Pass Your Level 1, 2 & 3 Plumbing
with Confidence
PlumbMate is the UK's dedicated revision platform for plumbing apprentices. Quizzes, flashcards, spaced repetition and AI-powered feedback — covering the whole Level 1 Diploma (7202-01), every Level 2 unit from 201 to 210, and the Level 3 Advanced Technical Diploma (8202-35). One subscription covers all three.
See it in action
Fifty-five seconds, filmed on the live site. No mock-ups — this is what you get.
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Every unit of Levels 1, 2 and 3, on one subscription
Bite-sized, and better than a textbook — every figure checked against the standards
Quiz questions, with an explanation on every answer
Flashcards across the three levels
Full free trial — no card needed
Everything you need to pass, Level 1, 2 and 3
PlumbMate combines proven revision science with a platform built specifically for plumbing students — not a generic quiz tool.
Topic Quizzes
Multiple-choice quizzes for every topic across all units. Each question includes a detailed explanation so you learn — not just test.
Interactive System Builder
Pipe up real cold and hot water systems yourself — connect each pipe component to component, name and size it, then check your work and get every mistake flagged instantly. Cistern-fed, unvented and combi systems, just as they appear in the exam.
Working Component Cutaways
Open a stop valve and watch the washer lift off its seat. Open a non-rising spindle tap alongside it and see why the head doesn't move. Sectioned taps and valves you actually operate — rising and non-rising spindle, gate, ceramic disc, and single and double check valves — with the water only flowing when it should. Then label every part while it's moving in front of you. Understand how a component works, not just what it's called.
Key Revision (Spaced Repetition)
Questions you get wrong are automatically tracked and fed back to you across 3 spaced sessions. Science-backed memory technique built in.
Interactive Flashcards
Hundreds of flashcards covering every topic, many with images for visual learners. Flip to reveal answers, shuffle the deck, and track what you know — perfect for last-minute revision on the go.
Practice Tests & Final Challenge
6 practice tests per unit plus a 40-question Final Challenge (85% pass mark). Each test pulls fresh from a bank of 5,800+ questions — different test every time, so you can't just memorise the answers.
AI-Powered Feedback
After each test, AI generates a personalised feedback summary — explaining the reasoning behind each answer and why you got things wrong. Learn from every mistake, not just see them.
Personalised Study Plan
PlumbMate analyses your quiz results across every unit and tells you exactly which topics to revise next — and which ones you've already nailed. No more guessing what to study.
Short-Answer Questions
Beyond multiple choice — type your own answer in plain English and our AI grades it. Builds the kind of explain-it-in-your-own-words knowledge the real assessment demands.
Badges & Certificates
Earn unit badges and digital certificates as you complete each unit. Share your certificate on LinkedIn to show employers your progress.
Games & Live Leaderboards
Turn revision into a game. Six arcade modes per unit earn you XP, and a live weekly leaderboard pits you against Level 2 plumbers across the UK — completely anonymously. Friendly competition that actually makes you want to revise.
Glossary & Key Terms
Every key term across every unit in one searchable glossary — one per level, and the definitions come to you. A Key Terms panel sits on every lesson, and terms are highlighted right inside your exam feedback: tap any one for an instant definition in context. Build the technical vocabulary the assessment really tests.
Revision that feels like a game
Every unit now has a Games arcade — quick, addictive recaps that turn studying into a streak you won't want to break. Earn XP for every round and climb a live leaderboard against Level 2 plumbers across the UK.
The whole Level 1 Diploma
City & Guilds 7202-01, written against the standards so that everything you can be asked is somewhere in it — 83 lessons across 10 units, with 1,211 quiz questions, 137 interactive tasks, 824 flashcards and AI-marked short answers. Included in the same subscription as Levels 2 and 3.
Quizzes you will actually finish
Ten questions, not twenty. Level 1 learners are often sixteen and often would rather be anywhere else, and a quiz somebody abandons halfway teaches nothing. Longer lessons are split into Quiz 1 and Quiz 2 so each one is a sitting.
48 questions that look ahead
Separate extension quizzes carry each topic into the Level 2 unit it becomes — drainage into 209, cold and hot water into 205 and 206, science into 203. Kept apart from the Level 1 bank, so nobody is examined on next year’s work by accident.
620 terms explained where you meet them
The first time a lesson uses a word like stopcock or sub contractor, the definition opens right there in the sentence. No clicking away to a glossary page and losing your place.
72 free articles
Every Level 1 topic is also written up on the blog, free and open to anyone, each with a mock test drawn from that lesson. Read one before you decide whether to subscribe.
All 9 Level 2 Plumbing units covered
City & Guilds 6035-02, and the 9189 apprenticeship standard with it — 331 written lessons, 2,022 quiz questions, 290 AI-marked short answers, 1,229 flashcards and 447 interactive system builds. The lessons are deliberately short: one is a tea break, not an evening. Every unit comes with quizzes, revision tests, flashcards, key revision, a final challenge and a certificate. Nothing left out.
And the Level 3 Advanced Technical Diploma
City & Guilds 8202-35 — 368 lessons across 6 units, written against the standards, with 2,666 quiz questions, 368 AI-marked short answers, 3,974 flashcards, 1,720 glossary terms and 417 interactive tasks. Level 3 is where plumbing stops being installation and starts being design, and it is on the same subscription as Levels 1 and 2.
Design work, not recall
Level 3 asks you to size a system, not name a fitting. The lessons work through the calculation the way the paper does — heat loss to emitter to pipe size, demand units to flow rate to pipe diameter — with the figures you are allowed to look up and the ones you are expected to know.
417 interactive tasks
Sort the chips, fill the matrix, find the contraventions on a drawing, run an accumulator until the storage empties. Every board is marked, and every mark is recorded against the lesson it belongs to.
436 drawings
Drawn for this course rather than borrowed — stack systems, secondary circulation, backflow arrangements, heat pump layouts. On the lesson where they are needed, not in an appendix at the back.
6 design assignments
The synoptic assignment is 60% of the qualification, and it is the part nobody can practise properly — setting and marking one takes a tutor a day. These are six full jobs, each worked end to end from the brief to the product you would order out of a catalogue. And they mark the way City & Guilds mark design work: get a figure wrong, carry it forward correctly, and you keep every mark that follows it.
From sign-up to exam-ready in 4 steps
Sign up free
Create your account in under a minute. Full access to all 25 units for 14 days — no card needed.
Work through your units
Watch lessons, take quizzes and use flashcards. PlumbMate tracks your progress automatically.
Revise what you missed
Key Revision feeds back your weak questions over spaced sessions until you've got them nailed.
Pass your Final Challenge
Hit 85% on the Final Challenge, earn your badge and certificate — then sit your real exam with confidence.
Simple, affordable pricing
Less than the cost of a revision textbook — and one subscription covers Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3, so it follows your apprentice all the way through.
- All 25 units fully unlocked
- 5,800+ quiz questions
- 5,800+ flashcards
- Key Revision & spaced repetition
- AI-powered feedback
- Badges & certificates
- Everything in Monthly
- Equivalent to £5.00/month
- Full year of access
- Priority support
- New content as it's added
- 14-day free trial included
- Everything in Annual plan
- Tutor dashboard included
- Track learner progress live
- Group management tools
- Onboarding support
- Invoice billing available
Already qualified? We run short courses too
PlumbMate’s Level 1, 2 and 3 courses are built for apprentices — but if you’re already on the tools, we also offer focused CPD and reassessment courses: gas ACS reassessment, unvented hot water, and more on the way.
See the short courses →Give your learners the edge
PlumbMate's college licence gives every learner on your programme access to the full platform — while you track their progress in real time from a dedicated tutor dashboard.
Live tutor dashboard
See every learner's quiz scores, progress and last active time in one place.
Group management
Create groups, assign learners and monitor cohort performance at a glance.
Certificates & badges
Learners earn verifiable digital certificates for each unit they complete.
Cyber Essentials certified · WCAG 2.2 AA accessible · UK GDPR compliant · ICO registered. See compliance details
Find out more about institutional licensing →Common questions
Which qualifications does PlumbMate cover?
Three, on one subscription. The Level 1 7202-01 Diploma in Plumbing Studies (all 10 units), the Level 2 6035-02 Diploma in Plumbing and Domestic Heating (all 9 mandatory knowledge units, 201 to 210), and the Level 3 8202-35 Advanced Technical Diploma (all 6 units, 331 to 336). It also supports learners on the 9189 Plumbing and Domestic Heating Technician apprenticeship standard (Phases 1 and 2).
How does the free trial work?
Sign up and get full access to all 25 units for 14 days completely free. No credit card required. After 14 days you can subscribe for £9.99/month or £59.99/year, with a lower rate if you subscribe within your first 7 days. You pay nothing until the 14 days are up, and you can cancel any time before then.
Do I pay again when I move up a level?
No. One subscription covers Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3, and your progress, badges and certificates carry across. An apprentice who starts on Level 1 keeps the same account all the way to their Level 3 design papers.
Can I use PlumbMate on my phone?
Yes — PlumbMate is fully mobile-optimised and works in any browser. There is also an Android app on Google Play, with the same free 14-day trial as the web app.
What is Key Revision?
Key Revision uses spaced repetition — a scientifically proven memory technique. Questions you get wrong are shown to you again across 3 separate sessions (at least 4 hours apart) until you've got them nailed.
Is my college tutor able to see my progress?
Only if your college has a PlumbMate licence and you are enrolled in their group. Individual subscribers' progress is private.
How much does a college licence cost?
College licence pricing is available on request and tailored to your cohort size. Contact us at info@plumbmatemastery.co.uk for a quote and onboarding support.
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Free revision guides
Written and reviewed by a gas-registered lecturer. No sign-up needed.
Level 2 Plumbing
The 6035-02 syllabus, unit by unit.
77 guidesLevel 1 Plumbing
Every lesson of the 7202-01 Diploma.
72 guidesLevel 3 Plumbing
Design, sizing, commissioning and site procedures.
87 guidesGas ACS
CCN1, CENWAT, CKR1, CPA1 and HTR1.
28 guidesShort Courses
Water Regs, unvented, heat pumps, solar and underfloor.
48 guides