Heat Pump Installer Course overview
Logic4training’s Ground Source / Air Source Heat Pump Installer course has been designed for experienced heating installers who wish to fit heat pumps in domestic and small commercial properties. Domestic heat pump training covers both ground to water and air to water technologies. The heat pump course meets the training entry requirements for the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS).
Alternatively Logic4training's Heat Pumps Designer course can be undertaken by those who do not have the relevant qualifications and experience, but who need an understanding of air or ground source heat pumps to manage, design or specify systems for others to install. All of the content of the Heat Pump Designer course is covered on the Heat Pump Installer course.
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. Visit 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 should have a good working knowledge of heating/hot water systems and design with an NVQ Level 2 qualification or equivalent experience.
Do I need this course?
The Heat Pump Installer course is intended for experienced domestic heating installers who wish to up-skill to include ground source and/or air source heat pumps in their offering.
Course content/syllabus
The course will enable operatives to specify, survey, design and install domestic or small commercial heat pump systems, 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 Installer course includes a practical and written assessment. The written paper 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 Installer 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 documents provide useful background reading:
