Student Brendon Alicea of Crowley Fuel
Co. and instructor George Lanthier of
Firedragon Academy review proper
AquaSmart control setup at Beckett's
Training Center in Sturbridge (Fiskdale)
Mass. Beckett Corporation and
Firedragon Academy hold classes year
round on oil-heating, gas-heating and
generic heating systems and controls.
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