Uvented course revision

[armyash]

Hi everyone, I'm looking to book my Unvented course with Able Skills in the next few weeks. Can anyone recommend to me a good revision guide so I don't waste my money.

Also what do the tests consist of?

Thanks

 

[kimbo]

Dont worry you wont fail it is multiple choice and when they go through the theory with you they seem to go through the bits that are in the answers.

 

[armyash]

Thanks for the reply, is there no practical assessment?

 

[kay-jay]

yes and no! the requirement on installation experience is usually covered in your level 3 course. the only thing on the actual unvented test apart from the multi choice is identifying things like a tprv,and a drain off point, basic and boring..........

 

[GrahamM]

During mine I had 10 mins to look at an unvented cylinder set up and list any faults.

 

[armyash]

Sounds easy enough, just don't want to turn up and get any nasty surprises! 🙂

 

[armyash]

http://www.ukplumbersforums.co.uk/plumbing-courses/3372-unvented-hot-water-storage-test.html

This doesn't fill me with confidence!

For those of you who have done the course, is there revision session first or do you go straight in to the tests?

 

[Gray0689]

Will be no problem you you ash
Remember the 9 m rule

 

[M.Joshi]

Sorry to hijack this thread! We have a MegaFlo tank and the plumbers who installed it used a plastic waste pipe for the tundish overflow. I know it should be copper due to the possiblility of high temeperatures, but where the tank is, it would now be impossible to run a separate copper drain pipe.

Is this a major issue leaving the plastic pipe? I read the specs. online for a similar pipe and they are tested up to 95°C intermittent (hot/cold) and between 70°C - 75°C continuous.

 

[armyash]

Gray0689 is this what you speak of?

The pipework should not have a resistance to the flow of watergreater than that of a straight pipe 9 metres long unless the bore is increased to take account of the increased resistance.​

 

[kay-jay]

Sorry to hijack this thread! We have a MegaFlo tank and the plumbers who installed it used a plastic waste pipe for the tundish overflow. I know it should be copper due to the possiblility of high temeperatures, but where the tank is, it would now be impossible to run a separate copper drain pipe.

Is this a major issue leaving the plastic pipe? I read the specs. online for a similar pipe and they are tested up to 95°C intermittent (hot/cold) and between 70°C - 75°C continuous.

unvented hot water storage temps are well over 100 degrees.

 

[SimonG]

Don't worry about it armyash, commonsense and what they show you on the day will see you through.

 

[PlumbBobBob]

i agree don't let it worry you, you'll be fine

 

[nickelarsed]

The test is pretty straightforward. But as for a book I got the corgi unvented hot water and system design guide and found it really useful as a reference when I was first going out on my own. Unusually for a corgi book it's really clear and concise.

 

[Gray0689]

Gray0689 is this what you speak of?

The pipework should not have a resistance to the flow of watergreater than that of a straight pipe 9 metres long unless the bore is increased to take account of the increased resistance.​

That's the one ash

 

[armyash]

Thanks for the replies everyone, encouraging as always.

 

[MattWeth]

You'll be fine Ash.

I did my unvented and water regs on the same day (elected to not have the lectures - just home study and the exams so I could do both on the same day).

Mine were with a local college under the BPEC scheme. All multi choice and open book.

I clobbered the revision first though and stuck post-its into the books so I could quickly locate the relevant sections. There were a few papers (can't remember how many now) and two practical assessments - one a fault find on a badly installed system (with your recommendations to correct the faults) and then talking the examiner through the recommissioning and some basic fault finding. Even the practicals are in theory open book, although I guess it wouldn't look too good if you had to ferret through your book when the examiner asks something like 'in a bubble top cylinder what might be the cause of a passing PRV?'. I didn't refer to my books during the practical.

The thing is, they want you to pass and even if you answer something wrong, your examiner will question you a bit further and give you every chance to correct yourself.

Good luck.

 

[mikegas]

Sorry to hijack this thread! We have a MegaFlo tank and the plumbers who installed it used a plastic waste pipe for the tundish overflow. I know it should be copper due to the possiblility of high temeperatures, but where the tank is, it would now be impossible to run a separate copper drain pipe.

Is this a major issue leaving the plastic pipe? I read the specs. online for a similar pipe and they are tested up to 95°C intermittent (hot/cold) and between 70°C - 75°C continuous.

You can use plastic pipe but it has to be polypropylene you can identify it by the the writing on the pipe or by the use of mechanical fittings as you can't use glued fittings on it

 

[armyash]

The test is pretty straightforward. But as for a book I got the corgi unvented hot water and system design guide and found it really useful as a reference when I was first going out on my own. Unusually for a corgi book it's really clear and concise.

Think I'll get myself one of those Corgi Unvented books

 

[kirkgas]

Thanks for the replies everyone, encouraging as always.

most decent places supply the training book for you to have a look through before the training day, there are some self assessment Q's to get a feel for the test, think SAFETY, SAFETY & SAFETY and you will be fine