This unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to test, commission and maintain hot and/or heated water temperature control devices, including thermostatic mixing valves in water services.
Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.
Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
*testing and commissioning three different types of thermostatic mixing valves in accordance with manufacturers’ instructions and relevant Australian Standards
*maintaining three different types of thermostatic mixing valves in accordance with manufacturers’ instructions and relevant Australian Standards.
Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
*bacteria in water and its effect on health
*characteristics and applications of different types of hot and/or heated water temperature control valves and devices
*process of commissioning hot and/or heated water temperature control devices
*properties of water, including pressure and flow rates
*how to access relevant information, including codes and standards
*tools, materials and equipment used to test, commission and maintain hot and/or heated water temperature control devices, including thermostatic mixing valves in water services
*work health and safety (WHS) requirements for testing, commissioning and maintaining hot and/or heated water temperature control devices, including thermostatic mixing valves in water services.
The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.
This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):