Providing Specialized Training for HVAC Technicians
Training for the Trades provides training for HVAC technicians and almost any trade. We specialize in courses about computerized heat loads, operating cost analysis, duct sizing, and more. Custom classes on any technical topic are also available. Our instructors each have more than 30 years in the field so they bring real-life experience and knowledge to the classroom. Click here to see our current schedule.TftT is the official training agency for Elite Software™, creator of HVAC programs such as RHVAC, based on ACCA's Manual J for calculating residential and light commerical HVAC loads. Our courses are designed to provide knowledge the technician can use on the job the very next day. We specialize in training for Elite's residential HVAC software (RHVAC, Drawing Board, Manual D Ductsize , and Energy Audit.)
Training is available on-site and online. We also have a line of books and DVDs that give a jump-start on Elite's most popular programs for the residential contractor.
For more information, please browse the pages of our web site, or click here to learn more about us.
New Team Member
George Wentzel
We are pleased to introduce the newest member of the TFTT team, George Wentzel. George has over 12 years of HVAC experience.
He will our new salesman and Elite Software trainer for Texas.
Announcing our new online course at Heatspring.com
We are pleased to announce our new online course being offered by HeatSpring Learning Institue, Manual J Bootcamp. This course gives you a detailed, in-depth guide to using Elite Software's RHVAC program to perform heat load calculations accurately and efficienctly.
The course runs from January 9, 2012 through February 3, 2012 and covers 4 weekly sessions that include instructive videos, reading assignments, and homework assignments.
Students who complete the course and pass the final exam will receive Elite Software Certification
for RHVAC. The regular enrollment price is $895, but if you register before December 17, 2011 you will receive an early registration price
of $795. Tuition includes a fully licensed copy of Elite Software's RHVAC (a $495 value) and free tech support.
Already own RHVAC? Fill out this flyer and fax it in and you can take the class for an existing user price of $200.
Announcing Keep Your Ducts in a Row, our new video on Rhvac 9's Tabular Manual D Ductsize Tool
We now have a new DVD, Keep Your Ducts in a Row. This is a helpful in-depth guide to the Tabular Manual D Ductsize (TMDD) tool, which replaces the old Manual D Ductsizer (also known as the Duct Static Pressure Loss Calculator) from Rhvac.
This video gives a detailed explanation of the entire TMDD interface, and gives a step-by-step tutorial on entering an entire duct system. Here's a short preview:
Announcing Jumpstart on Drawing Board, our new video guide to Drawing Board
We are happy to announce a new DVD video guide to Drawing Board! This video gives you and informative, step-by-step demonstration of how to perform a residential heat load calculation with Drawing Board, the graphical add-on to RHVAC. In this DVD you will learn a fast, efficient method of calculating the heat load by drawing out the floor plan in Drawing Board. Jumpstart on Drawing Board will have you performing heat loads literally in minutes! For more information, see our videos section. Here's a brief preview of what you'll find in the full video, demonstrating just how fast a heat load can be performed:
We now accept PayPal
We are pleased to announce that Training for the Trades now accepts online orders through PayPal! Now you can order directly from our website and pay securely with a credit card or from your PayPal account.
Announcing a new DVD companion video to our book,
Hit the Load, J
Training for the Trades is proud to announce a new DVD video companion to Hit the Load, J
our instructional book on Elite Software's Rhvac. This video provides a visual, step-by-step demonstration of how to perform a residential heat load calculation
with Rhvac, as well as showing you many time-saving shortcuts that will let you complete your heat loads faster than ever! This DVD is a useful companion to our
print version of Hit the Load J, which gives even more detailed explanations of the many useful features
of Rhvac. For more information, see our videos section. Here's a brief preview of what you'll find in the full video:
Training for the Trades now offers 8 hours of CEU's in Texas! (# 6069)
Come and see our new book,
The Structure as a System
By Berry Smith
We are introducing a new book,The Structure as a System by Berry Smith. This book will show you how to design a residential structure from beginning to end, how to calculate the heat loss and heat gain, and how to design and size the duct work. Other topics covered in The Structure as a System include refrigeration piping, fenestration, infiltration, exhaust, air makeup, and much, much more.