changing over from domestic gas to commercial gas ticket??

[3083sam]

Hi, Im a gas safe registered engineer with domestic acs qualifications and am looking to do a commercial gas ticket. Do i need commercial experience to have the training and take the exams?? Also does anyone know how difficult the course is??
Many thanks.

 

[SimonJohns]

What elements are you going to take




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[3083sam]

Im gonna take the changeover course to start off with and then see where i go from there. Just thought i would ask on here to see if anyone had any info on it.

 

[CES]

I did my changeover about 4 years ago, you dont need a portfolio but it would be handy to get some experience in with the different kinds of appliances. To be honest i found it easier than the domestic but I was working with a firm doing commercial stuff at the time. I don't do much now as I'm self employed and the demand doesn't seem to be worth re-taking it.
Good Luck.

 

[3083sam]

I did my changeover about 4 years ago, you dont need a portfolio but it would be handy to get some experience in with the different kinds of appliances. To be honest i found it easier than the domestic but I was working with a firm doing commercial stuff at the time. I don't do much now as I'm self employed and the demand doesn't seem to be worth re-taking it.
Good Luck.

Basically i have my own heating firm and i always get phone calls seeing if i do commercial gas work and was just wondering how involved it was.
Thanks for your help

 

[diamondgas]

I sat my COCN1, Air heating, pipework & water CH year and a half ago. The training and examination was similar to the Gas re-sit. However back in the real world it takes some getting use to commercial set-ups and system designs. I've found it really rewarding learning new stuff ... Not for the feint hearted though! IMO

 

[jontheplum]

done mine bout a month ago at ck training centre in nazing trainers are great ,4 days .i surprised myself how quickly it soaked up

 

[Dotty]

I only do commercial work. Domestic stuff scares me!

 

[tamz]

I do both and new starts scare me on the commercial side.
Commercial stuff is pretty much the same principles as domestic but on a bigger scale. If you are an old head domestic guy there will be nothing too unfamiliar and nothing you can't figure out.
If however you are a combi fitter you are in for a big shock.

How did i get into it? Just kind of drifted there.
Served my time with a really good company where i got experience in every aspect of the trade (some of it not technically correct as i found out in later years).
Then moved between jobs and usually got sent to the bigger stuff as i had more than half a clue and could talk a good game if i didn't (what i didn't know i knew dozens of guys who did).
Then i just kind of moved into it when se as i was being asked to do more of it (yes i used to do it without the tickets) so about 10 years ago i thought i better sit the abc's of commercial and be legal.

If you have never seen or done any I&C stuff you will sh it yourself when you first do and i bet you will not be able to figure out how to kill something before you work on it.
It is easier if you are employed with someone as you will possibly have a mate or can always ask someone what you don't know.
Doing it on your own with no experience (and no acs course will learn you much about it) is like swimming with sharks with 10lb of steak tied to your rse.

 

[paul13899]

How much does this cost?

 

[tamz]

An arm and a leg if you are lucky

 

[kirkgas]

Tamz you aren't encouraging us to join the commercial world, is that your plan?

 

[tamz]

I don't do much of it these days Kirk. The fm mobs have most of the good stuff signed up and i can't be rsed arguing about money with kebab shops and the likes.

 

[hammers4spanner]

Imho it depends where you area of work is ,the domestic boiler scene has totally died a death for me since the eco scheme started up pretty much killed me over night .

However over last couple years have had alot of commercial installs and commercial gas has come with this and its pains me to get a friend in who is commercial and watch him sting my pocket to do his work ,the money i have spent using him i could have done my change over .

I am hoping to book it in for october

 

[wildcard]

I personally don"t think its something you can just get into overnight.Everytime I resit my commercial acs they want to see my previous acs Tickets & won"t let you do them without them.You need to make sure your familiar with BMS,ct & vt pumps,pressurisation units,mixing valves & sometimes complicated control panels.Good luck