Heat Pump Designer Course overview
Logic4training’s Ground Source / Air Source Heat Pump Designer course has been created specifically for those who require a fuller understanding of domestic heat pump system configuration, but do not currently meet the criteria to undertake Logic4training’s Heat Pump Instalier course. The Heat Pump Designer course is for those involved in designing, managing or surveying heat pump systems for others to install.
Thanks to legally binding targets to cut carbon and the introduction of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI), heat pumps are a natural development for the heating market and should be considered by any heating installation company or engineer; whether they work with gas, LPG, solid fuel, oil or bio-mass. View our renewable energy blog posts for regular updates on what is happening in the green energy sector.
The cost of the course includes training, assessment, the certification fee and a course manual.
Entry requirements:
Operatives must have some basic heating and plumbing knowledge, but do not require the heating and plumbing qualifications needed for the domestic heat pumps installer course.
Do I need this course?
The course is intended for those involved in designing, surveying or managing heat pump systems for others to install.
Course content/syllabus
The course will enable operatives to specify, survey and design domestic or small commercial heat pump installations, enlisting manufacturers support where required. Systems up to 24kW for ground source and 16kW for air source heat pumps are covered, plus the following areas:
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Background to market
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Heat pump regulations and guidance
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Principles of ground and air source heat pump operation
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Heat pump collector types
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Heat distribution
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Pre-installation requirements
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Installation materials and methods
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Filling, flushing and testing
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Setting to work, commissioning
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Heat pump servicing and fault finding
Logic4training’s Heat Pump Designer course includes a written assessment, which takes the form of a multiple choice question paper and a design scenario. Successful candidates will be issued with a Logic Certification Domestic Heat Pump Designer certificate.
During the design of any heat pump installation, accurate calculation of the heat load requirement is imperative to ensure optimum and efficient operation of the system. Calculating building load and heating system design is not covered in any great depth in this course. Operatives without this knowledge should employ the services of a suitably qualified person, seek manufacturer’s guidance, or take the Logic4training Heating and Hot Water Systems and Safety course.
Reading required?
A course manual is supplied during the course and the following material would be useful to read prior to the course:
