Assembles, installs, maintains and repairs refrigeration and airconditioning systems.
Skill Level:
The entry requirement for this occupation is an AQF Certificate III or higher qualification. Registration or licensing may be required.
Tasks Include:
establishes job requirements from drawings and specifications, and lays out installation reference points
drills holes, installs mounting brackets and cuts, bends and threads piping
installs components such as compressors, motors, condensers, evaporators, switches and gauges, and copper lines for steam, gas, refrigerant, compressed air, fuel, oil and chilled water
bolts, solders, rivets, welds or brazes pipes to connect equipment, and checks alignment and accuracy of fit
fills systems with gas or fluid to check for leaks
removes test gas or fluid using vacuum pumps and fills with refrigerant
test-operates refrigeration systems, checks mechanisms and makes adjustments
checks and overhauls refrigeration systems, diagnoses faults and repairs or replaces defective components
adjusts system controls and mechanisms and reassembles systems
