South Carolina HVAC-Packaged Equipment

The Exam

• The South Carolina HVAC Packaged Equipment exam is administered by PSI.
• The fee for the exam is $60 and in order to pass you must answer 56 questions correctly.
• The HVAC Packaged Equipment exam is an open-book exam with 80 questions to complete in 4 hours.
• The trade exam may only be taken twice in a 12-month period, and thereafter only once in six months.

  Topics on the exam include general piping; general tubing; pipe assembly; piping systems; drain piping; valves; piping insulation; hangers and supports (general); mechanical sound, vibration, and seismic control; heating and cooling principles; refrigerants; load calculations; heating and cooling equipment; testing, adjusting, and balancing; HVACR control fundamentals; control schematics and wiring diagrams; HVACR control systems; machine room; air conditions systems; heat pumps; furnaces (warm air heating equipment); chimneys, flues, vents, and vent connectors; combustion air; general fuel knowledge; natural gas; general duct systems knowledge and principles; duct conversion/equivalencies; mechanical sheet metal devices/systems; duct system components; metal ducts; fiberglass ducts; filtering systems; ventilations equipment and devices; exhaust systems; general electrical knowledge; requirements for electrical installations; electrical/electronic fundamentals; safety; fire rated construction; general plan reading.

• To schedule your exam contact PSI at 1-800-733-9267.