Plumbing, Heating & Pipefitting

The Field

The plumbing, heating, and pipefitting trades represent a comprehensive service industry within the larger HVAC designation. There are many employment opportunities, with graduates often finding employment with independent contractors, building maintenance operations, wholesale supply houses, and large industrial firms. Recently, the development of alternate energy heating systems has opened up additional opportunities for trained personnel who can install and service the new equipment.

The Instructional Program

This unique program deals with all aspects of the plumbing, heating, and pipefitting trades as they apply to residential and commercial construction. All instruction is in accordance with the American Standard National Plumbing Code.

Students develop competencies in soldering, sheet metal fabrication, hydronics, and piping for sewer systems, heating systems, and hot water systems. Related instruction in mathematics and blueprint reading is included to enable students to meet the qualifications requested by employers.  A variety of laboratory and field projects are undertaken to provide actual practice situations. All students are required to purchase a set of basic hand tools in preparation for entrance into the trade.

There are a number of curriculum options at SUNY Delhi related to this field. There is an Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree in HVAC (see the separate entry in this catalog for Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning). There are four Associate in Occupational Studies (A.O.S.) degrees which include one year of Plumbing, Heating, and Pipefitting. There is also a one-year certificate. The A.O.S. and certificate curricula are outlined below.

Plumbing and Refrigeration

A.O.S. Degree (This program can be taken in either order.)

SUNY Curriculum Code:  1159

First Semester

Course No.	Course	Cr. Hrs.
PHPF 110	Plumbing Codes	2
PHPF 120	Plumbing Theory	3
PHPF 130	Plumbing/Drainage Laboratory	5
PHPF 140	Plumbing Blueprint Drafting	2
PEDH 220	First Aid	2
____ ___	Restricted Elective	3
	Total	17

Second Semester

Course No.	Course	Cr. Hrs.
PHPF 150	Heating Theory	3
PHPF 160	Heating Laboratory	3
PHPF 170	System Controllers	2
PHPF 180	System Controllers Laboratory	2
PHPF 190	Building Energy Requirements	1
MATH ___	Mathematics*	3
	Total	14

Third Semester

Course No.	Course	Cr. Hrs.
RFAC 110	Fundamentals of Refrigeration	3
RFAC 120	Fundamentals of Refrigeration Laboratory	4
RFAC 130	HVAC Electrical	3
MATH ___	Mathematics*	3
WELD 100	Fundamentals of Welding	2
	Total	15

Fourth Semester

Course No.	Course	Cr. Hrs.
RFAC 140	Commercial Refrigeration	3
RFAC 150	Air Conditioning Troubleshooting	3
RFAC 160	Air Conditioning Principles	3
RFAC 170	Refrigeration and Air Conditioning System Operation Laboratory	4
____ ___	Elective (by advisement)	3
	Total	16

Degree Requirement: 62 credit hours

Admission Requirements: Applicants must have earned a high school or equivalency diploma. It is recommended that students entering this program have completed one unit of high school Mathematics Course A.

*Note: Math by placement. MATH 102 Mathematics for Applied Technology is the minimum mathematics requirement for the program.

Plumbing and Electrical Construction

A.O.S. Degree (This program can be taken in either order.)

SUNY Curriculum Code:  1152

First Semester

Course No.	Course	Cr. Hrs.
PHPF  110	Plumbing Codes	2
PHPF  120	Plumbing Theory	3
PHPF  130	Plumbing/Drainage Laboratory	5
PHPF 140	Plumbing Blueprint Drafting	2
PEDH 220	First Aid	2
____ ___	Restricted Elective	3
	Total	17

Second Semester

Course No.	Course	Cr. Hrs.
PHPF 150	Heating Theory	3
PHPF 160	Heating Laboratory	3
PHPF 170	System Controllers	2
PHPF 180	System Controllers Laboratory	2
PHPF 190	Building Energy Requirements	1
MATH ___	Mathematics*	3
	Total	14

Third Semester

Course No.	Course	Cr. Hrs.
ECMT 110	Electrical Theory I	3
ECMT 120	Electrical System Design I	3
ECMT 130	Electrical Laboratory I	4
ECMT 140	National Electric Code I	3
MATH ___	Mathematics*	3
	Total	16

Fourth Semester

Course No.	Course	Cr. Hrs.
ECMT 142	National Electric Code II	3
ECMT 150	Electrical Theory II	3
ECMT 160	Electrical System Design II	3
ECMT 170	Electrical Laboratory II	4
____ ___	Restricted Elective	3
	Total	16

Degree Requirement: 63 credit hours

Admission Requirements: Applicants must have earned a high school or equivalency diploma. It is recommended that students entering this program have completed one unit of high school Mathematics Course A.

*Note: Math by placement. MATH 102 Mathematics for Applied Technology is the minimum mathematics requirement for the program.

Plumbing and Electrical Instrumentation

A.O.S. Degree

SUNY Curriculum Code:  1158

First Semester

Course No.	Course	Cr. Hrs.
PHPF 110	Plumbing Codes	2
PHPF 120	Plumbing Theory	3
PHPF 130	Plumbing/Drainage Laboratory	5
PHPF 140	Plumbing Blueprint Drafting	2
PEDH 220	First Aid	2
____ ___	Restricted Elective	3
	Total	17

Second Semester

Course No.	Course	Cr. Hrs.
PHPF 150	Heating Theory	3
PHPF 160	Heating Laboratory	3
PHPF 170	System Controllers	2
PHPF 180	System Controllers Laboratory	2
PHPF 190	Building Energy Requirements	1
MATH ___	Mathematics*	3
	Total	14

Third Semester

Course No.	Course	Cr. Hrs.
BUSI 120	Business Communications	3
EICR 210	Electrical Theory III	3
EICR 240	Electrical Control Diagrams	3
EICR 220	Control System Design	3
EICR 230	Electrical Laboratory III	4
	Total	16

Fourth Semester

Course No.	Course	Cr. Hrs.
EICR 250	Electrical Theory IV	3
EICR 260	Programmable Logic Controllers	3
EICR 270	Electrical Laboratory IV	4
____ ___	Technical Elective	3
PEDH 220	First Aid	2
	Total	15

Degree Requirement: 62 credit hours

Admission Requirements: Applicants must have earned a high school or equivalency diploma. It is recommended that students entering this program have completed one unit of high school Mathematics Course A.

*Note: Math by placement. MATH 102 Mathematics for Applied Technology is the minimum mathematics requirement for the program.

Welding Technology—Pipefitting

A.O.S. Degree (This program can be taken in either order.)

SUNY Curriculum Code:  0402

First Semester

Course No.	Course	Cr. Hrs.
PHPF 110	Plumbing Codes	2
PHPF 120	Plumbing Theory	3
PHPF 130	Plumbing/Drainage Laboratory	5
PHPF 140	Plumbing Blueprint Drafting	2
PEDH 220	First Aid	2
____ ___	Restricted Elective	3
	Total	17

Second Semester

Course No.	Course	Cr. Hrs.
PHPF 150	Heating Theory	3
PHPF 160	Heating Laboratory	3
PHPF 170	System Controllers	2
PHPF 180	System Controllers Laboratory	2
PHPF 190	Building Energy Requirements	1
MATH ___	Mathematics*	3
	Total	14

Third Semester

Course No.	Course	Cr. Hrs.
WELD 115	Shielded Metal Arc Welding	4
WELD 125	Gas Metal/Gas Tungsten/Flux-Cored Arc Welding I	2
WELD 130	Welding Metallurgy and Testing	3
WELD 140	Blueprint Reading I	3
CITA 110	Microcomputer Applications I	3
PEDH 220	First Aid	2
	Total	17

Fourth Semester

Course No.	Course	Cr. Hrs.
WELD 155	Shielded Metal/Flux-Cored Arc Welding	2
WELD 165	Gas Metal/Gas Tungsten/ Flux-Cored Arc Welding II	4
WELD 145	Blueprint Reading II	2
WELD 170	Welder’s Qualifications and Inspection	2
WELD 190	Welding Shop Management	2
MATH ___	Mathematics*	3
	Total	15

Degree Requirement: 63 credit hours

Admission Requirements: Applicants must have earned a high school or equivalency diploma. It is recommended that students entering this program have completed one unit of high school mathematics.

*Note: Math by placement. MATH 102 Mathematics for Applied Technology is the minimum mathematics requirement for the program.

Plumbing, Heating, and Pipefitting

Certificate

SUNY Curriculum Code:  0921

Successful completion of the certificate will allow a student to transfer all courses to an A.O.S. option should he/she decide to continue.

First Semester

Course No.	Course	Cr. Hrs.
PEDH 220	First Aid	2
PHPF 110	Plumbing Codes	2
PHPF 120	Plumbing Theory	3
PHPF 130	Plumbing/Drainage Laboratory	5
PHPF 140	Plumbing Blueprint Drafting	2
____ ___	Restricted Elective	3
	Total	17

Second Semester

Course No.	Course	Cr. Hrs.
MATH ___	Mathematics*	3
PHPF 150	Heating Theory	3
PHPF 160	Heating Laboratory	3
PHPF 170	System Controllers	2
PHPF 180	System Controllers Laboratory	2
PHPF 190	Building Energy Requirements	1
	Total	14

Certificate Requirement: 31 credit hours

Admission Requirements: Applicants must have earned a high school or equivalency diploma or be at least 18 years of age. It is recommended that students entering this program have completed one unit of high school Mathematics Course A.

*Note: Math by placement. MATH 102 Mathematics for Applied Technology is the minimum mathematics requirement for the program.

Restricted Electives

Course No.	Course	Cr. Hrs.
CNST 270	Law and Contracting	3
BUSI 100	Introduction to Business	3
BUSI 110	Mathematics of Finance	3
BUSI 120	Business Communications	3
BUSI 205	Small Business Management	3
BIOL 110	Environmental Issues	3
COMM 100	Public Speaking	3
ENGL 100	Freshman Composition	3
EGSC 115	Computer-Aided Engineering Drawing	3
UNIV 101	Student Success	3

Program Objectives

A graduate of the Plumbing, Heating, and Pipefitting certificate program should be able to:

1. Understand and apply the National Standard Plumbing Code and New York State Code.
2. Demonstrate basic knowledge of plumbing materials, tools, and equipment.
3. Display the ability to measure, cut, and join steel pipe, copper tubing, plastic and cast iron soil pipe; demonstrate knowledge of fittings as well basic fabrication of sheet metal principles and layout techniques.
4. Exhibit basic drafting techniques as they relate to the plumbing, heating, and pipefitting field through the completion of various drawings such as piping isometrics, plumbing floor plans, and riser diagrams.
5. Install residential hydronic and steam heating systems, and indirect and direct domestic hot water heaters.
6. Design and install hot air heating systems and the various types of hot water heating systems for residential and light commercial buildings.
7. Understand AC theory, multi-zone heating systems, and light commercial controls.
8. Correctly and safely wire oil and gas boilers and hot air heating systems.
9. Display an understanding of building energy requirements and demonstrate the ability to perform residential heat loss calculations.
10. Recognize and respond to emergencies by making appropriate decisions regarding first-aid care.