Taking acs test next week

[brummygas]

First post after reading many on this forum.
I'm just about to take my acs at the end of Feb, I'm pretty confident on my practical side as I have been out with my engineer on many jobs.
I'm wondering if anyone has access to any mock papers for my theory side, I read in a post to ask kirkgas but it appears he hasn't been active for a while.
It would be a greatly appreciated if anyone can help.
Thanks for your time And wish me luck

 

[Riley]

It’s all open book fella so don’t panic. Just mark up your book pipe sizes, ventilation etc make it quick and easy to find

 

[brummygas]

Thanks for your reply Riley.
Yes everyone keeps telling me not to worry I should fly through it but it doesn't stop the nerves lol.
I currently have the viper book (old version) and going through all my course work from college but I want to be prepared as much as possible.
Thanks again

 

[townfanjon]

You will have to fec-up massively to fail mate .
I had a right **** on my first and I seriously could have decked him and walked , since then ( different center ) the guys have been superb .
Read and understand the question before you answer ( I dont )
Good luck .

 

[Riley]

They aren’t trying to catch you and 9/10 if it says all of the above then it’s all of the above. Have your purge calcs, volume calcs, vent calcs, gas rate calcs and sizing calcs highlighted

 

[Old Account]

I remember my acs exam which had a lot of regulations rather than flues or pipework calculations. I definitely would mark up the book as mentioned above and definitely go through the regs as this will be definitely be asked like **** 26.9 etc

 

[brummygas]

Thanks for the replies guys, you have all been very helpful.
Just don't want to end up wasting my money by failing on something stupid.
As I don't know what will be covered I'm trying to remember as much as possible.
My engineer doesn't think I will have a problem and yes I know it's open book but I rely on app calculators in real world and have been told I won't be allowed to use them so I need to get back to basics and try cram as much in as poss lol

 

[townfanjon]

I did mine last summer and thought it worth mentioning there were loads of U duct , SE duct stuff , personally I have never seen any of these , just do domestic houses and got caught out .

 

[brummygas]

Yes my engineer only does houses aswell, thanks for bringing up u ducts and se ducts Just when I'm feeling confident there's another spanner in the works to study up on lol

 

[Riley]

To be honest the practical is where they’ll try and catch you out. Remember LDF, Jump leads etc plus if doing a TT with a cooker with a lid make sure it’s open

 

[brummygas]

It's been a while since I got my qualification as I didn't have the money to sit my acs at the time, as said I'm pretty confident on the practical side, I just don't want to let myself down in theory

 

[Pickwickpick]

To be honest the practical is where they’ll try and catch you out. Remember LDF, Jump leads etc plus if doing a TT with a cooker with a lid make sure it’s open

I found when did the practical test at end of the MLP that its really easy to get tunnel vision and miss the easy/obvious bits like LDF & cooker lid. Try and consciously slow myself down rather than jumping in slightly panicked which is where I make those easy mistakes.

Good luck @brummygas doing mine next month hopefully (waiting for test centre to give me a date atm) and already getting a bit nervous even though I know it should be fine.

 

[brummygas]

Thanks pickwick, I've got my fingers crossed for you too m8

 

[Aire]

Good luck and as others have said, don't worry, take your time, read the question properly and you'll be fine. Doesn't matter if you get any wrong, you get a second and third chance if needed.

 

[brummygas]

Thanks Craig, I can't help but worry lol, I've put a lot of effort into my business so I can hit the ground running if and when I pass.
Everyone on here has been a great help so far, yourself included.
I'm really glad I posted this, it shows that there is plenty of support out there and I'm very grateful.

 

[SimonG]

I don't do gas but good luck for the exam.

 

[brummygas]

Thanks a lot simon very grateful

 

[Alex-Gas]

As mentioned above, the assessors are not trying to fail you. Just take it slow and think everything through and if your not sure, check your book (especially, before answering verbal questions etc) as this will set the tone. Also, make a mental checklist of things to do;

• Make sure cooker lid is up (lift it the second you get assigned to a bay)
• ECV is shut before leaving your area/bay
• Consumables are in date
• Right consumables for GAS (PTFE etc)
• Analyser is in calibration
• Purge analyser in fresh air

Hope this help and best of luck.

 

[brummygas]

Thanks for your reply Alex, hoping it all goes smooth

 

[Chuck]

Thanks for your reply Alex, hoping it all goes smooth

So, how did it go?

 

[Riley]

Yes good shout

 

[Harvest Fields]

Is next week this week or was next week last week?

 

[snowhead]

Is next week this week or was next week last week?

It's probably one of the above.

 

[Riley]

Or not

 

[snowhead]

One thing's certain, we'll either know or we'll never know.