Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics

Key Tasks

• •Establishing job requirements from drawings and specifications, and laying out installation reference points
• •Drilling holes, installing mounting brackets and cutting, bending and threading piping
• •Installing and repairing components such as compressors, motors, condensers, evaporators, switches and gauges, and copper lines for steam, gas, refrigerant, compressed air, oil and chilled water
• •Bolting, soldering, riveting, welding and brazing pipes to connect equipment, and checking alignment and accuracy of fit
• •Filling systems with gas or fluid to check for leaks
• •Test-operating refrigeration systems, checking mechanisms and making adjustments
• •Removing test gas and fluid using vacuum pumps, and filling with refrigerant
• •Checking and overhauling refrigeration systems, diagnosing faults and repairing and replacing defective components
• •Adjusting system controls and mechanisms and reassembling systems
• •Recording causes of malfunctioning and action taken

Employment Projections to 2034