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The codes, tools and jobs behind NYC trade licenses, on video.
Explainers from Tauris Tech, the FDNY-approved trade school in Flushing, Queens. Watch how we teach before you choose a course.
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9:2910.17.26 - HVAC Job Planning
This video shows an inspection of a luxury apartment conversion where missing drip pans, filters, and access panels create freezing and finish risks. It is useful for technicians and students learning to identify spatial constraints and the need for proper maintenance access in residential and commercial HVAC systems.
15:3210.17.26 - hands-on class prep
This video shows Tauris Tech students and instructors assembling a combined heating and electrical training unit. It is useful for technicians and students learning duct heater, fan, coil, and electrical panel installation in a group project.
2:57An hvac system can't work if it can't breathe
This video shows the installation of intake and exhaust louvers and dampers on a 10-ton unit. It explains how a left-and-right configuration prevents short-circuiting by directing air upward over the coil. Technicians and students will learn to ensure adequate circulation to avoid pulling air back in.
4:0210.15.26 - Hands-on class prep
This video shows a DIY project that repurposes an oil tank, coils, and a fan into a water circulation system. It details modifications for pump installation, flow routing, and capping ports. The discussion concludes with a plan to retrieve compressors to complete the setup. It is useful for technicians and students considering custom HVAC and refrigeration projects.
5:11Getting Ready For The Gas And Oil Heating Class
1:26Updating the HVAC electricity class
This video announces the start of a weekend HVAC electricity training that covers 24 certifications across eight classes. It previews the upcoming gas and oil heat burner session. It is useful for technicians and students following the Tauris Tech training schedule.
3:43It's not always the HVAC systems
This video shows a team inspecting a facility with severe leaks, cracked foundations, and failing temperature and humidity controls. It is useful for technicians and students observing how to document and verify widespread mechanical and structural damage.
8:34You Can't Fix What You Can't Find :(
This video shows a technician locating and removing a heavily soiled air filter from a difficult-to-access return duct. It is useful for students and technicians learning to identify filter placements and handle dirty filters safely in commercial HVAC units.
4:3710.10.26 - Heat Pump Class Pt 3
This video shows a part swapping repair strategy for mini split units to save time and cost. It is useful for technicians dealing with warranty processes and HVAC students seeking practical application over theory.
3:0010.10.26 - Heat Pump Class Pt 2
This vlog compares thermostatic expansion valves with electronic expansion valves and shows how to remove a TEV without breaking fragile refrigerant lines. It is useful for technicians and students servicing TEVs in the field.
3:0110.10.26 - Heat Pump Class Pt 1
This video shows a demonstration of micron gauge readings with the vacuum pump blocked and a valve core remover in use. It is useful for technicians and students learning to interpret gauge readings and remove valve pins.
3:07Training robots to replace HVAC techs
This video shares an email from a tech company describing a pilot program that collects data from HVAC technicians to train robots. It explains why tech companies are targeting skilled trades and why technicians must keep improving their skills and networks to stay employable.
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Tauris Tech is FDNY-approved to teach the Q-01 refrigeration course and the F-89 Fire and Life Safety Director course. We also teach EPA 608, 36 FDNY Certificates of Fitness and hands-on classes in Flushing.