The course has been developed in association with HETAS, the official body recognised by government to approve solid fuel domestic heating appliances, fuels and services.
The Plumbing Academy specialises in courses in the area of renewable energy and this course for woody biomass heating is the latest in a series of courses. There is a strong demand for courses for renewable energy, as plumbing operatives are responding to the increase in demand from environmentally and economically conscious consumers. The woody biomass heating training and assessment course has been designed to comply with the requirements of the Microgeneration Certification Scheme.
Training Course Objectives
The training course for woody biomass heating systems is a four day course whose objective it is to enable candidates to select the most appropriate woody biomass system for a building based on consultation with the client about their needs and demands, to install the common types of woody biomass heating systems in the UK in a safe and workmanlike manner, and to maintain and service the common types of woody biomass heating systems.
The training course and manual take the candidate through the following areas:
- Introduction to woody biomass heating and its context within the renewable energy centre
- System costs, funding and government policy
- Fuel Characteristics, Supply and Combustion
- Biomass Heating Systems: Technical Overview
- Determining system sizes
- Hydraulic systems
- Fuel storage systems
- Chimney requirements
- Conducting a site assessment
- Installation of woody biomass systems
- System commissioning and handover to client
- Health & Safety and Fire prevention
- Regulations and Standards
- Operation and Maintenance
Who is it suitable for?
The course is targeting candidates who have a number of years’ experience in plumbing or conventional heating engineering or hold a formal qualification such as NVQ Level 3 in plumbing or heating engineering and hold a pre-requisite HETAS 3 day Heating Engineers Certificate.
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