Hi all. My brother is currently selling the house that he used to live in with his missus. They separated a few years ago were still married but she unfortunately passed away a few months ago so the house ownership passed directly back to him. Understandably he doesn't want to move back in there because of the memories etc.
Anyway, he's had the usual checks done on the property etc for any future buyers and after having the gas safety check done, it was noted that the Pressure Relief Valve pipework from the boiler discharges straight onto the worktop below where the boiler is positioned in the kitchen !
Obviously this has to be rectified and he was going to do it himself but I just wondered if this was allowable under the Gas Safe Regulations ? I've seen two pieces of information online, one that says "any work on the PRV including any associated pipework should be carried out by a GSR person" but another one that says "as long as the actual PRV is not affected by any works, DIY work is permissible"
Seeing as there is a roughly 6" length of pipework exiting the boiler and all he would have to do is drill through the wall and solder a short (about 18" in total including the bends to face the pipework exit towards the wall) piece of pipe as an addition, would this be something he could do himself or does he have to get a GSR guy in to do the work ? He wouldn't have to touch the actual boiler unit at all as all the work could be done outside of the case.
TIA.
I forgot to add that he's been quoted by the guy who did the Safety Check £143 to install a metal sleeved section of 15mm pipe outside to satisfy the regs.
Anyway, he's had the usual checks done on the property etc for any future buyers and after having the gas safety check done, it was noted that the Pressure Relief Valve pipework from the boiler discharges straight onto the worktop below where the boiler is positioned in the kitchen !
Obviously this has to be rectified and he was going to do it himself but I just wondered if this was allowable under the Gas Safe Regulations ? I've seen two pieces of information online, one that says "any work on the PRV including any associated pipework should be carried out by a GSR person" but another one that says "as long as the actual PRV is not affected by any works, DIY work is permissible"
Seeing as there is a roughly 6" length of pipework exiting the boiler and all he would have to do is drill through the wall and solder a short (about 18" in total including the bends to face the pipework exit towards the wall) piece of pipe as an addition, would this be something he could do himself or does he have to get a GSR guy in to do the work ? He wouldn't have to touch the actual boiler unit at all as all the work could be done outside of the case.
TIA.
I forgot to add that he's been quoted by the guy who did the Safety Check £143 to install a metal sleeved section of 15mm pipe outside to satisfy the regs.
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