Volume 2 introduces the tools, components, and hands-on basics every new technician needs — refrigerant charging basics, airflow, electrical basics, and installation awareness.
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Volume 2 introduces the tools, components, and hands-on basics every new technician needs — refrigerant charging basics, airflow, electrical basics, and installation awareness.
Who this book is for
New HVAC students who finished Volume 1
Apprentices and helpers learning the tools
Trade-school students
Career changers entering the trade
What you can learn
From the example to practice
Chapter 15 — Static Pressure Made Simple · PDF page 288 (printed p. 271)
Total External Static Pressure Calculation
Gives beginners a concrete, repeatable formula and real numbers for judging duct-system resistance, a core airflow diagnostic skill introduced before refrigerant topics.
Chapter 16 — Temperature Split and Airflow Clues · PDF page 303 (printed p. 286)
Temperature Split Formula
Learn the return-minus-supply temperature calculation and how the book relates that measurement to airflow and heat transfer.
Chapter 20 — Superheat Made Simple · PDF page 371 (printed p. 354)
Superheat Formula Worked Example
Walks beginners through their first full refrigerant-charge diagnostic calculation, a foundational skill for later fixed-orifice charging chapters.
Shows a worked numeric example for Total External Static Pressure (TESP): a +0.35 in. w.c. supply reading added (by absolute value) to a negative return reading, explaining why technicians sum magnitudes rather than signed values.
Defines temperature split (return minus supply air temperature) and applies it to a sample reading of 75°F return vs. 56°F supply, yielding a 19°F split used as a quick airflow/heat-transfer health check.
Demonstrates the superheat formula (actual suction line temperature minus saturated suction temperature) with concrete numbers (55°F and 40°F) to produce a 15°F superheat reading, then explains what that value means for refrigerant state.
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Chapter 15 — Static Pressure Made Simple · PDF page 288 (printed p. 271)
Chapter 15 — Static Pressure Made Simple (TESP Example)
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Shows a worked numeric example for Total External Static Pressure (TESP): a +0.35 in. w.c. supply reading added (by absolute value) to a negative return reading, explaining why technicians sum magnitudes rather than signed values.
What you can learn
Gives beginners a concrete, repeatable formula and real numbers for judging duct-system resistance, a core airflow diagnostic skill introduced before refrigerant topics.
“Supply static pressure: +0.35 in. w.c. Return static pressure: -0.25 in. w.c. Total external static pressure: 0.60 in. w.c.”
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Total External Static Pressure Calculation · PDF page 288 (printed p. 271)Temperature Split Formula · PDF page 303 (printed p. 286)Superheat Formula Worked Example · PDF page 371 (printed p. 354)Chapter 1 · p. 1Chapter 4 · p. 57Chapter 7 · p. 115Chapter 10 · p. 174Chapter 13 · p. 228Chapter 16 · p. 285Chapter 19 · p. 337Chapter 22 · p. 380Chapter 25 · p. 437
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1THE BEGINNER HVAC TOOL BAGp. 1
2HAND TOOLSp. 18
3ELECTRICAL TESTING TOOLSp. 37
4REFRIGERANT SERVICE TOOLSp. 57
5AIRFLOW AND TEMPERATURE TOOLSp. 76
6INDOOR AIR HANDLERp. 94
7OUTDOOR CONDENSING UNITp. 115
8GAS FURNACE BASICSp. 137
9HEAT PUMP COMPONENTSp. 156
10MINI-SPLIT AND INVERTER COMPONENTSp. 174
11WHY AIRFLOW COMES FIRSTp. 196
12RETURN AIR SYSTEMp. 212
13SUPPLY AIR SYSTEMp. 228
14FILTERS, COILS, AND BLOWER RESTRICTIONSp. 248
15STATIC PRESSURE MADE SIMPLEp. 266
16TEMPERATURE SPLIT AND AIRFLOW CLUESp. 285
17REFRIGERANT SAFETYp. 303
18REFRIGERANT TYPESp. 320
19PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE RELATIONSHIPp. 337
20SUPERHEAT MADE SIMPLEp. 352
21SUBCOOLING MADE SIMPLEp. 366
22BASIC CHARGING CONCEPTSp. 380
23HIGH VOLTAGE POWERp. 399
24LOW VOLTAGE CONTROLp. 418
25MOTORS AND CAPACITORSp. 437
26WIRING DIAGRAMS FOR BEGINNERSp. 456
27INSTALLATION BASICSp. 476
28VOLUME 2 FINAL REVIEWp. 497
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