PLUMBING MAINTENANCE

The Plumbing Maintenance Technical Certificate Program is designed to help students develop advanced technical skills and competencies related to the installation, repair, and maintenance of plumbing components. Students will learn the anatomy of a plumbing system, how to repair leaks, replace faucets, install fixtures, service water heaters, and open clogged drains. Students will also learn plumbing codes related to administration and enforcement, material regulations, joints and connections, sanitary and drainage systems, vents, traps, interceptors, drainpipe cleanouts, water supply and distributions, etc.  In addition, students will learn details about plumbing drawings and diagrams, tools used in the trade, and new plumbing products.

This program consists of 2 courses.
PLU101 - General Plumbing Maintenance
PLU102 - Advanced Plumbing Maintenance

There are no prerequisites… but we recommend that students pursue the courses as sequenced above, and mainly because, the set of courses are designed to build upon each other.

The duration of this program is 120 clock hours or 4 semester credits. AC/C TECH utilizes the clock hour method for determining academic units of measurement. Whereas each course is designed to have 60 clock hours of specialized technical training. The following is a typical breakdown of the course activities: reviewing the course syllabus = 1.0 hour, reading technical assignments = 3.0 hours, analyzing handouts = 1.5 hours, playing lectures = 4.5 hours, taking quizzes = 3.0 hours, watching reference videos = 1.5 hours, doing lab assignments = 7.5 hours, completing the final examination = 2.0 hours, attending the student verification assignment = 1.0 hour, doing OJT assignments = 30.0 hours, attending web meetings = 4.0 hours, and pursuing tutoring, if necessary = 1.0 hours.

Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to:

• Explain the anatomy of a plumbing system.
• Demonstrate repairs at kitchen sinks, bathroom sinks, bathtubs, showers, and toilets.
• Solve gas and electric water heater failures.
• Illustrate how to open clogged drains, minimize foul smells, thaw frozen pipes, and winterize plumbing components.
• Develop professional documentation of tasks completed and customer relation skills.
• Apply plumbing maintenance skills within industry standards and governmental regulations.

Graduates will be awarded a Technical Certificate in Plumbing Maintenance Technology.