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Frequently Asked Questions:

• How many Heating Fitter jobs are available on Pertemps?

  There are 8 Heating Fitter jobs available on Pertemps right now.

• What does a Heating Fitter do?

  Plumbers & heating and ventilation installers and repairers assemble, install, maintain and repair plumbing fixtures, heating and ventilating systems and pipes and pipeline systems in commercial, residential and industrial premises and in public buildings.

  Tasks required include:

  • Examines drawings and specifications to determine layout of system.
  • Measures and cuts required lengths of copper, lead, steel, iron, aluminium or plastic using hand or machine tools.
  • Installs fittings such as storage tanks, cookers, baths, toilets, taps and valves, refrigerators, boilers, heat pumps, radiators and fires.
  • Tests completed installation for leaks and makes any necessary adjustments.
  • Attaches fittings and joins piping by welding, soldering, cementing, fusing, screwing or other methods.
  • Repairs burst pipes and mechanical and combustion faults and replaces faulty taps, washers, valves, etc.

• What are the entry requirements for a Heating Fitter?

  There are no formal academic requirements although GCSEs/S grades are advantageous. NVQs/SVQs in Engineering Maintenance and in Plumbing and Domestic Heating are available at Levels 2 and 3. Apprenticeships are available for plumbing at Level 2 and 3.