The City and Guilds Textbook Plumbing Book 2 for the Level 3 Apprenticeship (9189), Level 3 Advanced Technical Diploma (8202) and Level 3 Diploma (6035) Kindle Edition by Peter Tanner and Stephen Lane

Contents

About your qualification v
How to use this book vii
Acknowledgements viii
Picture credits ix
1 Cold water systems, planning and design 1
The legislation relating to the installation and maintenance of cold water systems 1
Cold water system layouts 7
Backflow protection in plumbing systems 46
Design techniques for cold water systems 68
Diagnosing and rectifying faults in cold water systems and components 90
Commissioning cold water systems and components 96
Servicing and maintenance of cold water systems 107
2 Hot water systems, planning and design 112
Different fuels in domestic hot water systems 112
The types of hot water system and their layout requirements 113
Specialist components in hot water systems 135
Design techniques for hot water systems 147
The installation requirements of hot water systems and components 166
Testing and commissioning requirements of hot water systems and components 172
Diagnosing and rectifying faults in hot water systems and components 178
Servicing and maintenance of hot water systems 185
3 Central heating systems, planning and design 189
Types of central heating system and their layout requirements 189
Design techniques for central heating systems 212
Positioning central heating system components 246
Installation, connection and testing requirements of electrically operated central heating components 250
Commissioning central heating systems and components 258
Diagnosing and rectifying faults in central heating systems and components 271
4 Advanced sanitation and rainwater systems 285
The legislation relating to the installation and maintenance of sanitation and rainwater systems 285
System layouts of sanitation systems 288
Design techniques for sanitation and rainwater systems 313
Commissioning sanitation systems and components 324
Servicing and maintenance of sanitation and rainwater systems 327
Diagnosing and rectifying faults in sanitary systems and components 328
5 Electrical principles 331
The principles of electricity 331
The legislation relating to electrical work and the control of plumbing and
domestic heating systems 336
The types of electrical system and layouts 342
Performing pre-installation activity prior to undertaking electrical work on
plumbing and domestic heating 352
Safe isolation procedures 356
Safe installation and testing of electrical equipment 360
Diagnosing faults and safe repair of electrical work 390
6 Advanced environmental technology systems 421
The legislation relating to micro-renewable energy and water conservation technologies 421
Heat-producing micro-renewable energy 423
Water conservation technologies 439
Electricity-producing micro-renewable energy 448
7 Domestic fuel systems 465
Factors affecting fuel selection 465
Combustion processes of fuel supply systems 479
Principles of chimneys and flue systems 493
8 Additional topics 514
Plan work schedules for a system installation 514
Plan for careers in building services engineering 520
The requirements to become a qualified operative in building services engineering 524
Glossary 527
Test your knowledge answers 531
Index 535