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Yes - he did all the pipework from the meter to the cooker and boiler - anyone disagree and thinks I would be expected to pay for the work?

Thanks gigz - yes I have turned it off, and the property is vacant at the moment - I would like to just call the engineer back to get it fixed rather than have it capped.

OK thanks - if it was a job you had done, would you expect to make good for a fee?

I wonder if I can ask for some advice. I had a boiler fitted by an engineer about two months ago, this included fitting a new gas meter and running gas pipes from the meter to the boiler. Everything has been fine. Today I can smell gas from beneath the cabinets in the kitchen. I do not...

cheers - that is a good link.

OK - thanks. I am currently getting quotes for scaffold and getting the roof done. There are a number of roof slopes and single missing tiles on the roof. In general terms do single missing tiles need to be replaced or if left, will they tend to cause water ingress? The major work...

What are the rules about working on a roof in respect of health and safety. Can trades get on the roof by ladder and then roof ladder to do the work or do they always need scaffolding?

Just an update and request for further information. My set up was : 1. CU -> 2. Cable to -> 3. Cooker switch -> 4. Spur Cable to 5. Oven Outlet Connector -> 6. Cable to -> 7. Oven I removed item 4. from the Cooker switch, and turned the switch on. I have not had any "tripping of...

Thanks for the help everyone. Will do some tesing tomorrow.

We have CU -> Cable -> Cooker Switch -> Cable -> Spur -> Oven Oven has been removed. Cooker "switch" is off (no oven connected) , boiler on = everything OK. Cooker "switch" is on (no oven connected) , boiler on = trips after a few hours. Plan to disconnect cable from cooker switch to...

Thank you for your speedy response. I have tried to understand why this is happening and read somewhere on the internet that the CU is measuring how much current flows down the live and returns back through the neutral (sorry if this is incorrect or simplistic !!!), and when it trips it is...

Just moved in to our new house and everything was ok until the RCD "tripped". We have a boiler and oven on the same side of the RCD. The boiler is OK, so we removed the cable from the oven. Even without the oven connected and the switch "on", the RCD trips - not immediately, but after a few...