Solar Domestic Hot Water Systems Course
(BPEC Level 3 Certificate)
Course overview
The course is designed for existing Plumbers, Gas Engineers and Electricians wanting to get trained and qualified to carry out lucrative installations in the expanding green market of solar heating. This short course is a combination of practical and theory training at our state of the art facility using the latest solar panel technology and Unvented Hot Water System equipment.
The qualification allows students to extend their current scope of work to include the installation of solar heating panels onto roofs and other recommended positions.
Who is this course for?
The course is aimed at practicing plumbers who wish to comply with the current building regulations requirements when installing Solar Domestic Hot Water Systems. Successful candidates will be deemed competent to maintain and install Solar Equipment. The G2 certificate in Unvented Hot Water Systems is a pre-requisite if plumbers if the wish to obtain their full scope certification in Solar installation.
You will gain the highest standard of practical achievement
Access Training’s courses ensure that candidates are trained to the high standards required by the building services and plumbing industry. They help to support and provide a skilled and flexible workforce that gives our students the best preparation for their future career.
We offer choice, customer focus and technical expertise in all areas of the construction industry and this course forms part of our specialist range of plumbing qualifications.
Units covered
- Introduction and technical outline of solar heating principles
- Hot water storage and key issues for installation
- Plumbing layout and design of solar water heating systems
- Controls and power requirements for solar heating
- Solar collectors and how they work in collaboration with the existing system
- Making preparations for installing a complete solar heating system
- Fitting solar collectors and the issues this brings
- System commissioning and how to handover and instruct the client
Support for students
Access Training is committed to the highest standards of customer focus and technical expertise, with a host of benefits including:
- Specialist, professionally qualified teaching staff with a wealth of industry experience.
- Enhanced Online Assessments, allowing students to sit exams with flexibility to fit around their speed of learning.
- Students are provided with a study pack and relevant books to support each qualification:
- 24hr online support for all student questions and queries when studying away from the training centre.
We train students from anywhere in the UK
The main areas include:
- South Wales
(Cardiff, Swansea, Newport, Bridgend)
- South of England
(Bristol, Gloucester, Bath, Swindon, Oxford, Reading, Slough, London)
- The Midlands
(Birmingham, Hereford, Worcester, Derby, Nottingham, Leicester)
- The South West
(Devon, Cornwall, Exeter, Plymouth, Taunton)
Further information
The Building Regulations Part G3 defines unvented hot water systems as a 'controlled service' and as such, it is a legal requirement that all unvented hot water installations are notified to the local Building Control department. There are two methods of notification available to an engineer, the first one involves the submission of a Building Control Notice and involves the payment of a fee, the second option is to undertake a recognised qualification that allows the installer to self-certificate any systems installed. The course covers all aspects of unvented hot water installation including legislative requirements and safety issues, as well as the correct installation, commissioning and servicing of systems.
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