CPCPGS3049 - Install gas appliance flues
Nominal hours
Location
Prerequisites
CPCPCM3021 - Flash penetrations through roofs and walls
(Or equivalent to be determined by unit coordinator)
Co-requisites
(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)
Overview
This unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to install and test flues for gas appliances in accordance with relevant regulatory authority and jurisdictional requirements.
Assessment
For Melbourne campuses
Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, incl the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.
Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
* installing, testing and flashing as required:
* a fan-assisted flue
* a natural draft flue
* a mild steel flue from a boiler flue spigot to terminate above the roofline.
Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
* properties of gas, gas safety, combustion principles, pressure and flow rates
* types of approved flues for appliances, including:
* balanced
* individual appliance
* multiple flues
* natural draft
* twin wall flues
* how to access relevant information, including codes and standards
* tools, materials and equipment used for the installation and testing of gas appliance flues
* work health and safety (WHS) requirements for the installation and testing of gas appliance flues.
Required reading
The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.
As part of a course
This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):