BPEC Gas Cookers (CKR1)

Key Details

Available at:
Rhos-on-Sea
Study Mode:
Part-time
Course Length:
Up to 1 week depending on ACS requirements

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BPEC Gas Cookers (CKR1)

Short Course

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Course Description

Existing Gas Safe registered engineers requiring to renew their ACS qualifications.

Work Areas:

CoNGLP1 - LPG Changeover domestic natural gas to LPG

PD - Permanent Dwellings

RPH - Residential Park Home

LAV - Leisure Accommodation Vehicles

B - Boats

LPG Specific Appliances:

HTRLP2 - Install, exchange, service, repair, breakdown and commission closed flue gas fires – LPG

Core elements:

Gas safety regulations, Building Regulations, British Standards and other related legislation

Unsafe situations and emergency actions

Characteristics of LPG cylinder location, safety and sizing

Operation and positioning of emergency isolation, flow control and valves for cylinders

Supply pressures

Gas pipework (including sizing, installation, defects and faults)

Tightness testing and purging (PD, LAV and RPH)

Flues and ventilation

Combustion

Combustion performance analysis (flue gas testing)

Appliance controls

Appliances:

Gas safety regulations, Building Regulations, British Standards and other related legislation

Installation

Commissioning and fault finding

Servicing procedures

Unsafe situations

Entry Criteria

Previous held ACS qualifications

This course is suitable for engineers who have the necessary qualifications to be admitted onto the ACS Scheme. Run by the Strategic Management Board for the industry, successful completion of this course will enable an engineer to register with Gas Safe.

Engineers are classified into 3 categories:

Category 1 – Experienced practising gas fitting operative

Category 2 – Applicant with relevant mechanical engineering/fitting qualifications/experience

Category 3 – New entrant without relevant qualifications/experience

Additional Information:

On the day of training you will need to bring with you:

2x passport sized photographs

Original copies of expired/expiring ACS qualifications

Note taking material (recording devices not allowed)

A calculator (not part of a smart phone application) which we can provide you with on the day

We will also provide a copy of the NICEIC LPG On-site Guide for use throughout the training. You can purchase your own copy by clicking here.

Note: Training is not a pre-requisite to assessment