For plumbing shops, masters and training coordinators
Get your apprentices through the Massachusetts Journeyman exam
A licensed journeyman is worth more to your shop than an apprentice who keeps putting the test off. PressureTest gives each apprentice a study system built for this exam: the PSI format, 248 CMR 10.00 as amended 12/8/2023, and the NFPA 54-2012 gas code the test is written to. You buy seats, hand out codes, and can check who has started.
Teachers & schools
per class per year · up to 25 students
A class code for your students, assigned practice sets, live timed tests the whole class takes at once, and question-by-question results so you know what to re-teach.
One apprentice on their own pays $200 a year. Each seat runs 360 days from the day the apprentice activates it, so a code you hand out in the spring still gives a full year of study.
What each apprentice gets
- A verified question bank. Every question is checked against the text of 248 CMR and NFPA 54-2012, with Massachusetts values, not the national IPC/UPC numbers many prep products use. Each one explains why.
- Timed Part I and Part II simulations weighted to the official PSI topic counts: 80 questions in 160 minutes and 40 questions in 160 minutes, 70% to pass each part.
- Drawn isometric problems. Isometric analysis is half of Part II. PressureTest draws a new riser every time and grades fixture units, stack and branch sizes, trap arms and vents from the Massachusetts tables.
- Spaced repetition and weak-spot drills that keep bringing back what they missed.
- The free calculators your crew already uses: DFU and pipe size, hanger spacing and count, offsets and more.
How it works
- Buy a pack. Checkout is handled by Stripe.
- Get your codes on the next screen, one per apprentice, like
SCHLR-XXXX-XXXX. Bookmark that page: it is also where you check which codes have been used. - Hand each apprentice a code. They sign in at pressuretest.me with their cell number (a one-time text code, no password) and enter it on the membership page.
- They study on their phone, on the job site or at home. Practice works offline once loaded.
Questions shops ask
What happens if an apprentice leaves before using their code?
Give the code to someone else. A code is tied to a person only once it has been activated.
Can I see whether my apprentices are actually studying?
Your order page shows which codes have been activated and when. Detailed study progress stays with the apprentice.
Is this the official exam or affiliated with the Board?
No. PressureTest is an independent study aid. It is not affiliated with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the Board of State Examiners of Plumbers and Gas Fitters, or PSI. Your apprentices still apply through the Board and sit the PSI exam. The exam guide walks through eligibility, application and exam day.
Can an apprentice try it first?
Yes. Anyone can sign in and study free for 7 days, no card needed. If they're already mid-trial when you give them a code, they enter it and the seat takes over.
Questions? [email protected]