Costs involved in getting commercial qualification

[Matt06]

Hello,
I looked at a job the other day , Primary meter is G40 which feeds 10 secondary meters, each secondary meter has a test point , isolator etc , I would need to tightness test the primary meter and all pipework up to the secondary meters to do safety cert. Would I just need to do Commercial changeover training/assesments? would this boost my gas safe register subscription fees a lot/any ?

Thanks
Matt

 

[snowhead]

You need TPCP1 (over 1cu mtr) And TPCP1A (under 1 cu mtr)

You'd need to check with an Assessment centre but I believe you'll need to do;

Domestic to Commercial changeover,
and to get to do TPCP1/1a you also need to have done either Commercial Heating, Catering or Laundry appliances.

I don't think it costs any extra for additional Categories on Gassafe

 

[Jehannum]

You can simply add TPCP1A to your current domestic qualifications WITHOUT needing a commercial core.

 

[kirkgas]

I will leave the actual quals you need to the experts who have already posted, but the amount of gas quals you have doesn't effect your Gas Safe Registration cost, but when you do additional quals you are supposed to purchase a new card which lists all the quals, which I think is £10-15ish

 

[Whyme]

Go for the change over. just resat my commercial, It will fry your head if you dont work on it much though. but you will look at domestic and think god that was easy..:smiley2:

 

[Ermintrude]

£1024 for all the commertial excluding catering

 

[Whyme]

£1024 for all the commertial excluding catering

+ a good week.

 

[Matt06]

Thanks for all replies , gonna try and sit Just TPCP1/A as training center said that is possible

 

[Whyme]

Good luck mate, always good to broaden your knowledge.

 

[Ermintrude]

Thanks for all replies , gonna try and sit Just TPCP1/A as training center said that is possible

To what benefit? Sure u need your core commercial changeover too.

 

[Dotty]

To what benefit? Sure u need your core commercial changeover too.

I would've said so too.

 

[Pssst]

Doest TCP1A simply cover testing, purging and strength testing of installations with a LP supply and not exceeding a total volume of 1m3? It doesnt confer competence to install pipe or meters which could be included in such installations ?

 

[snowhead]

Doest TCP1A simply cover testing, purging and strength testing of installations with a LP supply and not exceeding a total volume of 1m3? It doesnt confer competence to install pipe or meters which could be included in such installations ?

Yes that's what it is.

The problem would be if a leak was found, with only TPCP1A you wouldn't be able to repair it, you'd need ICPN1 at least, (Installation of Commercial Pipework)
At some point you'd need Commercial Core (or changeover)