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The PITT plumbing course is designed to teach the removal and refitting of a bathroom suite in a domestic setting, which was I now know encompasses most of the plumbing within the domestic household. Naturally central heating systems are also covered.

The first thing I notice when going through the PITT entrance is that the showroom has been completed, please see the photos attached. Not you average training centre reception I'm sure you would agree. [Dates are incorrect due to camera reset]

After meeting the rest of the guys on the course up in the coffee area, the day begins with Jason detailing the health and safety assessments carried out, fire procedures and availability of first aiders. The training area for the plumbing course has training bays around the perimeter of the room, with a central seating area for theory lessons and powerpoint presentations, they are also displays of a conventional heating system, a bath, a shower and central heating controls. There is also a large range of pipe fittings and sundries to the front of the training area.

From here John Kimberley our course tutor takes over and begins with a comprehensive breakdown of required tools for plumbing, what they are called and what they are needed for. John has a very visual teaching style in that he likes to show you exactly what he's talking about and demonstrates how tools / fittings would be used; this was a great help to people like myself who've never really attempted plumbing or the use of the tools.

After the tool breakdown, John takes up through a powerpoint presentation of pipe fittings of end feed, compression, solder ring and push fit varieties. The presentation is also backed up with John showing us actual fittings and explained why and when they would be used. This information is also in the supplied booklet. John also clearly explains about soil pipes and how to connect to them and the various types of soil in the domestic market.

Later in the day we have soldering practice, where we have free reign to solder various pipes together with bends and couplers. I've always thought that soldering would be a tricky thing to learn; not in the slightest. John first takes us through the fire precautions and potential hazards involved with flux, solder and blow torches, after that he goes through a few simple and clear demonstrations of the soldering process and then it's off to our own bays for a try. The blowtorch we are using is the Rothenberger Sure Fire 2 which seems to whip the flame around the pipe, soldering is a breeze.

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Day One | Day Two | Day Three | Day Four | Day Five | Conclusion

Review by Dave M. Carr
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