Solar Thermal Hot Water Systems (recognised by MCS)
This course is aimed at engineers who hold a craft qualification or S/NVQ 2/3 in plumbing, heating & ventilation, oil fired technical services, gas installation and maintenance or can provide evidence of at least 3 years relevant experience. Water Byelaws and Unvented qualifications are also necessary.
- Overview of solar thermal systems
- Solar thermal collectors
- Solar hot water storage
- Solar system components
- System specification
- System installation & set to work
- System commissioning & handover
- System inspection, service and maintenance
Domestic Heat Pump Systems (recognised by MCS)
This course is aimed at engineers who hold a craft qualification or S/NVQ 2/3 in plumbing, heating & ventilation, oil fired technical services, gas installation and maintenance or can provide evidence of at least 3 years relevant experience. Water Byelaws and Energy Efficiency qualifications are also necessary.
- Heat pumps in context
- Principles and components
- Insulation, heat loss & the effect of system design
- Domestic hot water buffer tanks and solar coils
- Ground heat exchangers
- Health & safety
- Installation
- Maintenance & fault finding
Part L Energy Efficiency
This course is designed for experienced central heating installers (gas, oil, solid fuel) who need to self-certificate their work via one of the Competent Persons Schemes and covers the requirements of Part L of the Building Regulations (England). The qualification is also a pre-requisite for anyone wishing to undertake the Domestic Heat Pumps course.
The training will help you to understand
- Why energy consumption affects the environment
- How energy efficiency affects the role of the heating installer
- Legislation that will force changes
COURSES AVAILABLE
- Solar Thermal Hot Water Systems
- Domestic Heat Pump Systems
- Part L Energy Efficiency
