WORK PROCESS SCHEDULE
FURNACE INSTALLER AND REPAIRER
O*NET/SOC CODE: 49-9021.01 RAPIDS CODE: 0794
DESCRIPTION: Installs and repairs hot-air furnaces, stoves, and similar equipment in accordance with diagrams and other specifications, using handtools and pipe-threading tools: Constructs foundation of concrete or other noncombustible material. Assembles and positions heating units in accordance with diagrams, using handtools. Cuts holes in floors and walls to form air duct outlets. Installs air ducts, smoke pipes, blowers, and stokers, following blueprints of building and using handtools. Installs fuel pipes, using dies, pipe cutters, and pipe wrenches. Wraps insulating asbestos around air ducts. Connects and adjusts timers and thermostats. Inspects inoperative heating units to locate causes of trouble. Disassembles heating unit and replaces or repairs defective parts, using handtools. Cuts, bends, and crimps sheet metal to repair furnace and stove casing and pipes, using crimpers, files, snips, handbrakes, and sheet metal hammers. Reassembles and starts heating unit to test operation.
ON-THE-JOB TRAINING:
APPROXIMATE HOURS
A. Bench and Shop Repair and Preface for Installation
1000
B. New Installation
1000
C. Service Calls and Repair Work
1000
D. Sheet Metal Layout and Fabrication
1500
E. Electrical and Temperature Controls
500
F. OSHA and Shop Safety Rules
500
G. Trouble Shooting
500
TOTAL HOURS
6000
RELATED INSTRUCTION:
- Safety and OSHA Regulations – Sheet Metal
- Blueprint Reading
- Tools and Materials
- Sheet Metal Machines
- Math for Metal Workers
- Basic Electricity/Electronics
- Electrical Measuring Instruments
- Welding for Sheet Metal Workers
- Introduction to Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
- Air Handling Systems for Air Conditioning
- Developing Trouble Shooting Skills
- Energy Conservation Basics
