New gas central heating system

[Nige F]

Should remember that alot of top class plumbers were lost because they did not want to get involved with the politics/red tape/ and expense of corgi and gas safe, .

So true

 

[gas112]

Did you know any Nige
I often wonder whether some on here are actually interested in safety or just scared in case they are losing money out there pocket because its not unusual in the CC to see people talking about working out of scope without anything being said

 

[MeterMonkey]

Taken straight from Gas Safe website:-

"It is not acceptable for someone who is not Gas Safe registered to fit a gas appliance or do other gas work and then have the work checked by a Gas Safe registered engineer. Both parties would be breaking the law."



There you go then......

But the gas regs state that you only need to be competent to work on gas, Doesn't say anything about GSr

 

[bolshy]

HSE Inspector Simon Jones, said:

"All gas engineers must be members of Gas Safe Register by law so customers can be sure they are dealing with someone who is properly trained and qualified to do the job."

Clearly Core Safety plus appliances etc and registration with Gas Safe is the only way of proving competence by law these days.

 

[MeterMonkey]

HSE Inspector Simon Jones, said:

"All gas engineers must be members of Gas Safe Register by law so customers can be sure they are dealing with someone who is properly trained and qualified to do the job."

Clearly Core Safety plus appliances etc and registration with Gas Safe is the only way of proving competence by law these days.

There is no customer, there is no exchange of money going on.

Competency is through qualifications, not through the recognised body that polices the gas industry within the UK.

CCN1 + appliances is all that is needed for gas work within his own property.

 

[xr4x4]

I'm sure most people break the law on a daily basis while driving.

 

[bolshy]

There is no customer, there is no exchange of money going on.

Competency is through qualifications, not through the recognised body that polices the gas industry within the UK.

CCN1 + appliances is all that is needed for gas work within his own property.

I didn't make the rules, I just abide by them. I didn't say those things, the people that make the rules did. Opinions on who is competent and who isn't don't matter. Money changing hands doesn't matter. I haven't got a problem with the OP's competence, I haven't seen his work and so I'm not in a position to comment on it. However, it would seem the HSE and Gas Safe don't recognise the competence of unregistered installers. It would be up to you to prove your competence in court if you're unregistered and work on gas and they prosecute you. Whether it's your own house or not. It's nobody else's call but the OP's. And encouraging him to break the law could drop him in the ****.

 

[Agile]

But also Gas Safe will agree that its better for an RGI to commission a boiler regardless of whom fitted it.

What cannot be done though is to notify the installation unless all the required features have not been done yourself like, bracket, flue, gas supply and setting up the boiler!