About the Course
Granite State Trade School is the only gas training school in New England that is approved and accepted in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Our Master Service Technician course provides advanced training for professionals seeking to be recognized as true specialists in the safe servicing, troubleshooting, and repair of natural gas and propane appliances and equipment.
Technicians who achieve Master Service Technician status inspire confidence in customers, employers, and manufacturers by demonstrating a higher level of expertise and commitment to safety and performance.
This 40-hour course emphasizes hands-on training, focusing on proper service and troubleshooting techniques, as well as the startup and testing procedures required by most manufacturers. Instruction includes best practices for gas pressure testing, flame current measurement, and combustion analysis.
The course covers natural gas and LP gas appliances and controls, including an introduction to newer advanced control technologies and complex electronic ignition systems. Training spans a range of systems—from simple electronic ignition found in many appliances to 120V, 24V, and millivolt systems—providing technicians with a well-rounded understanding of modern gas equipment.
We reserve the right to reschedule classes if necessary.
What's Covered
- Integrated Control Boards
- Placing Gas Appliances in Operation
- Using Combustion Analyzers
- Combustion Analysis
- Combustion & Gas Flames
- Service Techniques
- Thermostats
- Troubleshooting Appliances
- Thermo-piles
- Standing Pilot
- Ignition Systems
- Service Technician
- Direct Spark Ignition
