Domestic Heat Pump service, maintenance & diagnostics training

The domestic heat pump market in Ireland is now established and growing. Inevitably there will be a requirement for maintenance and service on existing heat pumps and therefore suppliers and contractors will require a new set of skills to provide your clients with ongoing support on their Heat Pumps.

This course will concentrate on the skills and knowledge required to ensure that the heat pump will be operating at its optimum throughout its life. The course will focus on the heat pump and the most common issues that affect its operation.

Specific areas covered include :

• Principle of operation
• The heat pump safety chain
• Risk assessment when working on Heat pumps
• Water side related issues
• Understanding fault codes
• Testing Thermistors
• Basic maintenance checks
• Efficient operation of Heat pumps
• Compressor checks
• High and low pressure trips
• Testing for correct refrigerant charge
• Leak testing and F gas records