About your course materials
Prepare your students to succeed as professional installation and service technicians with Silberstein's "Heat Pumps," Third Edition. Incorporating both conventional air-conditioning and heat pumps, as well as high-performance and cold-climate heat pump systems, students are given opportunities to apply the steps required for successful completion of every service call.
The text is thoroughly updated to help students learn to install, service, and maintain both legacy and newer-generation air-source, water-source, and geothermal heat pump systems. Strengthened by MindTap, Cengage's learning platform, learners gain hands-on exposure through lab exercises and build critical-thinking skills with application activities. Designed for students and experienced technicians, this text helps build learning confidence while strengthening the technical knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to succeed in today's industry.
Related study tools
Frequently asked questions
How do I enroll in or join my course?
How do I redeem an access code, or what if my code isn't working?
Why can't I access my course?
Where can I find my eBook or textbook?
What if I don't have access to my course materials yet?
About this product
Prepare your students to succeed as professional installation and service technicians with Silberstein's "Heat Pumps," Third Edition. Incorporating both conventional air-conditioning and heat pumps, as well as high-performance and cold-climate heat pump systems, students are given opportunities to apply the steps required for successful completion of every service call.
The text is thoroughly updated to help students learn to install, service, and maintain both legacy and newer-generation air-source, water-source, and geothermal heat pump systems. Strengthened by MindTap, Cengage's learning platform, learners gain hands-on exposure through lab exercises and build critical-thinking skills with application activities. Designed for students and experienced technicians, this text helps build learning confidence while strengthening the technical knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to succeed in today's industry.
Give students practice opportunities reading and interpreting HVAC schematics with Interpret Wiring Diagram activities in MindTap.
New and expanded content addresses cold-climate and high-performance heat pump systems, as well as water-source heat pumps and considerations like pH levels.
Enhance students' installation knowledge and apply general HVAC installation principles and procedures with the Apply Installation Guidelines activities.
Help students make troubleshooting decisions based on symptoms and observations with the Troubleshoot the System activities.
Table of contents
Unit One: Vapor Compression Refrigeration and Heat Pump Theory.
- 1. Vapor-Compression Refrigeration System Components.
- 2. Vapor-Compression Refrigeration System Accessories and Controls
- 3. Vapor-Compression Components and Accessories
Unit Two: Air Source Heat Pump Systems.
- 4. Introduction to Air-Source Heat Pump Systems.
- 5. Wiring Diagrams for Air-Conditioning and Air-Source Heat Pump Systems.
- 6. Air-to-Air Heat Pump System Installation.
Unit Three: Air Source Heat Pump Troubleshooting and Servicing.
- 7. Air Source Heat Pump Systems: Mechanical Troubleshooting.
- 8. Troubleshooting Air-Source Heat Pump System Electrical Components and Control Circuits.
- 9. Air Source Systems: Preventive Maintenance.
- 10. Servicing Vapor-Compression Refrigeration Systems.
Unit Four: Water Source Heat Pump Systems.
- 11. Introduction to Water Source Heat Pump Systems.
- 12. Water Source Heat Pump System Wiring Diagrams.
- 13. Water Source Heat Pump System Installation.
Unit Five: Water Source Heat Pump Troubleshooting and Servicing.
- 14. Water Source Heat Pump Troubleshooting.
- 15. Water Source Heat Pump Systems: Preventive Maintenance.
- 16. Water Source Heat Pump Systems: Sample Service Calls.
Unit Six: Geothermal Heat Pump Systems.
- 17. Introduction to Geothermal Heat Pump Systems.
- 18. Geothermal Heat Pump System Installation.
Unit Seven: Geothermal Heat Pump Troubleshooting and Servicing.
- 19. Geothermal Heat Pump Systems: Troubleshooting.
- 20. Geothermal Heat Pump Systems: Sample Service Calls.
Resources
Instructor resources for this title can include manuals, test banks, educator guides, multimedia and companion sites. Sign in to see what is available.
Pricing and formats
MindTap
Give students content, practice, assignments, and AI support, with real-time insights to track their progress.
eBook
Give students digital access to textbook content with tools to highlight, bookmark and search as they read.
Hardback
Give students a new, printed copy of their course content that they can read, highlight and annotate as they learn.
Related products
Electricity for Refrigeration, Heating, and Air Conditioning
The Complete HVACR Lab Manual
Still need support?
