The National RV Training Academy (NRVTA) released the Pro version of its RVTechCourse home-study RV maintenance and repair course.
The Pro version includes hands-on labs offered during live training at NRVTA’s RV Fundamentals class. Each lab includes handouts and other resource materials received by students attending in person, as well as videos of Todd Henson, NRVTA’s director of education, or one of the school’s technical assistants, going over a specific component.
The labs cover these topics:
- Basic RV electrical systems, power cables and connections to shore power.
- Basics of voltage, amperage and wattage in RV electrical systems.
- The three electrical systems powering an RV and its components.
- Resistance and how Ohm’s Law applies to RV electrical systems.
- RV power requirements and how to meet them.
- RV batteries, their types, maintenance and usage.
- Converters, inverters and their functions in RV electrical systems.
- AC voltage, protective devices, GFCI protectors and how to test AC polarity.
- Capacitors and continuity testing.
- Propane systems, safety devices, cylinders, operation tips and testing for leaks.
- Basics of fresh water, waste water, water distribution and maintenance.
- RV air conditioners and refrigeration systems as well as troubleshooting, refrigerator operation and efficiency testing.
- Water heater operation, maintenance, troubleshooting and winterizing.
- Furnace operation, types, troubleshooting, safety issues and maintenance.
- RV exteriors, including roof maintenance, slide outs, landing gear, tires, chassis, leveling jacks and other components of an RV’s underbelly.
- Wheel bearings, brakes and their maintenance in RV systems.
“When people buy RVs, they may think they know how those units work because they are handy around the house,” Henson said. “The problem is people will be traveling away from home and their comfort zone and encounter situations where they won’t know how to fix a problem. We teach the fundamentals of how a system is designed to work so RV owners can figure out what’s wrong regardless of the brand.”
For more information or to purchase the course, visit rvtechcourse.com/pages/wanna-go-pro.
