safety, heating system & components.

Geothermal Heat Pumps | 100 Questions
Topics Covered:  components, controls, geothermal loops, heat pump cycle, service, theory, troubleshooting, interpreting heat pump schematics.

Heat Pumps | 100 Questions
Topics Covered:  components, controls, heat pump cycle, service, theory, troubleshooting, interpreting heat pump schematics.

Light Commercial Air Conditioning | 100 Questions
Topics Covered:  commercial AC systems & components, equipment installation & service, refrigeration theory & application, troubleshooting.

Light Commercial Refrigeration | 100 Questions
Topics Covered:  equipment installation & service, refrigeration systems & components, refrigeration theory & application, troubleshooting.

Mini-Split Core Essentials | 100 Questions
Topics Covered:  the basic operation, concepts, and installation of Mini-Split systems.

Natural Gas Combustion | 50 Questions
Topics Covered:  general combustion knowledge, fuel properties, advanced combustion knowledge, combustion analysis, draft.

Oil Heat | 100 Questions
Topics Covered:  combustion theory and heating fuels, safety, heating systems and components, installation & service, troubleshooting.

Pressure Enthalpy | 50 Questions
Topics Covered:  the basic refrigeration system as a repeating cycle, determining system parameters and characteristics, system capacity and efficiency, system evaluation and troubleshooting

Psychrometrics | 50 Questions
Topics Covered:  air terms and properties, parts of the psychrometric chart, reading the psychrometric chart, air treatment processes, mixed air system calculations, airflow formulas and calculations, air conditioning process evaluation, economizers, air distribution system balancing.

Residential & Light Commercial Hydronic Heat | 100 Questions
Topics Covered:  theory & principle, installation, design & function, system service, component recognition.

System Diagnostics & Troubleshooting | 50 Questions
Topics Covered:  recovery requirements, AC&R Theory, air supply and delivery, AC&R equipment and tools, AC&R systems and components, system evacuation.

System Recovery and Evacuation | 50 Questions
Topics Covered:  safety, the refrigerant recovery process, recycling and reclamation, the evacuation process, proper tool use, measuring a deep vacuum, and filter drier use.

Water Heaters | 50 Questions
Topics Covered:  safety, sizing, components, theory, typical operation and installation, meter usage, servicing and troubleshooting.