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Plumline · 03-06-2008

Has anyone any tips on whats involved in the water regs course.
Can't figure out if it's worth doing now to get it done or leaving till i've got some experiance, possibly booking in in the next month or so.
I believe that there's about 3weeks of reading for a one day course.

03-06-2008

leave it a while to you have been on the tools abit then you'll understand the questios abit easyer as your working and picking it up.
it can be a brain teaser.

Plumline · 04-06-2008

Thanks for the feed back much appreciated

Just as a general query though does anyone know prices for the course ?
I'll probably ring about before hand but been quoted £190, is this about right in others opinions

04-06-2008

think thats about right.

Tosh · 22-07-2008

Hey plumline,
I've looked at several websites and spoke to several places in Essex and London for water Regs and the unvented (another 1 dayer).
£190 from what I've found is quite a good price. I've had everything from £160 - £350

to back up the other advice I've been told by most of my instructors while I was training to wait for a bit not unless you have a super brain and grasped the idea of all of the systems and teachings in one go.

Good luck mate, keep us updated of how it goes.

Tosh

fuzzy · 07-08-2008

alot to do with the reduction in contamination and waste

they talk about air gaps, mechanical backflow prevention, dos and donts. its good advice and stuff u should know but the reason for gaining the qual is to self certify, how many plumbers out there self certify? do they know what documentation to use?

Piper · 11-08-2008

When I did it there was no prior reading because the college said people lost the books.
After a Powerpoint presentation we were given the Water Regs books and a set of questions, which aren't hard to understand.
Some of us were all done by 4pm and a "Water Industry Approved Plumber" when the paper work was done.
It's something else to put on your letterhead, but the self-certification only matters if you do a lot of very minor things like up-squirting bidets!

claystiles · 11-08-2008

if you decide to go & do water regs course,you get a book with most courses & when you go to test you can take the book with you to use! its an open book exam!
worth doing as it opens your eyes to some helpful stuff!!!

wigz · 04-09-2008

hi im looking into doing the water regs course.i have regs book but its still quite confusing when talking about needing permission to do work and also being able to sign work off.

so basically what am i allowed to do at someones property without the reg cert.

and even when you have the regs cert do you still have to ask for permission on anything?

its ok i went to the regs site a lot of useful information there also a bit a clearer and more detailed than the regs book.

Water Regulations Advisory Scheme

claystiles · 08-09-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by wigz

hi im looking into doing the water regs course.i have regs book but its still quite confusing when talking about needing permission to do work and also being able to sign work off.

so basically what am i allowed to do at someones property without the reg cert.[b]you will have to get another plumber to check & sign off your work/B]

and even when you have the regs cert do you still have to ask for permission on anything? not really!

its ok i went to the regs site a lot of useful information there also a bit a clearer and more detailed than the regs book.

Water Regulations Advisory Scheme

good luck with your new career!