Course Title: Position, assemble and start up single head split air conditioning and water heating heat pump syste
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2015
Course Code: EEET7327C
Course Title: Position, assemble and start up single head split air conditioning and water heating heat pump syste
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C3312 - Certificate III in Plumbing
Course Contact : Program Manager
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468
Course Contact Email:vocengineering@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Program Manager - Warren James
Tel: +61 3 9925 4632
Email: warren.james@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 70
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
Competency in this unit granted only after competency in the following unit(s) has/have been confirmed.
UEENEEJ172A Recover, pressure test, evacuate, charge and leak test refrigerants split systems
UEENEEE101A Apply Occupational Health and Safety regulations, codes and practices in the workplace
UEENEEJ102A Prepare and connect refrigerant tubing and fittings
Course Description
This unit covers the assembly, installation and starting up and de-commissioning of single head split air conditioning systems and split water heating heat pump systems up to a maximum of 18kWr refrigeration capacity. It encompasses working safely and to standards, following routine procedures to install equipment, connecting pipe work, pressure testing, evacuating, perform functional checks and complete installation / regulatory documentation.
Note: The Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Legislation Amendment Bill 2003 may apply to this unit. Prior to planning the delivery of any training and/or assessment activities all legislative and regulatory requirements shall be identified and included.
The skills and knowledge described in this unit may, in some jurisdictions, require a license to practice in the workplace subject to regulations for undertaking refrigeration and air conditioning work. Practice in workplace and during training is also subject to regulations directly related to occupational health and safety and where applicable contracts of training such as apprenticeships.
Note:
1. The Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Legislation Amendment Bill 2003 may apply to this unit. Prior to planning the delivery of any training and/or assessment activities all legislative and regulatory requirements shall be identified and included.
2. Compliance with permits may be required in various jurisdictions and typically relates to the operation of plant, machinery and equipment such as elevating work platforms, powder operated fixing tools, power operated tools, vehicles, road signage and traffic control, lifting equipment. Permits may also be required for some work environments such as confined spaces, working aloft, near live electrical apparatus and site rehabilitation.
3. Compliance may be required in various jurisdictions relating to currency in First Aid, confined space, lifting and risk safety measures.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
UEENEEJ105A Position, assemble and start up single head split air conditioning and water heating heat pump syste |
Element: |
1. Prepare to assemble, install and start up split air conditioning and water heating heat pump systems |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1OHS procedures for a given work area are identified, obtained and understood 1.5Appropriate personnel are consulted to ensure the work is coordinated effectively with others involved on the work site |
Element: |
2. Assemble, install and start up split air conditioning and water heating heat pump systems |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1OHS risk control measures and procedures for carrying out the work are followed. |
Element: |
3. Decommission split air conditioning and water heating heat pump systems |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1OHS risk control measures and procedures for carrying out the work are followed. |
Element: |
4. Test single head split air conditioning and water heating heat pump systems and document |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1OHS risk control work completion measures and procedures are followed |
Learning Outcomes
Refer to Elements
Details of Learning Activities
Learning activities include in class workbook activities and researching industry practices and standards. This may include online learning activities. Students are expected to undertake design, size and documentation to relevant industry standards to include sustainability and WHS principles.
Teaching Schedule
Session | Topic | Learning Activities/Resource | Elements/Performance Criteria | Assessments |
1. | This unit covers the theory behind assembly, installation and starting up and de-commissioning of single head split air conditioning systems andsplit water heating heat pump systems up to a maximum of 18kWr refrigeration capacity. It encompasses working safely and to standards, following routine procedures to install equipment, connecting pipe work, pressure testing, evacuating, perform functional checks and complete installation / regulatory documentation. | Rmit 3rd year Refrigeration Manual/Worksheets |
1.1 - 1.11 2.1 - 2.8 |
Refer to Elements 2.1 - 4.4 |
1A | Swmns& Underpinnings | Handouts | 1.1 - 1.11 | |
2. | Practical Assessments | 2.1 - 2.8 |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Learning activities include in class workbook activities and researching industry practices and standards. This may include online learning activities. Students are expected to undertake design, size and documentation to relevant industry standards to include sustainability and WHS principles. |
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment may incorporate a variety of methods including written/oral activities and demonstration of practical skills to the relevant industry standards. Participants are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment activities to their teacher/assessor. Feedback will be provided throughout the course.
Assessment Tasks
ADetermining job requirements correctly
BPositioning and assembling system components to specifications
CAssembling piping and tubing to specifications
DPressure testing an evacuating the system in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions and industry standards, codes and regulations.
Note:
EGiving notification to appropriate person for electrical connections to be completed
FDe-commissioning single head split air conditioning and water heating heat pump units
GTesting system performance correctly to manufacturer design specifications
HDocumenting work activities
IDemonstrating a basic understanding of system performance outside manufacturers design specifications
JDemonstrating a basic understanding of the compressor, condenser, evaporator and flow control types and their function relevant to single head split system installation
Refrigerant purging is not permitted in Australia.
Grading Criteria
NYC not yet competent.
CA ompetence Achieved.
DNS Did not Submit
Assessment Matrix
Assessment tasks | Element/Performance Criteria | Percentage Weighting |
Theory | 1.1 - 2.8 | 30% |
Practical Tasks | Refer to elements | 70% |
Other Information
Academic Misconduct
Students are reminded that cheating, whether by fabrication, falsification of data, or plagiarism, is an offence subject to University disciplinary procedures. Plagiarism in oral or written presentations is the presentation of the work, idea or creation of another person, without appropriate referencing, as though it is one’s own. Plagiarism is not acceptable.
The use of another person’s work or ideas must be acknowledged. Failure to do so may result in charges of academic misconduct which carry a range of penalties including cancellation of results and exclusion from your course.
Students are responsible for ensuring that their work is kept in a secure place. It is also a disciplinary offence for students to allow their work to be plagiarized by another student.
Students should be aware of their rights and responsibilities regarding the use of copyright material. It is strongly recommended that students refer to the Guidelines for Students at the RMIT University Homepage.
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