- As I read the HSE documentation DIY gas work in ones own home is NOT illegal.
That is also the opinion of an accident investigation officer who has investigated gas related incidents for insurance companies and in cases where criminal prosecutions were being considered.
He does agree that DIY gas work does create risks and that is why insurance companies will not insure if they are aware of DIY gas work having been done.
He has investigated cases where registered technicians have been less than competent and injury / loss of property has resulted from their work being at fault. The insurance company have no option but to pay the house owner's claim and try to recover that from the registered technician and / or the organisation that declared him or her to be competent.
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Please continue this and post it in the open forum. I have never once said that DIY gas work is illegal. What I have stated is that there has to be proven competence. By asking on a DIY forum the level of competence (incompetence) has already then been proven.
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