£250 inc vat - 5 Day Plumbing Course

This plumbing course is a Level 1 National Award in Practical Plumbing Skills through the awarding body EDI.

The plumbing course is suitable for tilers, plasterers, joiners, kitchen fitters etc or enthusiastic DIY'ers who wish to undertake simple plumbing tasks from changing taps, plumbing in a kitchen sink including a washing machine to a full bathroom replacements including fitting of radiators. In the current climate the tradesperson who can do the whole job gets the job.

This plumbing course is aimed to give you enough skills to develop your expertise to a career in plumbing as many of our former plumbing candidates have or just to give you the confidence to take on everyday DIY projects around the house

Our 5 day plumbing course will provide you with a great insight and understanding of the plumbing trade whether you are a total beginner or have some previous plumbing experience.

Please feel free to arrange a visit prior to booking. Take the tour and have a chat to students actually on the plumbing course.

Course Content

Plumbing Course

Working with and using 15mm and 22mm copper pipe and fixings - Fitting isolation valves - Pipe bending

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Fitting of tap connectors including flexi - WC assembly including all internal fittings - Fault finding and repair - Bathroom taps and wastes fitted and explained.

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Plumbing in a complete bathroom and water testing under pressure !!

Fitting of Kitchen taps and waste - Strip down a kitchen tap, repair washer and re-test - Plumbing in a kitchen sink with hot and cold outlets for a washing machine, then water test everything under pressure.

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Fitting of radiators - Fault finding and repair - Working with plastic pipe and copper together - Plumbing up and filling up until under full pressure -

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THEN.... under pressure and full of water, change a radiator and valve !!

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Moving onto showers. Working within a studded wall, run a hot and cold supply - Plumbing a Thermostatic Mixing Shower up until under full working pressure.... Then turn it on !!

A Fully Working Shower !

Extra content covered on every YTA plumbing course

Tricks of the trade throughout the plumbing course
Full Measuring and In-Depth Quoting based on your full size kitchens and bathrooms.
Marketing Techniques
Business cards, logo design and how to advertise
Insurance, TAX, CIS scheme and CSCS cards
Plumbing Business Start Up
Course progression and NVQ's