CPCPWT3021 - Set out and install water services

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:
* water services from a cold drinking water supply line to a shower, basin, bath, laundry trough and kitchen sink, and include a provision for a water heater
* a heated water supply line to a kitchen sink and laundry trough
* a tempered water supply line to a basin, shower and bath
* a non-drinking water supply to a water closet and hose tap.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
* processes and requirements of installing water piping systems:
* proximity to other services
* location of piping
* depth of cover, bedding and backfill
* insulation
* protection
* pipe support
* identification of piping
* sizing
* properties of water including density, viscosity, compressibility, boiling point and freezing point
* pressure and flow rates
* water supply backflow and cross-connection
* how to access relevant information, including codes and standards
* tools, materials and equipment used to set out and install water services
* work health and safety (WHS) requirements for setting out and installing water services.