Low Temperature Hot Water Heating Systems
About this course
Although designed as a recommended pre-requisite qualification to allow progression on to the BPEC suite of Heat Pump qualifications, this qualification can also be taken by those experienced operatives wishing to develop their skills in the design of low temperature domestic heating systems. This unregulated qualification has been developed to enable plumbing and heating engineers to demonstrate their competence in:
• Understanding the importance for the correct calculation of heat loss from a dwelling when low temperature hot water heating systems are being specified and installed.
• Deigning low temperature heating systems for dwellings that use low temperature and/or low carbon heat sources.
We recommend enrolling on our BPEC Water Regulations and our Heat Pump Systems Installer Training course once you have completed this course, as the two programmes are designed to complement each other and build your skills progressively.
We also offer other courses that may be of interest to you as follows
- Domestic Hot Water Storage Systems (Unvented)
- Heat Pump Systems Installer Training
- Rainwater Harvesting and Greywater Recycling Systems
- Solar Thermal Domestic Hot Water Systems
What you will study
At the end of this qualification the learner will be able to:
• Know the requirements of relevant Regulations, Standards and Guidance relating to domestic low temperature hot water heating systems and hot water supply
• Know how to Calculate the heat loss from a dwelling for low temperature hot water heating design
• Know how to calculate the hot water requirements of a dwelling
• Know how to size and select heat emitters for low temperature hot water heating systems
• Know how to correctly size low temperature hot water heating systems in dwellings
• Know how to design low temperature hot water heating systems for dwellings
Course fees
Administration Fee: £10.00
Awarding Organisation Fee: £92.70
Course Fee: £224.60
Entry requirements
Qualifications which a learner must have completed before taking the qualification
- N/SVQ Level 2 in Plumbing or equivalent earlier certification that provides evidence of competence; or
- N/SVQ Level 2 in Domestic Heating or equivalent earlier certification that provides evidence of competence; or
- N/SVQ Level 2 in Heating and Ventilating (Domestic or Industrial and Commercial Installation) or equivalent earlier certification that provides evidence of competence; or
- N/SVQ Level 2/3 in Oil-Fired Technical Services or equivalent earlier certification that provides evidence of competence*; or
- N/SVQ Level 2/3 in Gas Installation and Maintenance or equivalent earlier certification that provides evidence of competence*; or
- heating installers with minimum 3 years of experience installing wet central heating systems, evidenced either by manufacturer courses certification or Gas Safe Register, OFTEC, MCS or HETAS registration.
Important points
- The College welcomes contact with parents/guardians of students who are under 18.
- Additional support is available for students with learning difficulties and disabilities.
- Cardiff and Vale College is committed to inclusion and values diversity. We are determined to promote equality of opportunity and to treat everyone fairly and with respect.
- Cardiff and Vale College reserves the right to make changes to this course without prior notice.
- Course fees are subject to change. Your fee will be confirmed prior to enrolment.
- All courses are accurate at the time of upload or print.
- Courses can only run if there are sufficient numbers.
- Please note, if you choose three or more course choices, then you may be referred for a careers appointment first. This does not apply to A Level or GCSE choices.
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Career prospects & further study
The BPEC Low Temperature Hot Water Heating Systems is a recommended pre-requisite qualification to allow progression onto the BPEC Level 3 Award in Heat Pump Systems (Non-refrigerant Circuits)