Friday, February 24, 2017
BARTOW COUNTY, GA (February 24, 2017) — Move On When Ready students enrolled in Chattahoochee Technical College’s Air Conditioning Technology program at the Bartow County College and Career Academy will now have even more opportunities to work on equipment thanks to a donation from a community partner. 
Georgia Propane Gas Association (GPGA) donated a Lennox High Efficiency Propane Furnace to the program in an effort to support training efforts on propane gas appliances.
The furnace will be used in a dynamic hands-on learning environment, where students are taught how to install, maintain and repair heating, cooling, ventilation and refrigeration systems.
“Our hope for this donation is that more HVAC technicians attending your school will graduate with the knowledge of how to service and install propane heating systems and be more inclined to recommend propane to homeowners for their heating needs,” said Mark Dmochowski with Georgia Gas Distributors Inc. “These graduates would also become a recruiting source for our industry when we are looking to fill propane service technicians at the more than 100 propane dealers around our state.”
Instructor Chris Heenan, who teaches Air Conditioning Technology at the Marietta Campus, said many homes in the suburbs of Atlanta have heat pumps and propane furnaces, making this piece of equipment absolutely necessary for properly training students interested in entering the field.
"Many propane dealers in Georgia service residential homeowners in largely rural areas," Dmochowski added. "These are areas where there is typically no access to natural gas. What has been happening with these customers over the years is that when their current propane heating system starts to fail or needs replacing, they will call their local HVAC dealer. The dealer will come out and invariably recommend installing an electric heat pump as a replacement."
Dmochowski went on to say there are many reasons why heat pumps are recommended, but stated the company believed one reason was that many technicians are not familiar with propane heating systems.
(SOURCE: Patch.com)
Georgia Propane Gas Association (GPGA) donated a Lennox High Efficiency Propane Furnace to the program in an effort to support training efforts on propane gas appliances.
The furnace will be used in a dynamic hands-on learning environment, where students are taught how to install, maintain and repair heating, cooling, ventilation and refrigeration systems.
“Our hope for this donation is that more HVAC technicians attending your school will graduate with the knowledge of how to service and install propane heating systems and be more inclined to recommend propane to homeowners for their heating needs,” said Mark Dmochowski with Georgia Gas Distributors Inc. “These graduates would also become a recruiting source for our industry when we are looking to fill propane service technicians at the more than 100 propane dealers around our state.”
Instructor Chris Heenan, who teaches Air Conditioning Technology at the Marietta Campus, said many homes in the suburbs of Atlanta have heat pumps and propane furnaces, making this piece of equipment absolutely necessary for properly training students interested in entering the field.
"Many propane dealers in Georgia service residential homeowners in largely rural areas," Dmochowski added. "These are areas where there is typically no access to natural gas. What has been happening with these customers over the years is that when their current propane heating system starts to fail or needs replacing, they will call their local HVAC dealer. The dealer will come out and invariably recommend installing an electric heat pump as a replacement."
Dmochowski went on to say there are many reasons why heat pumps are recommended, but stated the company believed one reason was that many technicians are not familiar with propane heating systems.
(SOURCE: Patch.com)
