I'm having a new boiler installed by a limited company who have employed an outsider to fit the machine. He's due to complete the works today. Whilst talking to him yesterday, I discovered that he wasn't an accredited fitter. I spoke to the company who said that he was not gas safe but that they intended to get in a gas safe expert at the end of the installation to sign off the installation. Is that allowed?
Gas installer not gas safe
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no is the short answer, did he install the flue and gas pipe?
He has fitted the gas pipe and is due to fit the flue today today. He's going to drill into the wall with a special drill bit which he didn't have with him yesterday. I wonder if I should contact gas safe about this matter.
Report them to gas safe immediately.
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I've just this second come off the phone to Gas Safe who agree with you and have asked me to submit a formal report. Thanks.
Top job. Companies like this blight our industry.
But the real culprit would be the registered engineer who would illegally sign it off !
I have to say that in my view you should have waited until he signed it off which would have been with his registration number.
You almost risk having no new boiler working over Christmas!
Although its very likely that someone from this forum might help you out.
Tony
I have to say that in my view you should have waited until he signed it off which would have been with his registration number.
You almost risk having no new boiler working over Christmas!
Although its very likely that someone from this forum might help you out.
Tony
The limited company is a building firm.
How did I guess?
The reality is that some/many builders get unregistered people to fit plumbing and including boilers. Many don't even know that they are doing anything wrong ( even if they can speak English ) then he has a tame registered person who ( illegally ) signs off the installation as his own.
Those who sign off for others are often what I call third world people.
The reality is that some/many builders get unregistered people to fit plumbing and including boilers. Many don't even know that they are doing anything wrong ( even if they can speak English ) then he has a tame registered person who ( illegally ) signs off the installation as his own.
Those who sign off for others are often what I call third world people.
I think some of you need to talk to gas safe regarding post commissioning a boiler install. The only persons who have committed an offence under the installation and use regulations are the building company who have knowingly engaged an unregistered person [allegedly] to preform work as defined in said regs and the unregistered person actually undertaking the work.
To post commission and register an installation is not an offence. the person doing so however is held responsible for the correctness of the installation.
And I would agree that such situations do indeed blight our industry.
To post commission and register an installation is not an offence. the person doing so however is held responsible for the correctness of the installation.
And I would agree that such situations do indeed blight our industry.
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So you think the OP should have allowed illegal gas work to be carried out in their house then reported it?
Personally I think they should have punched him in the face and kicked him out
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