EAL
Level 3
QN: 600/5253/3
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EAL Level 3 Award In the Installation and Maintenance of Heat Pumps Systems (Non-refrigerant Circuits)
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by EAL. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 80 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 3
Awarding Body
EAL
Syllabus Units
4 Units
Guided Hours
80 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Inspect, service and maintain heat pump installations _non-refrigerant circuits_
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Undertake the non-refrigerant circuit routine service and maintenance of an air source heat pump system installation
- Undertake the non-refrigerant circuit routine service and maintenance of an ground source heat pump system installation
- Undertake non-refrigerant circuit fault diagnosis work on an air or ground source heat pump system installation
- Undertake non-refrigerant circuit fault rectification work on an air or ground source heat pump system installation
2
Install, commission and handover heat pumps _non-refrigerant circuits_
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Plan and prepare for the installation of heat pumps (non-refrigerant circuits)
- Install air and ground source heat pump units (non-refrigerant circuits), Test and commission a ground source heat pump installation (non-refrigerant circuits), Test and commission an air source heat pump installation (non-refrigerant circuits), Handover an air or ground source heat pump installation
3
Know the requirements to inspect, service and maintain heat pump system installations _non-refrigerant circuits_
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the requirements for the non-refrigerant circuit routine service and maintenance of heat pump system installations
- Know how to diagnose faults in heat pump system installations
- Know how to rectify non-refrigerant circuit faults in heat pump system installations
4
Know the requirements to install, commission and handover heat pump systems _non-refrigerant circuits_
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the health and safety risks and safe systems of work associated with heat pump system installation work (non-refrigerant circuits)
- Know the requirements of relevant regulations/standards relating to practical installation, testing and commissioning activities for heat pump installation work
- Know the purpose and operational characteristics of heat pump unit and heat pump system components
- Know the different types of heat pump units and system arrangements for hydraulic emitter circuits
- Know the fundamental principles of heat pump selection and system design that are common to both air and ground source heat pumps
- Know the fundamental design principles for ground source ‘closed loop’ heat pump collector circuit design, component sizing and installation
- Know the layouts of ‘open loop’ water filled heat pump collector circuits
- Know the fundamental design considerations and principles that are specific to air source heat pumps
- Know the preparatory work required for heat pump installation work
- Know the requirements to install and test heat pump systems (non-refrigerant circuits)
- Understand the requirements to commission heat pump system installations (non-refrigerant circuits)
- Understand the requirements to handover heat pump system installations
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 600/5253/3
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- EAL
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- May 2012