ARPEC JM- 45- Refrigeration: Introduction to Recovery and Charging Refrigerant -2025_10_21 & 2025_10_23
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 6:00 PM - Thursday, October 23, 2025 9:30 PM (EDT)
Description
Refrigeration: Introduction to Recovery and Charging Refrigerant
Instructor: Mario Campos, Local 725 Journeyman
CEU Hours: 7 hours
Eligible for County Journeyman License continuing education? No
Description: This course will provide introductory training on evacuating and recovering refrigerants in both residential and light commercial applications. Students will have the opportunity to practice handling refrigerant recovery and charging scenarios during shop time.
Objectives: Upon completion of this class, students will:
- Confidently evacuate and recover refrigerant using best practices, including EPA-approved equipment, including recovery tanks, digital scales, and vacuum pumps.
- Demonstrate how to put a system under a vacuum and understand the required evacuation levels during recovery.
- Learn how to pressure test a system using nitrogen.
- Execute proper leak checking techniques
- Understand how to properly charge a system and demonstrate using proper charging methods.
Prerequisite skills: n/a
Prerequisite classes: n/a
Related Classes: Refrigeration: Introduction to Principles and Service Guidelines
Registration closes: Friday, October 17, 2025, or upon reaching max class size of 10. Attendance Policy: You are required to attend each course in its entirety. You will receive your certificate and credit upon successful completion of the course. No-Show/Cancellations Policy: Please be aware that cancellations made less than two days before the class begins, or failure to attend, will result in a $50.00 fee. All cancellations must be submitted via email to ceu@arpec.org. Continuing education: Participants who attend each course in its entirety will receive a certificate and continuing education credits. Continuing Education Units: 7 hours Eligible for County Journeyman License? No |
YOUR SAFETY: Dress code: For your own protection, participants are required to wear:
PPE: Bring the following and wear them at all times in the shop or when working with your hands.
Failure to comply will result in being removed from class. |
ARPEC’s training, funded via the labor contract’s hourly contribution, requires no registration fee or deposit. However, if you cancel within two days before the start of the class, or do not attend the class in full, you will be charged $50.00. If that occurs, that invoice must be paid in full before you can register for future classes. As an employee benefit trust, ARPEC is legally required to be a good steward of the trust's assets. Thank you for your understanding and support.
13201 NW 45th Avenue
Opa-Locka, FL 33054 United States
This is a two-day class taking place on Tuesday, October 21 & Thursday, October 23, 2025, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.