Plumbing Code II and Red Seal Exam Preparation
The final plumbing course: a second pass through the plumbing code and a structured review for the Red Seal plumber exam, followed through an apprentice's last twelve weeks before her Certificate of Qualification in Hamilton. The exam today (125 questions, four hours, 70 per cent) and a pacing plan; using the Red Seal Occupational Standard and exam weightings with a diagnostic test to build a weighted study plan; timed code navigation drills; complex drainage and venting, water supply and storm drainage sizing problems with practice tables; reviews of gas, hydronic, steam and backflow, of fixtures, water heaters and services, of plumbing math and science, and of safety, tools and trade practices; practice exam strategy and error logs; and full mock exams with a final two-week plan.
PLB-410 12 lessons · 4 h 35 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
- Describe the Red Seal plumber exam's format, question types, pass mark, eligibility and results process, and build a pacing plan with checkpoints
- Use the Red Seal Occupational Standard and exam weightings with a diagnostic test to build and revise a weighted study plan
- Navigate the plumbing code with a five-step lookup and drill definitions, direct, reverse and combined lookups against time and accuracy targets
- Solve multi-step drainage and venting problems, sizing branches, stacks, building drains, offsets and vent stacks and converting pumped flows
- Solve multi-step water supply problems with fixture units, a demand curve, a pressure budget, friction loss and velocity checks
- Size storm leaders and drains from roof area and rainfall, and solve sewage ejector, sump, grease interceptor and indirect waste problems
- Review fuel gas loads, hydronic flow and expansion tank sizing, low-pressure steam components and backflow device selection
- Apply fixture, trap, temperature limit, water heater, water service and water treatment requirements, including mixing and recovery calculations
- Carry out plumbing calculations with units, conversions, pressure and head, offsets, grade, expansion and rigging, and check answers for sense
- Apply site safety rules, joining methods, test requirements, pipe support and drawing skills that the exam and the job require
- Use question-reading, elimination, two-pass pacing, reasoned answer changes, error logs by cause and spaced review to raise practice scores
- Plan and take full mock exams, judge readiness with a margin above the pass mark, and carry out a final two-week plan and exam-day routine
Course content
12 lessons · 4 h 35 min total · final exam
- 1 The Red Seal plumber exam today 20 min · quiz
- 2 Using the RSOS and exam weightings 20 min · quiz
- 3 Code navigation drills 24 min · quiz
- 4 Complex DWV sizing problems 28 min · quiz
- 5 Complex water supply sizing problems 27 min · quiz
- 6 Storm drainage and special systems problems 24 min · quiz
- 7 Gas, hydronic and backflow review 25 min · quiz
- 8 Fixtures, water heaters and service review 24 min · quiz
- 9 Plumbing math and science review 22 min · quiz
- 10 Safety, tools and trade practices review 20 min · quiz
- 11 Practice exam strategy and error logs 21 min · quiz
- 12 Full mock exams and the final two weeks 20 min · quiz
- E Final exam 20 questions
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
The final plumbing course: a second pass through the plumbing code and a structured review for the Red Seal plumber exam, followed through an apprentice's last twelve weeks before her Certificate of Qualification in Hamilton. The exam today (125 questions, four hours, 70 per cent) and a pacing plan; using the Red Seal Occupational Standard and exam weightings with a diagnostic test to build a weighted study plan; timed code navigation drills; complex drainage and venting, water supply and storm drainage sizing problems with practice tables; reviews of gas, hydronic, steam and backflow, of fixtures, water heaters and services, of plumbing math and science, and of safety, tools and trade practices; practice exam strategy and error logs; and full mock exams with a final two-week plan.