CPCPGS3052 - Maintain Type A gas appliances

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:
* maintaining two different certified Type A gas appliances, including:
* cleaning and routine basic adjustment
* checking gas supply pressures
* inspecting flue for operation and condition
* conducting at least one carbon monoxide test
* correctly and safely applying the maintenance process.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
* scope of work relating to certified Type A gas appliance maintenance
* processes, procedures and techniques for:
* maintaining certified Type A appliances, including:
* checking for adequate gas pressure
* cleaning and adjusting gas components such as:
* burners
* pilots
* regulators
* fans
* temperature and pressure relief (TPR) valves
* properties of gas, gas safety, combustion principles and pressure and flow rates including carbon monoxide testing
* electrical safety and requisite precautions
* how to access relevant information, including codes and standards
* tools, materials and equipment used for the maintenance on Type A appliances
* work health and safety (WHS) requirements for the maintenance on Type A appliances.