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Hi,

Has anyone done that one day heating course for Honeywell? Think it's only £40 or so so has to be worth attending!

Was just seeing if anyone's got any feedback about it

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Hi,

Has anyone done that one day heating course for Honeywell? Think it's only £40 or so so has to be worth attending!

Was just seeing if anyone's got any feedback about it



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"Hello adzberry",


I attended a Honeywell Heating Controls course about 15 Years ago - then it cost £30.00 - But this was not really a Course Fee to make a profit - it was stated to `Cover the course Tutor Fee / Reference Materials and Lunch`.

I think that I also received a `Mini` Multimeter - although this was just really an Advertising `Gimmick` with the Honeywell name on it.


The I Day Course that I attended was `taught` by a Founder Member of the Institute of Domestic Heating and Environmental Engineers - IDHEE - I favoured this course to support the IDHEE as I was a Member of the Institute - but it was open to Non -Members - although I don`t know offhand whether they still run these Honeywell Heating Controls courses.

Honeywell / the IDHEE / other course providers for Honeywell definitely do NOT try to make Money on these Courses - this is why it may well still only be £40.00 for the Day`s Course.


I found it very good for clarifying what I thought I knew at that time about Heating Controls wiring - at that time they were using actual Wooden Boards with the Controls and Wiring mounted upon them - the wiring was disconnected for Us to then re-wire the controls following the Diagrams.

This MAY have changed dependant on whether You are going to a Honeywell Training Centre - or to a location where the Tutor will have to take the Training Devices / Boards [?] to the venue in their Car / Van - perhaps now at Honeywell the `Wiring` will be done on a Tablet via a Virtual / Touch program ?

Although I do remember someone on the Course that I was on being picked up for terminating the cores the `Wrong way round` on the terminal screws of a 3 pin plug which was on the power supply cable for the Board - Plug type where the wires actually turn around the terminal screws - not going into holes at the end of the Pins.

So physically wiring up the Controls would still be the best method in My opinion - as that is what people would be doing to wire up the Controls on an actual Heating System - so this is probably still being done on the Controls Course.

Although I am a Heating Engineer and I have never wanted to actually carry out My own Heating Controls wiring I wanted to be able to verify that I did know HOW to wire up the Controls in case I ever had to - that was why I attended the Honeywell Heating Controls course all those Years ago.

Obviously as an Electrician You will find the Course very easy - But If you have not done much Heating Controls wiring I would thoroughly recommend attending one - it will clarify the sequence / operation of the Heating Controls etc. - worth every penny of £40.00 [or More].


I hope that this is of some help in making up your mind whether to attend.


Regards,



Chris - Heating Engineer - Registered Gas Engineer - Plumber / Heating, Plumbing & Gas Contractor
 
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I attended about 18 months ago and thought it good value for money (really you are just covering costs fro the room and lunch at £40). OK it is only about Honeywell products and how to install them, but the course does go through all of the various heating layout plans in some detail, so gives you a good background on heating controls and how to configure them. I found the tutors very knowledgeable and the materials have been quite useful since.
Having attended the course you get to become part of their installer network - they advertise your company name on their website. I've got a couple of leads from this so an added bonus. They also have a dedicated support person if you have any technical questions, again this has proved useful since.
The only downside is that you have to spend a whole day in a room full of plumbers, I was the only electrician!
 
Next available date is 4th September in Bracknell. They have one in May but it's full.
Just google honeywell training.
 
Good day I learnt a lot and got ahold free lunch too ! We also got a USB stock with the whole presentation on it including plenty of wiring diagrams. Good value me thinks.
Haj
 

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