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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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  1. 10:51

    10.22.26 - part 3

    This video shows a plan to install a duct heater and heat pump system with electrical modifications and a transparent plexiglass panel. It is useful for technicians and students learning about preventing water freezing in cooling systems using glycol, electric heaters, and heat exchangers.
  2. 5:10

    10.22.26 - part 2

    This video shows a technician wiring Molex panels with MC armored cable and assembling a dry cooler. It is useful for students and technicians learning to connect power and communication cables while preparing hands-on HVAC class demonstrations.
  3. 2:47

    10.22.26 - part 1

    This video shows a team activating a pump to circulate fluid through a coil and tank while reconfiguring the setup with a shorter hose. It is useful for technicians and students observing how to test a unit as a dry cooler to verify heat rejection into the water.
  4. 4:32

    10.21.26 - part 3

  5. 5:09

    10.21.26 - part 2

  6. 31:25

    10.21.26 - part 1

    This video walks through the technical specifications and installation challenges of a multi-zone VRF HVAC system. It is useful for technicians and students dealing with communication wiring, refrigerant line configurations, and the complications of replacing phased-out refrigerants in a new construction project.
  7. 9:29

    10.17.26 - 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.
  8. 15:32

    10.17.26 - 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.
  9. 2:57

    An 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.
  10. 4:02

    10.15.26 - 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.
  11. 5:11

    Getting Ready For The Gas And Oil Heating Class

  12. 1:26

    Updating 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.

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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.

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