12 Concealed Pipework

• Pipework
• Further Education (Key Stage 5)

This lesson is intended to be a supplement and revision aid. 

It is to be used together with your in-class lesson notes and gas book.

Completion of this lesson adds to your Guided Learning Hours.

12 Concealed Pipework

GLH 4 hours

A joist has a depth of 400mm.
What is the maximum size hole you are allowed to drill in the joist?

1. 40mm
2. 100mm
3. 80mm
4. 60mm

What is the minimum depth of a joist that can be drilled?

1. 100mm
2. 400mm
3. 60mm
4. 120mm

Pipework laid in floors must be protected from

1. Water
2. Sunlight
3. Insects
4. Corrosion

Pipes embedded in walls must only ever be laid

1. Horizontally
2. Vertically

Vertical Pipes embedded in walls must be protected from damage by

1. Painting them yellow
2. Covering them with a 1mm steel plate
3. You are not allowed to run embedded pipes vertically
4. Applying a plastic protective covering

What is the minimum cross sectional area of a bonding cable

1. 1mm
2. 600mm
3. 10mm
4. 12mm

Protected shafts require to be ventilated top and bottom. If the cross sectional area of the duct is 0.04m what is the ventilation requirement

1. Nil
2. = The cross sectional area of the duct
3. 0.05 m2
4. 1/150th of the duct area

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.