BET 3010 - NCCER Plumbing Level 3

Clock Hours:  30

Prerequisite Course:  None

Industry Certificate:  NCCER

Course Description:  This course describes techniques for sizing water supply systems, including calculating system requirements and demand, developed lengths, and pressure drops.  It also introduces the different types of backflow prevention devices and how they work, where they are used and how they are installed.

Course Competencies:

Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of:

• Determine the factors that affect the sizing of water supply systems.
  • Determine how temperature and density affect water supply systems.
  • Determine how flow and friction affect water supply systems.
• Size a given water supply system for different acceptable flow rates and calculate pressure drops in a given water system.
  • Determine how to establish system requirements for a given water supply system.
  • Determine how to calculate demand for a given water supply system.
  • Determine the correct pipe size based on system and supply pressures in a given water supply system.
  • Determine how to calculate system losses in a given water supply system.
• Describe the six basic backflow-prevention devices and the hazards they are designed to prevent.

NCCER Course Topic:  Portable Water Supply Treatment

Clock Hours:  15

Prerequisite Course:  None

Industry Certificate:  NCCER

Course Description:  This course describes how to disinfect, filter, and soften water supply systems, including how to trouble-shoot water supply problems, flush out visible contaminants from a plumbing system, and disinfect a potable water plumbing system.

Course Competencies:

Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of:

• Identify the methods for disinfecting the water supp0ly and determine the sources of contamination they address.
  • Determine when and how to install chlorinators.
  • Determine when and how to install pasteurization systems.
  • Determine when and how to install ultraviolet-light systems.
• Identify the methods for filtering and softening the water supply and determine the sources of contamination they address.
• Determine how to troubleshoot water supply problems caused by contamination.

NCCER Course Topic:  Venting

Clock Hours:  20

Prerequisite Course:  None

Industry Certificate:  NCCER

Course Description:  This course describe the different types of vents that can be installed in a DWV system and how they work.  It also teaches design and installation techniques.

Course Competencies:

Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of:

• Describe the principles and components of vent systems and their code requirements.
  • Describe the principles of venting.
  • Describe the components of a vent system.
  • Describe how to grade vents properly.
• Describe the different types of vent systems that plumbers install.
  • Individual and common vents.
  • Battery vents.
  • Wet vents.
  • Air admittance and island vents.
  • Relief and Sovent vents.

NCCER Course Topic: Sizing DWV & Storm Systems

Clock Hours:  20

Prerequisite Course:  None

Industry Certificate:  NCCER

Course Description:  This course describes how to calculate drainage fixtures units for waste systems.

Course Competencies:

Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of:

• Describe how to size drain, waste, and vent systems.
• Describe how to size storm drainage systems.

NCCER Course Topic: Sewage Pumps & Sump Pumps

Clock Hours:  26

Prerequisite Course:  None

Industry Certificate:  NCCER

Course Description:  This course describes the installation, diagnosis, and repair of pumps, controls, and sumps in sewage and storm water removal systems.

Course Competencies:

Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of:

• Describe the components of sewage and storm water removal systems and exlain how to size and install them
• Explain how to troubleshoot and repair sewage and storm water removal systems.

NCCER Course Topic:  Water Piping

Clock Hours:  20

Prerequisite Course:  None

Industry Certificate:  NCCER

Course Description:  This course describes the types of corrosive wastes that are commonly found in residential and commercial applications, reviews related safety issues and hazard communications, and the various type of piping materials used to handle corrosive wastes and reviews how to correctly select and properly connect different type of corrosive-resistant waste piping.

Course Competencies:

Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of:

• Identify corrosive wastes and handle them safely.
• Explain how to join and install different types of corrosive-resistant waste piping.

NCCER Course Topic:  Compressed Air

Clock Hours:  20

Prerequisite Course:  None

Industry Certificate:  NCCER

Course Description:  This course explains the principles of compressed-air systems and their components and accessories, reviews safety issues related to compressed-air system and introduces students to the installation procedures for compressed-air systems.

Course Competencies:

Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of:

• Explain the types, functions, and capacities of different compressed-air systems.
• Identify the different methods of conditioning compressed air.
• Identify the safety issues related to compressed-air systems.
• Explain how to install a basic compressed-air system.

NCCER Course Topic:  Service Plumbing

Clock Hours:  30

Prerequisite Course:  None

Industry Certificate:  NCCER

Course Description:  This course describes how to troubleshoot and repair problems with water supply and DWV systems and fixtures, and how to observe safety and etiquette standards while on service calls.

Course Competencies:

Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of:

• Recognize and observe standards of safety and etiquette when making service calls to residential and commercial facilities.
• Explain how to troubleshoot and repair problems with water supply systems.
• Explain how to troubleshoot and repair problems with fixtures and appliances.
• Explain how to troubleshoot and repair problems with DWV systems.