This 18-Hour Package has been created for Wisconsin water operators. This package includes the following approved courses:
- Piping Systems Part 1
- Piping Systems Part 2
- Pump Installation and Maintenance
- Introduction to Water Technology
Approved By: Division of Unregulated Administration Bureau Commission Office
- 18-Hour Package for Grade T/1 Operators
- Piping Systems: Part 1 [45 Activities]
- 01. Piping Systems
- 02. Fluids
- 03. Protecting Steam Lines
- 04. Keeping Fluids Clean and Moving
- 05. Piping System Maintenance
- 06. Valves and Fittings
- 07. Pipe Hangers and Supports
- 08. Temperature Effects
- View Additional Activities
- 09. Piping Insulation
- 10. Typical Piping Systems
- 11. Maintenance Considerations
- 12. Pipes
- 13. Pipe Schedules and Other Pipe Codes
- 14. Types of Systems
- 15. Metal Piping and Characteristics of Metals
- 16. Pipe-Manufacturing Methods
- 17. Behavior of Fluids in Piping
- 18. Piping Applications
- 19. Maintenance Considerations
- 20. Joining Pipe
- 21. Nonmetallic Piping Materials
- 22. Concrete Pipe
- 23. Asbestos-Cement Pipe
- 24. Plastic Pipe
- 25. Limitations of Plastic Pipe
- 26. Joining Plastic Pipe
- 27. Maintaining Plastic Pipe
- 28. Glass Pipe
- 29. Maintenance Requirements
- 30. Tubing
- 31. Advantages of Tubing
- 32. Tube Joining
- 33. Types of Tubing
- 34. Tubing Applications
- 35. Plastic Tubing
- 36. Other Applications and Maintenance
- 37. Hoses
- 38. Codes and Sizes
- 39. Hose Classifications
- 40. Hose Terminology
- 41. Reinforced Nonmetallic Hose
- 42. Nonmetallic Hose
- 43. Metallic Hose
- 44. Hose Couplings
- 45. Maintenance
- Piping Systems: Part 2 [49 Activities]
- 01. Fittings
- 02. Functions of Fittings
- 03. Screwed and Flanged Connections
- 04. Other Fittings
- 05. Welded Connections
- 06. Tube Fittings
- 07. Drawing Symbols
- 08. Valves
- View Additional Activities
- 09. Types of Industrial Valves
- 10. Gate Valves
- 11. Globe Valves
- 12. Needle Valves
- 13. Ball Valves
- 14. Butterfly Valves
- 15. Plug Valves
- 16. Check Valves
- 17. Quick-Opening Valves
- 18. Valve Maintenance and Connections
- 19. Specialized Valves and Diaphragm Valves
- 20. Blowdown Valves
- 21. Pressure-Regulating Valves
- 22. Temperature-Regulating Valves
- 23. Safety Valves
- 24. Relief Valves
- 25. Rupture-Disk Relief Valves
- 26. Reducing Valves
- 27. Other Valves
- 28. Valve Operators
- 29. Magnetic, Pneumatic, and Hydraulic Operators
- 30. Remote Control
- 31. General Applications
- 32. Strainers
- 33. Filters
- 34. Steam
- 35. Traps
- 36. Vent Valves
- 37. Trap Maintenance
- 38. Typical Piping System
- 39. Pressure Gauges
- 40. Temperature Gauges
- 41. Rotary Pressure Joints
- 42. Vacuum Breakers
- 43. Accumulators
- 44. Receivers
- 45. Actuators and Intensifiers
- 46. Pneumatic Pressure Line Accessories
- 47. Heat Exchangers
- 48. Wrenches
- 49. Maintenance
- Introduction to Water Technology [51 Activities]
- 01. The Water Cycle
- 02. Precipitation
- 03. Surface Runoff
- 04. Groundwater
- 05. Lots of Water, but…
- 06. Water Use
- 07. Industrial Use
- 08. Agricultural Use and Waste
- View Additional Activities
- 09. Beginning of Waterworks
- 10. Centuries of Neglect
- 11. Water Treatment - Beginning to Today
- 12. Collecting Surface and Ground Water
- 13. Transmission of Water
- 14. Why Treat the Supply Water?
- 15. Types of Treatment
- 16. Treatment in the Treatment Plant and Distribution
- 17. Collecting Wastewater
- 18. Treating Wastewater
- 19. Primary Treatment
- 20. Secondary Treatment
- 21. Tertiary Treatment
- 22. Basic Properties of Water
- 23. The Color of Water
- 24. Measuring Water Color
- 25. Taste and Odor of Water
- 26. The Temperature of Water
- 27. Solids in Water
- 28. Total Solids in Water
- 29. Volatile and Fixed Solids
- 30. Turbidity and Suspended Matter
- 31. Electrical Conductivity
- 32. Atoms and Molecules
- 33. Acids, Bases, and Salts
- 34. The Ionization of Water
- 35. Alkalinity
- 36. Acidity
- 37. Hardness of Water
- 38. Other Unwanted Chemicals
- 39. Dissolved Oxygen
- 40. Pathogenicity
- 41. Disinfection
- 42. Stabilization of Organic Matter
- 43. Biochemical Oxygen Demand
- 44. Factors Affecting Growth
- 45. The Food Chain and Living Things
- 46. Bacteria
- 47. Environmental Classifications of Bacteria
- 48. Bacteria in Treatment Plants
- 49. Viruses
- 50. Algae
- 51. Protozoa and Higher Organisms
- Pump Installation and Maintenance [52 Activities]
- 01. Force and Work
- 02. Power and Horsepower
- 03. Energy
- 04. Velocity and Acceleration
- 05. Static Suction Lift
- 06. Pressure Losses: Friction and Vapor Pressure
- 07. Available and Required Net Positive Suction Head (NPSH)
- 08. Checking Pump Capacity and Pumping Hot Water
- View Additional Activities
- 09. Computing Pump Power Requirements and Effects of Operational Factors
- 10. Priming a Pump
- 11. Uses and Types of Packing and Seals
- 12. Packing
- 13. Selecting Packing Material
- 14. Removing Old Packing
- 15. Installing New Packing
- 16. Testing New Packing and Packing Precautions
- 17. Mechanical Seals
- 18. Mechanical Seals Versus Packing
- 19. Types of Mechanical Seals
- 20. Installing Mechanical Seals
- 21. Maintaining and Troubleshooting Packing and Seals
- 22. Installing the Pump and Preparing the Foundation
- 23. Fabricated Steel Baseplates
- 24. Checking Shaft Alignment and Grouting the Baseplate
- 25. Mounting Pump and Motor Separately
- 26. Compensating for Heat and Installing Auxiliary Pump Drives
- 27. Maintaining Centrifugal Pumps
- 28. Inspecting Packing, Seals, and Bearings
- 29. Motor and Drive
- 30. Avoiding Common Pump Problems
- 31. Cavitation
- 32. Ring Seizure
- 33. Overheating
- 34. Pump Operation
- 35. Scheduling Maintenance and Troubleshooting
- 36. Preparation, Work Areas, and Rigging
- 37. Moving a Pump
- 38. Disassembling a Pump
- 39. Inspecting Pump Parts
- 40. Checking Clearances
- 41. Reassembling a Pump
- 42. Reinstalling a Pump
- 43. Types of Rotary Pumps
- 44. Gear-Type and Vane-Type Rotary Pumps
- 45. Axial-Flow Pumps
- 46. Installing Rotary Pumps
- 47. Aligning Pump and Piping
- 48. Direction of Rotation
- 49. Pump Start-Up
- 50. Maintaining Rotary Pumps
- 51. Scheduling Inspections and Maintenance
- 52. Troubleshooting Rotary Pumps
- Piping Systems: Part 1 [45 Activities]
- Course Completion
- Mandatory Questionnaire
- Piping Systems: Part 1 - Certificate of Achievement (1 of 4)
- Piping Systems: Part 2 - Certificate of Achievement (2 of 4)
- Introduction to Water Technology - Certificate of Achievement (3 of 4)
- Pump Installation and Maintenance - Certificate of Achievement (4 of 4)
- Guaranteed Next Business Day Reporting
