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ELECTRICITY MADE EASY

Practical electricity as applied to HVAC work. Electricity the way you need it! No involved equations. No engineering explanations. Just the practical stuff you need in your everyday HVAC work. Straight, simple explanations that are easy to read. This gives you the electrical know-how you need to work in any part of the HVAC industry.

Easy-to-understand explanations of electricity as it relates to HVAC with no involved equations. Covers AC/DC circuits, magetism, series and parallel circuits, reactance, capacitors and capacitive reactance, power factor, electrical work, transformers, and safety.

CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS
    Electrical Safety
    Basic Electricity in DC Circuits
    Magnetism and Electricity
    Series and Parallel Circuits
    AC Circuits
    Reactance Capacitors and
        Capacitive Reactance
    Power Factor
    Electrical Work
    Transformers
    Equations

At Pennco Tech we offer excellence in HVAC education. All of our instructors use Basics of Electricity because it clearly presents the technical information needed in HVAC work in a way our students can quickly understand and apply on the job. I highly recommend Basics of Electricity to teachers, students, and techs.
              Douglas M. Johnson, Director
              Pennco Tech, New Jersey

I am impressed by the way Leo Meyer has been able to put across the principles of electricity and simple electrical components. The pictures are very descriptive and straightforward. They are a simple way of showing trainees what happens. I was impressed with the book and it covers exactly what it says - Basics of Electricity.
              Tony Darlow, Training Manager
              The Techtrain Centre, England

Fairly priced and loaded with very informative information.
              William G Irvin, Delta Refrigeration

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FINDING A FULFILLING AND
PROFITABLE HVAC CAREER

An additional 20,000 technicians and installers are needed each year to work in the multi-billion dollar HVAC industry. A guide to planning your HVAC career, understanding the wide range of opportunities.

CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS
   Planning Your Career
   Your Success Plan
   Union - Non-Union?
   The Foundation Positions
   Sheet Metal Worker
   Service Technician
   Other Jobs in the Industry

Jam-packed with valuable, succinct, and highly readable information. The author's candid advice and sharing of his own personal experiences (the good, the bad and the humorous) in the industry lend integrity to this fine work.
          Carolyn J. Green, Ed. D.
          Counselor/Educator

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FANS—HOW TO KEEP THE AIR MOVING

Learn to easily calculate fan speed to get the CFM you want. How to change V-belts properly and safely. Fan problems and maintenance. Practical knowledge for fans and V-belts. Here’s every practical thing you need to know about fans and V-belts. You will learn about all the fan types you work with. Learn to calculate fan speed to get the CFM you need. You will know how to change V-belts properly and safely—and to extend the life of the belt. You will learn about V-belt drives-pitch diameter, nominal length, pitch length, belt horsepower. The knowledge in this book gives you an edge over others in the industry.

CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS
    Fan Terms
    Fan Safety
    Types of Fans
    Fan Curves and Fan Tables
    System Effect
    V-Belt Drives
    Fan Accessories
    Fan Laws for CFM, RPM, and
        Sheave Diameters
    Fan Laws for SP and Bhp
    Fan Problems
    Fan Maintenance
    Glossary

My job involves overseeing a number of buildings—both private residences and public buildings, and I must make sure that our thousands of visitors are comfortable in a variety of weather conditions. Leo’s book, Fans and V-Belt Drives is a great reference for all the information I need to make fan maintenance and trouble shooting as easy as possible.
             Stuart Macindoe, Facility Manager
             MA Center, San Ramon, CA

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MAKE YOUR HVAC SYSTEM SECURE AND SAFE

Identifying high-risk areas in your building.

Conduct a vulnerability assessment of any building's HVAC system and evaluate retrofit possibilities. Covers contaminants, blackouts, terrorism, and more.

An excellent source of information about the safety and integrity of HVAC systems. Provides great user-friendly checklists and other helpful tools.
          Peter A. Wray
          Certified Healthcare Safety Professional

CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS
    Looking at the Problem
    Security and Safety Team
    HVAC Risks
    Air Filters
    Lighting
    Emergency Plans
    Maintaining Security and Safety
    Appendix 

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EVERYONE IN HAVC NEEDS TO KNOW IAQ

Includes air contaminants and IAQ problems in the HVAC system, finding solutions to air quality problems. Forms and checklists for HVAC system evaluation.

Don’t say, "I don’t do IAQ surveys." Makes no difference. You are working with HVAC systems and they are the major controller of indoor air quality. Learn how duct systems can spread contaminants and why outside air intakes are important. You need to know how airflow affects a space and how the attitudes of building occupants can make a good HVAC system seem bad. Success means knowing more than the average person. This book was written by John Berggren, an expert in this field. After he wrote the book, I went over it with him, page by page to make sure it met the IET Library standards of practicality, plain explanations, and easy reading.

CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS
    IAQ and the Technician
    Air Contaminants
    Problems in the HVAC System
    Air Filters and Air Cleaners
    Other Problems That Affect IAQ
    Baseline Survey
    IAQ Survey
    Test Equipment
    Finding Solutions
    Organizations concerned with IAQ
    Sample Forms
    Glossary

Great IAQ book. My students loved it. Easy to read, but very factual and down to earth. Great for my college class on Indoor Air Quality.
              Best regards,
              Greg Jourdan, 
              Professor/Program Director
              Wenatchee Valley College

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KNOW THE INSTRUMENTS FOR THE JOB

Covers typical instruments every technician should be familiar with. This book describes the instruments commonly used in the HVAC industry, as well as how to properly care for and use them. You will learn the typical makes and models that are commonly used in the industry, and the ones that every technician should be familiar with.

CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS
    Technicians and Instruments
    Use and Care of Instruments
    Temperature and Humidity
    Rotational Speed
    Airflow, Pressure, and Velocity
    Water Pressure and Flow
    Electrical
    Other Instruments

I found this book to be a useful reference regarding information on the applications of  troubleshooting tools available to the mechanic.
             Ron Riedell
             R. Riedell  Consulting

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THE ART OF LAYOUT LIVES!
 

Easy-to-understand, step-by-step instructions from an experienced layout man. Master any situation with principles and shortcuts few techs know for laying out the patterns for all the common rectangular and round duct fittings and transitions. This is the ONLY layout book to:
    Teach basic principles that apply to all layout problems
    Teach the time-saving shop methods of layout for the
        common duct fittings you need on the job 
    Teach the proven short-cut methods of layout used by
        the experts 

This book teaches you everything you need to know to make it easy to solve any layout problem, from the most basic to the most complex. These tips will make you more valuable on the job because you will have the confidence to tackle and solve any layout problem without the the help of a computer! An excellent book for use in the classroom.

This book has a special binding so it lies open and flat as you study the layout procedures.

A companion workbook—Practice Projects for Layout for Duct Fittings—gives 23 layout projects to practice on. The finished patterns for each project are provided, showing all the notching and the allowances for seams and edges. These projects are presented as shop tickets—just the way you get them on the job.

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By Leo A Meyer
155 Pages, 6 x 9 softcover

NO HASSLE MATH FOR HVAC

Does math bug you? The problem is, you must use math in this technical HVAC world. No matter what part of the HVAC industry you are in, this book will painlessly give you all the math you need to know. I don’t tell you how an equation is derived or how pi was developed—I just show you how to use them in the real HVAC world. Changing a decimal to a fraction like 10/13 is of no use to you. I show you how to change any decimal into the fractions you measure with. This is a book for math dummies—written by a former math dummy. You will enjoy learning only the things you need to know.

If you found math difficult, we make it easy. Only the math you need on the job. Practical applications to HVAC for measurement, fractions and decimals, squares, cubes and roots, ratio and proportion, area, volume, angles, and triangles.

CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS
    Numbers and Measurement
    Fractions and Decimals
    Squares, Cubes, and Roots
    Using Equations
    Rearranging Equations
    Ratios and Proportions
    Areas
    Volumes Using Shapes and Angles
    Working with Triangles

Math for the Technician is the best math book for the technician yet. The math is directly applied to equations technicians actually can use. One of the best ways to learn the math necessary in our industry is by applying it to the problems we need to solve on the job. Mr. Meyer has done exactly that!
         Norm Christopherson,
         Senior Training Specialist
         York International UPG

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By Leo A. Meyer
8.5 x 11

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By Leo A Meyer
88 Pages, 6 x 9 softcover

HOW REFRIGERATION WORKS

The basic principles of refrigeration, chillers and compressors, and refrigeration components. Tips for spotting sources of problems. Troubleshooting HVAC cooling problems. For HVAC techs, building operators, and sheet metal workers. How refrigeration units fit into HVAC systems.

Because problems in the HVAC system can be caused by refrigeration malfunctions, the trouble-shooting flow charts in this book help techs pinpoint the source of a problem and determine when they can fix the problem themselves and when to call a specialist. The book also offers practical tips on how to maintain the cooling system at peak performance. It covers these areas:

• Cooling in the central air handling system
• Basic principles of refrigeration
• Basic compression refrigeration cycle
• Chillers and different types of compressors
• Spotting problems
• Maintaining the HVAC cooling system

A bonus feature is an English to Spanish Glossary of HVAC refrigeration terms.

CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS
   Refrigeration in HVAC Systems
   Basic Principles
   A Simple Compression System
   Components in a System
   Chillers and Compressors
   Spotting Problems
   Maintaining the Cooling Systems
   Review Answers
   English-Spanish Glossary 

This book is a great asset to Building Owners, Building Operators and Building Managers. The information contained in this book could easily save $1000s in costly repairs that could be avoided, with the right knowledge at hand. I found it to be very fast reading with the concepts laid out in a very logical manner.
          Clayne A. Larsen
          HVAC/R Shop Supervisor
          Brigham Young University

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By Leo A Meyer
110 Pages, 6 x 9 softcover

SAFETY SAVES MONEY AND LIVES!

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By Leo A Meyer
94 Pages, 6 x 9 softcover

UNDERSTAND 7 DIFFERENT VAV SYSTEMS

The seven different VAV systems widely used in commercial buildings—cooling-only, reheat, fan-powered, induction, bypass, dual duct, and changeover-bypass. Covers abbreviations and symbols.

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By Leo A. Meyer
8.5 x 11

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