ACS appliances exam

[ianmcd]

The assessment is different according to a first time or a reassessment. So different scopes.

Depending on how he has acquired his knowledge, different advice might be relevant.

Absolute rubbish he will be category 1,2 or 3 and the build up to CCN1 is different but once he has achieved this all the appliance assessments are exactly the same for everyone sitting them

 

[Agile]

I thought appliances were different and cheaper as a reassessment?

 

[ollski]

Was told by an assessor they couldn't fail you on appliances on something you'd just passed in ccn1. Not sure if that's an official 'couldn't' or an in house 'wouldn't'.

Appliances are a bit of a joke, just a money spinner really. Used to love doing them as they were a good p up the night before. Only ones to get you thinking were range cookers / forced Draught and maybe warm air.

 

[Agile]

I took the warm air as a one off without any specific previous training on them!

Last one a year or so ago I thought the appliances were rather better because they included some basic fault finding aspects.

The boiler one had several "faults" to be found. Probably included pump backwards and burner pressure way out.

 

[AGAS]

I have just completed my CCN1 involving spillage testing on fires, fault finding on rigs etc.

you will find you need more fault finding education than they teach you in acs training

 

[darkart]

The assessment is different according to a first time or a reassessment. So different scopes.

Depending on how he has acquired his knowledge, different advice might be relevant.

Just like to thank all for advice and help. Completed all exams and passed, now to learn the trade lol

 

[Agile]

Well done.

Now you need to learn the real job.

 

[ianmcd]

well done and good luck in your new career, try and get in with one of the big companies BG and the like as a service only engineer and get some experience, if servicing a boiler dont just stick your Flue gas analyser in and record it like you are told to do, take the boiler apart and find out how everything works, you manager will be on your arse like a nappy but you will actually learn something instead of becoming one of those annoying ****s that think they know everything and know absolutely nothing

 

[darkart]

well done and good luck in your new career, try and get in with one of the big companies BG and the like as a service only engineer and get some experience, if servicing a boiler dont just stick your Flue gas analyser in and record it like you are told to do, take the boiler apart and find out how everything works, you manager will be on your arse like a nappy but you will actually learn something instead of becoming one of those annoying ****s that think they know everything and know absolutely nothing

Thanks mate, appreciate your advice

 

[AGAS]

Listen to what Ian has said because you would be glad you did when you go on to fault find because that's where you earn the money and you might actually find you enjoy the job more .

 

[ollski]

My lad still works for bg, seems they are winding down like the others more than taking on. Not like it used to be with the lads not able to use phones to talk to each other much anymore and little on the job training so learning from others is pretty much gone. They also have such a lot of excess baggage with the job actually working on the boilers will be the last thing you get chance to worry about. Also now they self certify and test acs pretty sure the next generation of servicing engineers will be the current cheaper generation of smart meter guys. The spirit of the advice is spot on though, probably lots of contracting work coming from the big boys.