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UEERA0037
Establish the basic operating conditions of vapour compression systems - appliances
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Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to establish the operating condition of a vapour compression system in a self-contained refrigerated appliance.
Competency in this unit requires the ability to work safely; prepare for and establish operational conditions of vapour compression systems, including determining refrigerant pressures and relevant air temperatures using measurement and calculation methods; as well as completing all required documentation.
To undertake this unit, the learner must have a Trainee Refrigerant Handling Licence as it includes work on refrigeration and air conditioning equipment that carries the risk of a fluorocarbon refrigerant being emitted.
The skills and knowledge described in this unit may require a national Refrigerant Handling Licence as it includes work on refrigeration and air conditioning equipment that carries the risk of a fluorocarbon refrigerant being emitted while decanting the refrigerant or manufacturing, installing, commissioning, servicing, maintaining or decommissioning refrigeration and air conditioning equipment.
The skills and knowledge described in this unit may, in some jurisdictions, also require a licence or permit to practice in the workplace subject to regulations for undertaking refrigeration and air conditioning work. Practice in the workplace and during training is also subject to work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) regulations.
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