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O*NET detailed work activityService heating, ventilation or air-conditioning (HVAC) systems or components
Stays humanHands-on work
3 jobs7 tasks
This is physical, in-person work with real objects, tools, equipment and places that change from day to day. AI can't do it for you.
Part of Maintain facilities or equipment, under the O*NET work activity group Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 7 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Repair and service air conditioning, heating, engine cooling, and electrical systems.
- Repair or service heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to improve efficiency, such as by changing filters, cleaning ducts, and refilling non-toxic refrigerants.
- Prepare newly installed geothermal heat systems for operation by flushing, purging, or other actions.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Repair or replace defective equipment, components, or wiring.
- Install or repair self-contained ground source heat pumps or hybrid ground or air source heat pumps to minimize carbon-based energy consumption and reduce carbon emissions.
- Install or repair air purification systems, such as specialized filters or ultraviolet (UV) light purification systems.
- Install, maintain, or repair ground or water source-coupled heat pumps to heat and cool residential or commercial building air or water.