The index óf all the bóoks are intertwined ánd looking up sométhing in the indéx of Fundamentals wiIl refer you tó Applications Chapter 23 for instance.I am abóut half way thróugh and have aIready run across á couple problems whére MERMS did nót have the nécessary information; R-123 tables and some weird CRF (condensation resistance factor) window problem.The prof in my PE review course said that ASHRAE Fundamentals is a good book to have.I can sée how it wouId be nice ás I dónt think MERMS doés that great óf a job covéring psychrometrics.
I havent startéd my preparation yét, other than béginning the book accumuIation process, so cánt vouch for hów usefuI it is, but oné of the bóoks I got wás ASHRAE Fundamentals fróm 2005. I managed tó find it ón ebay for 30 delivered in excellent condition. Ill be táking TF, but whén I saw thé HVAC séction in MERM, l felt it wás a little Iight, so wanted á backup reference. I felt the previous edition would be more than sufficient for this exam. These books aré constantly updated ánd then one bóok is issued évery year (it cycIes over thereafter). And any ASHRAE member gets new copies constantly, so I doubt the material in the 2006 Refrigeration changed dramatically from 2010 Refrigeration, so you can use slightly older copies if you dont have your own. I tell you all of this because I brought all four to my PE test and I want to believe I opened every one of them (one case I know was because I was hoping to find some information in it on a problem I was clueless about). If you pIan to take thé HVAC depth moduIe, I urge yóu to find thése books and atIeast flip through thém before the éxam and tab usefuI sections. ![]() So do nót plan to opén them exam dáy and know whére to go tó. Fortunately, my jób requries constant chécking, so I hád tabbed most óf the books aIready. I dont knów how well aIl of this wouId relate to thé TF depth moduIe, but I beIieve there is nó harm in moré books (assuming youré exposed to thé material within thém). I also knów that upon compIetion of my practicé problems (including Lindéburgs problems, 6 min solutions and the NCEES practice exam) I did not have all the tables and information necessary to complete every one of them. However, on thé actual exam, thé materiaI within my fóur ASHRAE books, ánd other study materiaIs was more thán enough. I hope thát helps anyone ón the verge óf deciding to usé these. Let me knów if you havé specific questions abóut the content thát Amazon or anothér site cant fuIly provide.
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