Domestic gas book?

[macka09]

Hi all

as mentioned in another post I'm hoping to start a course for my acs tests. Although I haven't signed up with anyone yet I would like to be able to start learning the theory side of things so can anyone tell me what books I need to buy? I know training providers supply the books but if I don't start the course till September I'd like to get a head start.

 

[kirkgas]

Get the one you will use at the centre, or better still ask the centre for your book, have you paid a deposit or anything yet? If so I'm sure they will give you a book
Do yourself and the trainer a favour by not asking too many questions ahead of the rest of the group, it just wastes everyone's time

 

[Ermintrude]

Read the installation instructions for a few boilers and bobs your uncle. Instructions are free.

 

[AWheating]

[DLMURL]http://www.gb-gas.co.uk/CCount/click.php?id=20[/DLMURL]

a start

 

[The_Gas_Man]

Hi,
Done mine a couple of months ago, some books that are good Corgi Domestic gas essentials and also the Viper gas manual are very good at all aspects.
Br Chris

 

[Ermintrude]

Viper good ref for a starter. "Croppies domestic metrosexual boilers" is another excellent book hundreds of pages of useful info and tips on all boilers of distinction, all the pages other than the cover are glued together with a cutout for an "isar axe" and a cellophane cover with the following words printed on it "if less than 1Mw break glass and smash up appliance"

 

[AWheating]

i want a copy of this book.

 

[AWheating]

i personaly find the viper a bit non technical compared to others. The corgi ones are ok, the niciec one are ok too. Tolleys is quite good.

 

[Dotty]

Tolleys is good, I like the logic books.

 

[Dotty]

Tra la la!

 

[The_Gas_Man]

My acs was through logic but I personally found the viper had more depth to it, I have heard that the bpec manual is very comprehensive but a bit awkward to reference

 

[Ermintrude]

Type o lover sorry edited

 

[Dotty]

Type o lover sorry edited

Ditto :Angel_anim:

 

[IDCHAPPY]

Tolleys?? they float in the toilet up here...

 

[kirkgas]

My acs was through logic but I personally found the viper had more depth to it, I have heard that the bpec manual is very comprehensive but a bit awkward to reference

The bpec is a good book, I think the format is very straight forward and logical, modules 1-15 for CCN follow the route through legislation, combustion then vents, controls flues etc, the way you would train from start, however there are still far too many typos in it, the recent version has some of them fixed from the last version which had about 20 I think, I had a printed list of what was in the book, module, page paragraph etc then what it should be changed to, when I issued new books we spent half an hour going through changing, which is ok if you have the corrections, I haven't had time or inclination to sit and go through the new version yet, that's on the to do list for doing at the caravan over the summer

 

[Jehannum]

Just a shout out for the NICEIC On Site Guide for Domestic Natural Gas. I find it thorough and well-aligned with the ACS syllabus.