ACCA’s Manual S (Equipment Selection)

Understanding Manual S – In One Day!

This course covers the fundamentals of residential equipment selection.  You’ll learn more about the code-required nationally recognized residential equipment selection standard and in a way that’s easy to understand and apply. This program teaches you how to dive into performance data to select equipment for residential structures. The user will get key information required to be code compliant and deliver predictable comfort.  Equipment covered:  cooling-only, heat pumps, fuel-burning furnaces, ducted, ductless, and hydronic systems will be covered in this class.

Topics covered include: • Understanding Sensible Heat Ratio • Understanding Air Conditioning Capacities • How To Select a Cooling System • How to Select a Heat Pump • How To Select a Fuel-Fired Heating System • Cooling System Sizing Limits • Heating System Sizing Limits • Determine Proper Cooling Airflow • Determine Proper Heating Airflow • Apply an Altitude Correction Factor • Calculate a Heat Pump’s Thermal Balance Point • Calculate a Heat Pump’s Economic Balance Point

Registration fees includes: Catered lunch

Instructor: Matt Akins is the Manager of HVACR Education with ACCA. His responsibilities include developing technical education materials, working with ACCA certified educators on outreach and scheduling, and providing technical support to members. Matt has 19 years in the HVACR industry and has spent the last seven years as a technical trainer. Matt also has an extensive law enforcement background and ran his law enforcement career alongside his HVACR career. Matt is NATE certified and holds a State of Georgia Conditioned Air License.