Seminars

Boiler Seminars

Instructor: Dennis Lawrence is a State Certified Boiler Instructor and has over 30 years of boiler experience.

Training: Boiler Training includes the fundamentals, principles, operation and maintenance of low pressure and high pressure systems.

You will learn boiler and system types, operation and maintenance standards, introduction to water chemistry, safety controls, inspecting and testing techniques.

Certification: We will introduce you to the Montana State license requirements and its testing process.

Approved by the State Board of Licensing: A certificate will be issued upon completion, which meets one of the Montana State license requirements.

Course Topics

• Fundamentals of Steam Hot Water Boilers
• Steam Hot Water Auxiliary Equipment
• Heat Transfer Principles; Thermodynamics
• Combustion Fundamentals
• Gas vs. Oil Burners
• Boiler Operator Duties Responsibilities
• Boiler Codes and Standards
• Licensing Requirements
• Safety Controls
• Implementing Maintenance Programs
• Basic Water Chemistry
• Efficiency Troubleshooting
• Fundamentals, Operation; Safety
• Maintenance, Inspection, Testing; Efficiency

Low Pressure Seminar

Montana State Requirements: Steam boilers operated not in excess of 15 psi and water boilers operating not in excess of 50 psi and 250° temperature.

High Pressure Seminar

Montana State Requirements: Steam boilers operated not in excess of 150 psi and water boilers operating not in excess of 160 psi and 350° temperature and 150 horse power.

Specialized instruction: High Pressure Seminar is presented concurently with Low Pressure Seminar, but with additional specilized instruction.