The fundamentals course is for beginners, either delivery people intending to upgrade to service technician or for those who are brand new and have no practical experience with oil heating equipment.  Components of the burner - from the old 1725 rpm units to modern 3450 retention head burners will be examined.  Heat exchangers for both boilers and furnaces will shown with the locations of cleanout ports discussed.  A step by step tuneup procedure (written) will be supplied to each student as well as viewing the NORA videotape that covers this topic.  Combustion testing instruments will be explained and used.  On the second day of the course, students will be assigned to small teams (three to four students per group) and in the company of an instructor, will travel to local customer homes to perform tune-ups on oil fired boilers and furnaces.

This course is listed with NORA (National Oilheat Research Alliance) as Roo-01 and earns 24 CEU's (continuing education units).