CPCPGS3061 - Install and commission 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:

• installing and commissioning three certified Type A gas appliances:
• one must be a fan assisted flued appliance
• one must be installed in a domestic setting
• one must be installed in a commercial setting
• calculating natural ventilation for at least one Type A gas appliance
• conducting a carbon monoxide test.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:

• types of approved flues for Type A appliances, including:
• balanced
• individual appliance
• multiple flues
• natural draft
• twin wall flues
• fan assisted flues
• power flues
• other approved flues
• working drawings conventions, symbols and abbreviations
• results of carbon monoxide poisoning and how it can occur
• reasons for testing for carbon monoxide
• consequences of carbon monoxide poisoning:
• ill health
• death
• processes, procedures and techniques for:
• installing and commissioning Type A appliances and ventilation
• using carbon monoxide testing equipment to check appliance for spillage
• existing consumer piping is checked to ensure its compliance with relevant Australian standards and that its capacity is adequate for the additional load
• size of branch line is calculated according to regulating authorities' requirements
• properties of gas, gas safety, combustion principles, pressure and flow rates.
• how to access relevant information, including codes and standards
• tools, materials and equipment used for the installation and commissioning of Type A gas appliances
• work health and safety (WHS) requirements for the installation and commissioning of Type A gas appliances.