Solar Hot Water Installation Training Class

Solar Thermal Installation Training Program for Residential Solar Hot Water and Pool Heating Design, Installation and Troubleshooting including residential and commercial systems. 

Course Description

This workshop is targeted to contractors, building officials, decision makers, government organizations, practitioners who install solar water heating systems and interested parties. The material will be presented in such a manner that is understood by all.

This five day course provides students with basic knowledge of solar thermal system design, installation, troubleshooting and operation procedures for residential and commercial water and pool heating. The course is designed for all learners and includes classroom instruction, component demonstration, and a hands-on installations lab. The course follows the Institute for Sustainable Power Quality® (ISPQ) standards and the NABCEP® Solar Thermal Task Analysis (TA). It focuses on real-world, site-specific knowledge. Hands-on training covers site surveys; mechanical, plumbing and electrical design, safety and construction issues; tool and test equipment use; best-practice construction skills; national code and local inspection issues.

The course format includes classroom instruction, component demonstrations, and hands on installations labs to include system installation on a roof in our lab.  

Topics covered will include

• Solar water heating system applications

• Basic solar fundamentals

• Site determination and selection

• System types

• Choosing a system type

• System sizing options

• System components

• System installation

• Structural considerations

• Commercial solar water heating systems

• System troubleshooting steps

• Solar pool heating

• Safety in the workplace

• Collector and system certification (FSEC and SRCC)

• Certifcation program installation guidelines (FSEC and SRCC)

• System monitoring

What Should You Bring

Attendees should bring a notepad, a simple calculator and pen or pencil. Presentation, reference manual and additional hand-out material will be provided. Dress is casual as there will be outdoor activities.

General Information and Prerequisites

Prerequisites for this course include a fundamental understanding of plumbing materials and methods (i.e., piping, soldering, etc.). Familiarity with basic electrical concepts is also useful (i.e. use of multimeters, etc.).

NABCEP  board approved Solar Thermal and How It Relates to Installer Certification

Any testing or learning assessment associated with this course should not be confused with national testing and certification offered by NABCEP, or with construction trade licensing offered by state and local jurisdictions. Although some states and municipalities may require that installers receive some form of a certification of completion from a training institution (such as LA CeanTech ), these certificates do not provide certification or license of any kind. They are merely intended to recognize successful completion of this training course.

The training materials and lectures are based on the Uniform Solar Energy Code with supplemental material provided as required. In addition, the workshop material also covers the various tasks listed in the national NABCEP Solar Thermal Task Analysis. This course does not provide any type of installer certification. A certificate of completion of this course will be provided. Currently, this course does not offer any continuing education credits.

Registration

The registration fee for this workshop is $ 1395 per person and includes course materials.  Registration for each course is limited to 20 participants. Payment is required prior to the scheduled date. In the event that you become registered for a course less than two weeks before the beginning of the course, payment is required immediately. However, if you are unable to attend the course for which you originally signed up, we will move your registration to a future course offering once, after that, your registration fee is forfeited.

For more information contact:

Stephen Shelton, Exec. Director, LA CleanTech.net

504-343-4638