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  1. Reg Man

    Hot Water Copper Cylinder - Indirect ( DIY Job)

    Up your grade, if you want piece of mind. Grade 3 is standard so don't last to long.
  2. Reg Man

    DIY Gas Fitting

    With out reading this entire thread, this question has probably been already answered, so apologies for this. The gas safety (installation & use) regulations apply to everyone weather DIY or not. Reg 3 requires any one who carries out gas work to be competent to do so. This can only be...
  3. Reg Man

    Crochet plastic bags

    Sister in-law has new hobby. Cutting up plastic carrier bags and making them into threads. Then Crocheting them. I asked what are you making? Oh a shopping bag. How many do you need to make a shopping bag. Oh about 80. oh, so your using 80 plastic shopping bags to make 1 shopping bag. ok that's...
  4. Reg Man

    60mph proposal for northern part of M1

    What a ridiculous proposal. A proposal has been presented to restrict 32miles of the M1 to 60mph to reduce emission's and clean up the air to meet EU targets for air quality. Why do I think this is ridiculous? At 60 mph it will take approximately 30 minutes of travel to cover this distance...
  5. Reg Man

    DIY Gas Fitting

    Quote>This fool clearly thinks he know better. Installed a few heating systems in my time. Ha. Ive hit a few golf balls in my time. Ignorance is bliss.<Quote: Yes I've hit a few golf balls in my time to, lost most of them, broken a few windows but fortunately did not kill anyone. The golf...
  6. Reg Man

    DIY Gas Fitting

    Truly shocking and there is no need for the abuse. The guys on here are professionals and for the best part know what there talking about. We often get people who ask for professional advice and we give the answers they require. It is most disrespectfully to ask the question get the answer and...
  7. Reg Man

    DIY Gas Fitting

    Competence applies to every one DIY or employed no difference.
  8. Reg Man

    DIY Gas Fitting

    Shall we say it again. Competence= Someone who has the relevant training, qualification and experience, to carry the work out safely in accordance with the gas safety (installation & use regulations) and the relevant standards which apply to the work being undertaken.
  9. Reg Man

    Worcester Greenstore

    I am planning to install an open vented twin coil indirect hot water vessel with solar evacuation tube panels on the lower coil and heating water on the upper coil. Looking at the best products on the market, I have looked at Heatrae Sadia Megalife solar with a Baxi Solarflo kit and it works out...
  10. Reg Man

    Hot news from Building Control

    It has revealed that the installation fixed cooking appliances (ie Gas Hobs) are required to be notified under Part L building Regulations. Apparently it is detailed in their advice notice and has been for at least 3 years and not even the competent person scheme providers were aware of this. So...
  11. Reg Man

    This is why we will not endorse DIY gas work!

    The topic of this thread is about this prosecution. It really hacks me off, that this guy got away with such a punitive sentence, when he wilfully carried out gas work and caused so much injury, damage and heart break for the victims. On the other point, a gas fitting is something which is...
  12. Reg Man

    Which Unvented hot water vessel?

    I am doing my homework on choosing which unvented hot water vessel to use. I know what capacity I require, its now down to choice of manufacturer. These are the following I have looked at: Fabdec Excelsior, Gledhill, Heatrae Sadia Megaflow ECO, Telford Tempest, Vaillant Unistar, Santon Premier...
  13. Reg Man

    Plumbers Job East Anglia

    Does anyone know any businesses out there in either Essex, Suffolk or Norfolk, who would be prepared to employ an extremely keen and conscientious 19 year old who has 3 years experience in Plumbing, is qualified to NVQ level 2 working towards gas qualification, drives his own vehicle and is...
  14. Reg Man

    DIY Gas Fitting

    Your right there: Know loads of people that have done ACS and don't carry this forward to their day to day working practice. This is worse than not knowing what your doing?
  15. Reg Man

    DIY Gas Fitting

    Competence? will normaly only be tested in court. If you have passed ACS, you've prooved competance.
  16. Reg Man

    DIY Gas Fitting

    My personal view is: There were many incidents prior to mandatory gas registration. Then we had de-regulation of British gas which opened up the market to alot more people who were not necessarily gas trained. Additionaly we had problems with little investment into new apprenticeships and...
  17. Reg Man

    DIY Gas Fitting

    No He was a plumber all his life, but did not hold ACS. ("I've been doing this all my life why should I have some jumped up regulators tell me how to do my job") Typical attitude of someone who thinks, they know it all and can't be taught anything, or someone who has been crap at the job all...
  18. Reg Man

    DIY Gas Fitting

    May be? Case in Norwich recently, involving retired plumber with no registration and no ACS, was prosecuted.
  19. Reg Man

    DIY Gas Fitting

    Competence has a deffinition: Someone who has relevant training, qualification and experience. This is usually something tested in court. The gas industry use ACS is proof of competence. This is relied upon because of the systems in place are overseen by UKAS for approved ACS centres carrying...
  20. Reg Man

    DIY Gas Fitting

    I differ to: Gas is a different ball game. Technical stuff about flues, combustion , ventilation, Boiler controls ect: One thing I do agree with. Historically plumbing is a very highly skilled job. Unfortunatley the reference to plumbing has gone a little a stray. Plumber is Latin for Lead...
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