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Pipe Fitter
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Work Process Content
On the Job Training
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8K
OJT hours
Use and Care of Tools and Equipment and Safety
0
750
Welding, soldering, and brazing
Installation and Service (Compression Systems)
0
750
Compressors - All Types
Condensers - Water, Air, Combinations, Cascade and Evaporative
Receivers - Tube Type and Shell
Evaporators - Tube, Fin, Plate, Brine, Wet and Dry
Piping - All Materials
Refrigerant Controls
0
450
Expansion Valves - Hand, Thermostatic, and Automatic
Power Elements, Mechanism
Float Controls - High Side, Low Side, Bucket and Ball Types
Capillary Tubes - Sizing and Orifices
Check Valves - Solenoids, Unloaders, Pressures and Relief
Safety - Hazards and Controls
Motor Controls (Installation and Service)
0
450
Thermostats
Pressure Devices
Combinations, Adjustments Mechanisms
Switches-Relays, Fuse Elements, and Protection and Delays
Electric Motors (Service) - Up to 5 Horsepower
0
280
Installation - Alignment and Load Test
Lubrication
Field Test
Servicing
Installation and Service (Absorption Systems)
0
280
Solid Absorbent
Liquid Absorbent
Controls
Installation and Service (Hermetic, Semi-Hermetic)
0
280
Dismantle and Rebuild
Field Test
Shop and Field Repair
Controls
Commercial Refrigeration (Various Applications)
0
1.5K
Condensing Units - All Types
Coils and Evaporators - Wet and Dry
Heat Exchanger - Driers and Chemical Reactivators
Surge Tanks, Separators, Refrigerant Piping and Insulating
Vacuum and Pressure Test - Evacuating and Charging
Multiple Installations - Multi-Temp and Freezers
Truck and Transportation Refrigeration
Marine Installation Service
Cold Storage and Processing - Maintenance and Service
Assemblies - Cooling Towers and Process Water Recovery
Icemakers, Brine Chillers
Installation and Service (Air Conditioning Systems)
0
800
Humidifiers and Dehumidifiers
Filtering and Air Cleaning Equipment
Circulating Equipment - Fans, Natural and Controls
Cooling Equipment
Packaged Units - Combinations, Single and Multiple
Cooling Towers - Water Recovery, Evaporative and Air-Cooled Condensers
Installation and Service (Heating Equipment)
0
800
Furnaces - Boilers (Round, Square, and Sectional)
Fuel Burners - Stokers, Oil Burners, Gas Burners, and Electric
Unit Heaters (Blowers), all types
Packaged Units - Multiple, Combination, Single
Safety - Hazards and Controls
Installation and Service (Fuel Burning Equipment)
0
450
Oil Burners - Piping, Tank and Controls
Gas Burners - Adjustments and Controls
Stokers - Hopper, Bin Feed and Controls
Electric - Heaters - Controls
Safety - Hazards and Controls
Boiler Room Piping (Service and Installation)
0
450
Heaters
Circulators - Flow Control and Regulation Valves
Pumps - Condensers, P.R. Valves, Tank and Blow Downs
Expansion Loops - Joints, Anchors and Boiler Trim
Safety - Hazards and Controls
Installation (Heating Systems)
0
800
Hot Water - One-Pipe Forced Circulation
Hot Water - Two-Pipe Forced Circulation
Steam - One-Pipe, Two-Pipe Vapor and Vacuum Systems
Installation Panels - Coils, Blowers, Rods, Convectors
Related Instruction Content
Training Provider(s):
660
RI hours
NCCER Core
72
Basic Safety 12.5
Introduction to Construction Math 10
Introduction to Hand Tools 10
Introduction to Power Tools 10
Introduction to Construction Drawings 10
Basic Communication Skills 7.5
Basic Employability Skills 7.5
Introduction to Material Handling 5
Level 1 - Pipefitting
80
Orientation to the Pipefitting Craft 5
Pipefitting hand tools 20
Pipefitting Power Tools 15
Oxyfuel Cutting 17.5
Ladders and Scaffolds 12.5
Motorized and Equipment One 10
Level 2 - Pipefitting
160
Piping Systems 5
Drawings and Detail Sheets 15
Identifying and Installing Valves 20
Pipefitting Trade Math 15
Threaded Pipe Fabrication 15
Socket-Weld Pipe Fabrication 25
Butt-Weld Pipe Fabrication 37.5
Excavations 10
Underground Pipe Installation 20
Level 3 - Pipefitting
150
Introduction to Basic Rigging 7.5
Rigging Practices 15
Standards and Specifications 10
Advanced Pipefitting Math 25
Motorized Equipment Two 10
Introduction to Aboveground Pipe Installation 25
Field Routing and Vessel Trim 15
Pipe Hangers and Supports 25
Testing Piping Systems and Equipment 20
Level 4 - Pipefitting
200
Advanced Blueprint Reading 50
Advanced Pipe Fabrication 50
Stress Relieving and Aligning 10
In-Line Specialties 20
Special Piping 25
Hot Taps 10
Maintaining Valves 10
Fundamentals of Crew Leadership 22.5