Course Content
- Biomass appliance installation
- Types of solid fuels & factors affecting solid fuel and fuel selection
- Fuel preparation & storage
- Appliance types & operating principles
- Industry rules, regulations & standards
- Identifying & responding to unsafe situations
- Chimneys, flues & terminals
- Air supply & ventilation
- System design & heat load calculations
- Lifecycle cost analysis
- Commissioning and decommissioning
- Diagnosis and rectification of faults
- Service & maintenance of biomass appliances
Competencies
- Install a biomass boiler
- Service and Maintenance – biomass systems
Course Details
Assessment Method
This course uses theory & practical activities.
Course Duration
Approximately 5 days
Course Outcome
- HETAS Statement of Results
Prerequisites
Option 1:
H005 Prerequisites – Formal Qualification Entry Route
- N/SVQ Level 2/3 in:
- Plumbing or equivalent earlier certification providing evidence of competence; or N/SVQ Level 2/3 in Heating and Ventilating (Domestic Installation) or equivalent earlier certification providing evidence of competence; or
- Heating & Ventilating (Industrial and Commercial Installation) or equivalent earlier certification providing evidence of competence; or
- Oil-Fired Technical Services or equivalent earlier certification providing evidence of competence; or
- Gas installation and Maintenance or equivalent earlier certification providing evidence of competence
- Including: Water regulations/Water Byelaws (WRAS or equivalent)
Option 2:
H005 Prerequisites – Experience Worker Route
An alternative route to enrol on the H005DE course without Option 1 prerequisites (above): completing an Experience Worker Route Portfolio may be suitable.
Requires candidates to present portfolio of work for approval by the Training Centre prior to the course. HETAS are not able to provide a Statement of Results if the portfolio has not been completed and approved.
In all cases the following could be used as evidence:
- Work experience within the plumbing and heating industry
- Existing Competent Person Scheme member
- OFTEC technician – 101, 102 or 105e
- A valid current gas safe registration with minimum categories of work – CCN1 and CEN1
- City & Guilds 6128, 6129 AND 6132 technical certificates
Please Note: Standalone Vocationally Relation Qualifications (VRQs) may be used to help support completion of the portfolio.
Next Steps
Successful candidates can register the competence of the installation of stoves with boilers.
Register your interest
Complete the HETAS Course form to receive additional support from our Business Development team.
Please note
The Biomass Appliance Installer course (H005) will provide candidates with the evidence needed to meet the 5 yearly refresher requirements set by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and will award biomass only competencies for a further 5 years. Candidates wishing to retain Dry / Wet installer competencies will also be required to undertake the relevant H003/H004 Refresher courses and assessments.
The H005 can only be sat where there is evidence that an H005DE or an in date H003 and H004 along with the relevant pre-requisites.