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HVAC / Chiller Operating Engineer - First Class

ASOPE® offers an opportunity to obtain an HVAC / Chiller Operating Engineer - First Class license. A list of qualifications that are required to receive your HVAC / Chiller Operating Engineer - First Class license is outlined below. Requirements include a minimum age of 18 years old (legal adult), a high school diploma (or GED equivalent), and one year time in experience as an HVAC / Chiller Operating Engineer 2nd class.

If all qualifications are met, you will be required to schedule an examination. The exam consists of a wide range of curriculum, including, but not limited to, mathematics, thermodynamics and heat, psychometrics, electricity and electrical safety, pressure-enthalpy diagrams, and heat pumps. This examination will be multiple choice with 100 questions. Upon completion of the HVAC / Chiller Operating Engineer - First Class license exam, an ASOPE® representative will notify you of a "pass" or "fail" status. If you fail, you will be offered additional opportunities to retake the exam. Please review our Failed Test Procedures to learn more.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the HVAC / Chiller Operating Engineer - First Class license, please contact the ASOPE® national office.

Test Fee $45.00

Requirements to take the test

  • Minimum age - 18
  • Education - High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent.
  • Experience - One year of experience in grade as an HVAC / Chiller Operating Engineer 2nd class
  • Must have EPA 608 certification, Core, Type I, Type II, & Type III

Examination – Written Test 100 Questions Multiple Choice

Licensed to Operate after successfully passing the test:

  • Maximum Refrigeration or Air Conditioning (unsupervised) Unlimited

Recommended Books and Reading

  • HVAC Water Chillers and Cooling Towers CRC Press
  • HVAC and Refrigeration Systems American Technical Publishers
  • Industrial Maintenance and Troubleshooting American Technical Publishers  

The test will include competency and proficiency questions in the following areas:

  • General Industrial Safety
  • Mathematics
  • Thermodynamics and Heat
  • Electricity and Electrical Safety
  • Psychometrics
  • Commercial & Industrial Heating and Cooling Systems
  • Commercial & Industrial Refrigeration Systems
  • Management of Refrigerants and Refrigeration Systems
  • Pressure-Enthalpy Diagrams
  • Compression Systems –Low Side
  • Compression System- High Side
  • Heat Pumps
  • PLC Control Systems
  • Heating and Cooling Loads and Calculations
  • Distribution System Balance
  • Cooling Tower Design, Application, Operation & Maintenance
  • Absorption Chillers Ammonia & Lithium Bromide
  • Vapor Compression Chillers
  • Electronic and Programmable Controllers
  • Mechanical Systems
  • Fluid Power Systems
  • Air Compressor Operation and Maintenance
  • Facility Pneumatic and Electrical Controls Operation and Maintenance
  • Emergency Diesel Generator Operation and Maintenance
  • Pump and Valve Maintenance
  • Troubleshooting