Job Description:

• 1) Installs and repairs automotive air-conditioning units: Bolts compressor to engine block and installs driving pulley on front end of crankshaft.

• 2) Places fan belt on pulleys, adjusts tension, and tightens bolts.

• 3) Bolts evaporator unit under dashboard or in trunk.

• 4) Welds or bolts mounting brackets to automobile frame.

• 5) Drills holes through interior panels, threads hoses through holes and connects hoses to compressor, evaporator, and cool-air outlet.

• 6) Fills compressor with refrigerant and starts unit.

• 7) Measures compressor pressure to determine efficiency of compressor, using gauge.

• 8) Listens to operating unit for indications of malfunction.

• 9) Removes faulty units from vehicles, disassembles them, and replaces worn and broken parts and fluid in unit.

• 10) Makes electrical connections as required.

• 11) May specialize in installation of automotive air-conditioning units and be designated Automotive Air-Conditioner Installer.