Classes
are held at the Business and Technology College in
Kansas City, MO.
Level
I
Introduction
to the plumbing trade, plumbing tools, introduction to plumbing math,
introduction to plumbing drawings, plastic pipe and fittings, copper pipe
and fittings, cast - iron pipe and fittings, carbon steel pipe and
fittings, fixtures and faucets, introduction to drain, waste and vent (DWV)
systems, introduction to water distribution systems
Level
II
Intermediate
math, reading commercial drawings, installing and testing DWV piping,
installing roof, floor and area drains, types of valves, installing and
testing water supply piping, installing fixtures, valves and faucets,
installing water heaters, fuel gas systems, servicing of fixtures, valves
and faucets.Level
III
Applied
math, codes, types of venting, indirect and special waste, sewage pumps
and sump pumps, sizing water supply piping, backflow preventers, water
pressure boosters and recirculating systems, servicing piping systems,
fixtures and appliances.
Level
IV
Business
math for plumbers, sizing DWV and storm systems, private water supply
systems, private waste disposal systems, locating buried water and sewer
lines, hydronic and solar heating systems, water supply treatment,
swimming pools and hot tubs, compressed air, corrosive - resistant waste
piping, plumbing for mobile homes and mobile home parks.
Level
I
Introduction
to the sheet metal trade, tools of the trade, fasteners, hangers, and
supports, installation of air distribution accessories, insulation,
introduction to sheet metal layout and processes, trade math one,
fabrication one: parallel line development.
Level
II
Trade
math two, basic piping practices, fabrication two: radial line
development, bend allowances, blueprints and specifications, air
properties and distribution, sheet metal duct fabrication standards,
soldering, fiberglass duct.
Level
III
Trade
math three: field measuring and fitting, airside systems, introduction to
welding, brazing, and cutting, principles of refrigeration, principles of
air flow, comprehensive blueprint and specification reading, fabrication
three: triangulation, architectural sheet metal.
Level
IV
Shop
production and organization, air balance, fabrication four: comprehensive
review, louvers, dampers and access doors, hoods and ventilators, fume and
exhaust systems design.