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Fundamentals of Gas manual on sale

Tim McElwain
Tim McElwain Member Posts: 4,644
This is the manual we use in our one week gas course on day one. It usually sells for $85 we are offering it for $75 plus s/h. It contains the following:

FUNDAMENTALS OF GAS
This is a course for service personnel who have never serviced gas appliances. It is also for those who have been servicing but do not understand some of the basics of gas. The course includes
NATURAL GAS FACTS
History
Hydrocarbons
Natural Gas and LP Gas
Properties of Gases
Characteristics of Gases
How to measure
Safety Equipment
Allowable Pressure Drop
BTU, Specific Gravity etc.
Parts of a Flame and Flame Characteristics
Testing

COMBUSTION
Basic Chemistry of Combustion
Complete Combustion
Air for Combustion
Combustion Products
Dew Point
Draft Hoods & Barometrics
Excessive Excess Air
Combustion Process & Combustion Testing
Upper and Lower Flammability Limits for Natural Gas and Propane
Burner Application
Water Heaters and controls
Venting Categories
Flammable Vapor Ignition Resistant Water Heaters
Problems and Solutions on Modern Gas Heating and Water Heating
Gas Burners and adjustments to air
Typical Gas Manifold old and new
Pressure Regulators
Gas Valves
Combustion Test (Combustion Efficiency)
Combustion air adjustments
Pilots (Thermocouple, Bi-Metal, Mercury, Flame rectification)

MEASURING INPUT
Orifices (Natural and LP)
Clocking a meter to determine input
Formula for measuring gas input natural gas
Charts and tables for measuring input
Orifice sizing tables
Drill Kits
Pilot Gas Consumption Chart

CHECKING GAS PRESSURES
BURNER PROBLEMS
CARBON MONOXIDE
BASIC CONTROLS
AIR FOR COMBUSTION
PIPE SIZING

Contact me at gastc@cox.net for more information.

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