Basic plumbing

3 HOUR COURSE
This course is for homeowners who want to learn the basics so they can repair or fix simple common plumbing problems around the house.

This course is not designed to get you ready for a career as a professional plumber. This is for homeowners who want to learn the basics so they can repair or fix simple common plumbing problems around the house and save money on routine tasks and get the problem fixed right away.

With a few basics and a bit of confidence there are many simple jobs like fixing leaking taps or toilets that you can do yourself, so why pay a professional plumber £80 for something you can fix in 5 minutes?

Content score (practical/info-theory): 2/5

Tasks and Skills covered include:

• Water storage and hot water systems
• Tap washer and cartridge replacement
• Poly pipe fittings
• How to replace a length of copper pipe with new poly pipe
• Removing and installing new taps
• Specific tools for plumbing
• Working with copper pipe
• Soldering
• Sealing threads to stop leaks
• Copper fittings
• Cutting copper pipe and poly pipe
• Isolating valves
• Waste and Traps

Replacing or repairing toilet parts, what are they and what do they do?

• Flush valves
• Flappers
• Handles
• Chains
• Overflows

This 3-hour basics course will give you the confidence to tackle some of those simple repair jobs and get some answers to all those DIY questions.