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You are talking about being competent in the eyes of the Gassafe quango. The Gassafe definition of a competent person is someone who has forked out £4000 and posesses a certificate. In the eyes of the law, being competent does not necessarily mean someone who has the same skills/knowledge as a...

I am already competent at piping and soldered/compression joints, leak detection etc. All I need is the correct information for pipe diameter, run length and max permissable appliance load for the available gas flow. Once I have that information I will consider myself "competent" enough to carry...

Of course I don't fall into this category... that's why I am here asking questions!!! By asking these questions I was hoping to increase my knowledge in this particular area. I was hoping to learn enough useful information so that I will effectively become "competent" enough to carry out this...

I have no objection to putting my hand in my pocket but after the my last 3 experiences with the Corgi Conmen I now know that they are more interested in squeezing money out of you than gas safety.

Building a nuclear reactor in your back garden is illegal. Doing work on the gas system in your own home is not if you are competent. Competent can be someone who already knows how to work properly with gas. Competent can also be someone (like me) who knows a little but then uses various...

This is what gets me about the Corgi clan. If you are GENUINELY concerned about gas safety then you would tell me where to find the required information. By deliberately not providing the information you are again trying to force my hand in my pocket to pay Corgi rates. Just like I said, this is...

Thanks for the warning, I'll scrub that idea then.

Many thanks for that suggestion. That's a good idea and is something I hadn't considered. I would much rather pay someone to check the work rather than pay the extortionate Corgi rates for soldering a couple of joints together. Richard C: Thanks again for your detailed advice. I obviously...

Hi Richard, Like I said earlier, I will be ignoring the building regs altogether and won't be bothering with any sort of forced extraction for the cooker. That will mean the extraction/open flue for the fire will remain unaffected. I'm also not a troll. I came on here for a bit of helpful...

Well, the last Corgi engineer I had in my home used a lit match and held it next to the joint to test it for leaks! That just proves to me what a load of cowboys the Corgi brigade are. Personally, I was thinking of first using some leak detector spray around all joints. Seccondly, I would...

I'll put both ovens and all 8 rings on the cooker on full blast at the same time as the fire (and any other gas appliances using the same 15mm feed). If they burn away nicely then I'll assume the supply is adequate. My house is a creaky, draughty old Victorian townhouse where you freeze to...

I didn't call you a monkey. I was saying that Corgi charge triple the rate for a simple job that a monkey could do (like plugging a flexible rubber hose into a bayonet socket, screwing a chain to the wall and filling a form out) Something WILL happen, I'll be saving about £150, that's what.

Thanks, yes I know what you are saying. I just refuse to pay the "money for old rope" Corgi quango rates. They come in and do a job a monkey could do and then charge you 3 times the rate of any other tradesman just because they have an orange shield on their van. I'd rather do the job myself...

Well the cooker was plumbed into a 15mm gas pipe by a Corgi engineer so I can't see why it would need a bigger pipe just because it's going in a different room.

Thanks again fellas, Well, reading between the lines, it appears as though I should just go ahead and install my cooker in the room and then pretend the kitchen has been in that room since pre-2000. That should get around those pesky building regs. Seeing as I'll be doing all the work myself...

Thanks Richard The fire was fitted new just 6 months ago. The new room has a 10ft ceiling, two huge exterior windows and more draughts than a checkers board so I assume there will be enough ventilation for a cooker. When you say I must provide forced extraction, do you mean for the cooker...

OK, great. Many thanks for your reply. I'll get my tool kit out then.

Hi, I am considering moving my kitchen to another room in the house. The new room already has a working gas fire fitted and I would like to leave it installed. I am just wondering if is OK to have the gas cooker installed in the same room? Would there be any difficulties with ventilation etc...