Fixtures, Appliances and Water Heaters
Setting fixtures and installing water heaters, followed through a second-level apprentice finishing a Hamilton high-rise: fixture types, materials and certification marks; roughing in and setting water closets and urinals; lavatories, sinks and faucets; bathtubs, showers and pressure-balancing and thermostatic valves with the 49 °C limit; barrier-free fixtures under Section 3.8 of the Ontario Building Code; flushometers, sensor controls and emergency fixtures; gas and electric storage, tankless and heat pump water heaters; relief valves and thermal expansion; gas venting, combustion air and the TSSA licensing boundary; appliance and water treatment connections; and service and troubleshooting.
PLB-220 12 lessons · 4 h 38 min ▶ Video lessons coming soon
Offered by HSM University · Plumbing
This is the Canadian version of this course. See the American version.
What you'll learn
- Identify fixture types and materials, check fixtures against the fixture schedule, and confirm certification to the CSA and harmonized ASME standards, drinking water and flow limits.
- Rough in and set floor-mounted and wall-hung water closets and urinals with correct flange location and height, clearances, seals and fastening.
- Install lavatories, sinks and faucets with correct drains, overflows, traps, stops and supply connectors, keeping hot on the left and slip joints accessible.
- Install bathtubs and showers, and rough in, trim and set pressure-balancing, thermostatic and combination valves with the high-limit stop at the code maximum.
- Lay out barrier-free water closets, lavatories, showers and other fixtures to Section 3.8 of the Ontario Building Code, keeping clear floor spaces and grab bars unobstructed.
- Install and adjust flushometer valves, sensor and metering controls, commercial lavatories and sinks, drinking fountains and emergency fixtures.
- Explain how gas and electric storage water heaters work, estimate recovery and first-hour delivery, and install a storage heater to the code and the manufacturer's instructions.
- Size and install tankless and heat pump water heaters, accounting for winter temperature rise, gas or electrical capacity, venting, air volume, condensate and descaling.
- Install temperature and pressure relief valves and their discharge piping correctly, and control thermal expansion in closed systems with a sized, pre-charged expansion tank.
- Explain combustion air, venting categories and carbon monoxide hazards for gas water heaters, recognize unsafe installations and respect the TSSA gas licensing boundary.
- Connect dishwashers, clothes washers, ice makers, beverage equipment and disposers, and install water treatment equipment, with correct backflow protection and indirect drains.
- Maintain fixtures and water heaters, troubleshoot common problems systematically, and prepare clear service reports and turnover records.
Course content
12 lessons · 4 h 38 min total · final exam
- 1 Fixtures: types, materials and certification marks 27 min · quiz
- 2 Roughing in and setting water closets and urinals 25 min · quiz
- 3 Lavatories, sinks and faucets 23 min · quiz
- 4 Bathtubs, showers and scald-protection valves 24 min · quiz
- 5 Accessible and barrier-free fixtures 21 min · quiz
- 6 Commercial fixtures, flush valves and sensor controls 23 min · quiz
- 7 Tank-type water heaters: gas and electric 23 min · quiz
- 8 Tankless and heat pump water heaters 21 min · quiz
- 9 Relief valves, thermal expansion and water heater safety 23 min · quiz
- 10 Gas water heater venting, combustion air and licence limits 22 min · quiz
- 11 Appliance connections and water treatment equipment 23 min · quiz
- 12 Service, maintenance and troubleshooting 23 min · quiz
- E Final exam 20 questions
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
Setting fixtures and installing water heaters, followed through a second-level apprentice finishing a Hamilton high-rise: fixture types, materials and certification marks; roughing in and setting water closets and urinals; lavatories, sinks and faucets; bathtubs, showers and pressure-balancing and thermostatic valves with the 49 °C limit; barrier-free fixtures under Section 3.8 of the Ontario Building Code; flushometers, sensor controls and emergency fixtures; gas and electric storage, tankless and heat pump water heaters; relief valves and thermal expansion; gas venting, combustion air and the TSSA licensing boundary; appliance and water treatment connections; and service and troubleshooting.