Appliance Repair Courses at Penn Foster Career School
Program Name:
Appliance Repair
| Learning Strategies |
The advantages of learning at home, types of study materials, types of examinations, accessing and using the features of our website, determining what kind of learner you are, establishing a study schedule, using study tips, preparing for and taking examinations. |
| Testing Electric Appliances |
About electricity, test appliance circuits, tests in combination circuits. |
| Solenoids, Relays, and Motors |
Solenoids, split-phase motors, capacitor-start motors, permanent magnetic DC motors. |
| Supplement:How Appliances are Changing |
n/a |
| Electric Heating Appliances and Fans |
Coffee-making appliances, table ovens, miscellaneous cooking appliances. |
| Cooking Appliances |
Gear-driven small appliances, appliances with reciprocating motion, wet/dry vacuums, wet carpet cleaners |
| Supplement: Lawn and Garden Equipment |
| Electric Ranges and Water Heaters |
Electric washing machine parts and circuits, washing machine troubleshooting. |
| Electric Washing Machines |
Electric clothes dryers, repairing trash compactors and garbage disposals. |
| Special Shipment: |
• Digital Multimeter
• Multimeter Operation Manual |
| Microwave Ovens - Part 1 |
Microwave fundamentals, principles of operations and construction. |
| Microwave Ovens - Part 2 |
Microwave repair, testing, and troubleshooting. |
| Supplement: Cordless Appliances |
| Electric Refrigeration |
Operating principles and servicing air conditioners, dehumidifying and humidifying systems, heat pumps. |
| Air Conditioners, Dehumidifiers, and Air Cleaners |
Operating principles and servicing air conditioners, dehumidifying and humidifying systems, heat pumps. |
| Your Career in Appliance Repair |
Your shop, business equipment, starting your own business. |
| Supplements: |
• Starting a Mobile Business
• Service Parts Locator |
Program description: Get Appliance Repair training - at home, at your own pace with Penn Foster Career School.
Penn Foster helps you learn the skills you need to begin a career in Appliance Repair. It's convenient, affordable, and accredited.
You’ll get hands-on Appliance Repair training in:
* Using electrical appliance tools and testers
* Working with electric heating appliances and fans
* Working with electric ranges, water heaters, and washing machines
* Working with motor-driven small appliances, clothes dryers, dishwashers, compactors, and disposals
And you'll learn it all at home — no classroom needed