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Tuesday morning starts with a lesson on plastic wastes. We cover why there is a need for a waste, what they are made from and their different designs and how to connect them. John also demonstrates push fit and solvent weld styles and the pro's and con's to each system and where he would use each system. We also cover wastes for different applications such as sinks, baths and showers and the new Hepworth waste which would prove very useful in space restrictive areas.

Then we're onto a conventional vented central heating system. The class starts from where the rising main enters the property and we follow it's path through the house, John clearly explains where all the associated tanks are kept, what they feed and the water regulations concerned with this type of system. There is an awful lot of information in this lesson as we trace the inlets and outlets from the hot water cylinder, the use of the three-way valves and the schematics of how the radiators are connected to the system.

It may seem like I'm glossing over the finer details of this lesson, but for good reason; I'd be typing for hours. By the end John's lesson on conventional vented central heating systems we have a firm understanding of how hot and cold water is fed to both the kitchen and bathroom areas (including regulations and water pressures) and how to stop the flow of water, increase the pressure and drain down to remove taps or damaged pipes. John's also covered the central heating side of the system and demonstrated how to remove a radiator and refit. This demonstration also included useful tips on draining down and ways to 'bung' the system.

We have also learned how install a shower properly so the hot water doesn't fade away when another member of the household draws hot water downstairs. Again John's opened my eyes with the ballofix valves fitted in my bathroom and how they're possibly hampering my showers performance; should have fitted 'full bore' varieties.

After lunch John's shows us all how to bend pipe with the Hillmor pipe bender or 'wrestling the Octopus' as someone called it. This may seem like a very easy task, but there's far more involved in this essential skill for plumbing. John's explains how we create 90 degree bends, offsets and how to direct the copper pipe. There's quite a lot of practice time allotted for this task; and with good reason. I have to say that while my bends and offsets came out where they should, it did take some practice and I'd definitely say the additional practice payed off later in the week when we did the bathroom fit.

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

Review by Dave M. Carr
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