Course Details
Course Details
Course ID
1912
Course Name
ASSE Backflow Prevention Device Repair and Maintenance Certification Course - 20 Hour
Contact Hours
20.0
Approved Industry
Drinking Water and Wastewater
Partner Name
Pennsylvania Water Specialties Inc. - PAWSC Inc.
Primary Contact
Ralph Yanora
rvy@yanora.com
570 655 8633 Ext.
Website
Description
The course is designed for water treatment plant operators, waste water plant operators, plumbers, and maintenance personnel. The purpose is to give participants, who are already certified backflow prevention assembly testers, detailed instuction on diagnosing problems with backflow prevention devices using a differential pressure gage and then disassembling and making necessary repairs. This course is designed to bring together everything that may have been learned in other classes.
This course has been approved by ASSE (The American Society of Sanitary Engineers) and therefore meets ANSI Standard Series 5000.
Course Level
Basic thru Intermediate
Course Content
* Introduction- Necessary Qualifications
* General Repair and Maintenance Information
* Safety, Tools, Cleaning, Lubricants, Parts
* Review of the operation and application of the RP.
* View and discuss RP repair videos
* Review and practice testing the RP in the Wet Lab
* RP Diagnostics Workshop (Refer to ASSE Series 5000 Manual)
* RP Repair and Maintenance Workshop
*On Practice Session
* Review of the operation and application of the DCVA
* View and discuss the DCVA repair videos
* Review and Practice testing the DCVA in the wet lab
* DCVA Diagnostics Workshop (Refer to ASSE Series 5000 manual)
* DCVA Repair and Maintenance Workshop
*On Practice Session
* Comprehensive Diagnostics and Repair and Maintenance Workshop and Practice Session
* Diagnostics and Repair Questions and Answers Session
* Diagnostics and Repair and Maintenance Practice Session{N
Target Audience
Water operators, wastewater plant operators, distribution system personnel, plumbers and other maintenance personnel.
Training Format
Classroom