DIY gas thread - I'm confused

[denso13]

Or does it give the basics and then rely on a copy of the manufacturer's instructions being available.

Bit more than the basics but wouldn't cover every individual appliance. There are loads of different specialisms/areas of work which an RGI can concentrate on and should mean that they have a comprehensive knowledge of them. The back of their gas safe card will show which areas they are competent in and they shouldn't work on anything outside of these areas. How often would a customer check this though? Almost never I suspect.


https://www.sgas.co.uk/technical-bulletin-acs-assessment-codes/

 

[CBW]

How much is "taught" in he CKR1 curriculum ? It surely cannot cover every type of cooker and hob. It would take months of teaching. Or does it give the basics and then rely on a copy of the manufacturer's instructions being available.

Replacing a glass oven door does not involve gas work, but a glass cover on a gas hob and the door to a gas grill chamber may or may not have an inter lock to the gas valve. Necessary to prevent a hob from being lit when the cover was down or the grill being lit when the door was shut.

Please re-read what you have asked, because glass is glass, and wouldn’t be subjected to a safety shut off for a gas valve. It wouldn’t cover every hob, cooker and grill, but it would teach you about the different types likely to encounter. MI’s being available is a must for anyone working on any appliance.

 

[ianmcd]

Replacing a glass oven door does not involve gas work

so when you replace it how do you test and certify that it is fitted safely and sealing properly when the gas oven is in use , of course it is gas work and yes you must be GSR to do it, very few would bother and would leave it to white goods engineer with a gas ticket

 

[bernardgreen]

how do you test and certify that it is fitted safely and sealing properly when the gas oven is in use

Can I ask you to suggest how the oven door seal could be tested ?

Is it a room seal to prevent combustion products getting into the kitchen ? ( I think not )

 

[ianmcd]

Is it a room seal to prevent combustion products getting into the kitchen ? ( I think not )

It is indeed and myst be tested when carrying out a safety check of the appliance whether it has been replaced or not

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

It is indeed and myst be tested when carrying out a safety check of the appliance whether it has been replaced or not

A room sealed domestic gas oven????

 

[bernardgreen]

As far as I know cookers below 7kW do not need a flue and combustion products are released into the room. Obviously common sense suggests the room should have adequate ventilation while the cooker is in use.

 

[ianmcd]

A room sealed domestic gas oven????

Not room sealed but all ovens and cookers have a a flue , not to outside, but to ensure that the flame picture is correct and the air for combustion comes from the designed place

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Not room sealed but all ovens and cookers have a a flue , not to outside, but to ensure that the flame picture is correct and the air for combustion comes from the designed place

Our double oven has a gap in the top section of the door seals, I wouldn't call that strictly a flue.