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This group performs some or all of the following duties:

• Small appliance servicers and repairers perform some or all of the following duties:

• • Repair small appliances, such as electrical lawn and garden equipment and power tools
  • Consult customer or refer to work order to establish nature of the appliance malfunction
  • Observe operation of appliance and conduct voltage, resistance and other tests using electrical test equipment
  • Refer to schematic drawings or product manuals and replace or repair parts or components using hand tools and soldering equipment
  • Prepare estimates and written accounts of work performed.

• Major appliance repairers/technicians perform some or all of the following duties:

• • Repair major appliances, such as domestic refrigerators and window air conditioners, in customer's home during service calls or in repair shop
  • Consult customer or refer to work order to establish nature of the appliance malfunction
  • Diagnose faults by checking controls, condensers, timer sequences, fans and other components using test equipment such as meters and gauges to measure resistance, current, voltage and pressure
  • Refer to schematic diagrams or product manuals and disassemble appliance using hand tools
  • Replace components and subcomponents and reassemble appliance using hand tools and soldering and brazing equipment
  • Prepare estimates and written accounts of work performed
  • Plan service routes.

• Small appliance repairers usually require some specialized college or high school courses or several months of on-the-job training.
• Major appliance service/repair technicians require some secondary school education and completion of a college program in appliance repair or Completion of a three- or four-year apprenticeship program in appliance repair.
• Appliance service technician trade certification is compulsory in Alberta and available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, British Columbia, Nunavut and the Northwest Territories.
• Interprovincial trade certification (Red Seal) is available to qualified appliance service technicians.

• Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.
• Red Seal trade certification allows for interprovincial mobility.

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