fitting vented hot water cylinders

[daveplumber]

Can some one advise wether you need to be higher qualified than the old nvq level one basic plumbing to be able to replace a vented hot water cylinder in a customers property?

many thanks

dave

 

[gaspastemania]

need a ticket for unvented , normally says on your quals tho what you have achieved doesn't it??
To be honest tho i know loads of peeps who do there own plumbing if you feel confident give it a whirl .

 

[kirkgas]

technically in GB you dont need to be qualified to fit a cylinder, however if fitting for a customer things like public liability ins etc come into play and if not qualified you could be in soapy bubble I dont know what nvq level one taught so cant comment on it, if you are talking about you fitting it, can you do it competantly, do you know how to do it and are you aware of the pitfalls obvious and not so obvious of you not doing it properly, if so then crack on

 

[daveplumber]

i am employed by a housing assoc as a plumber and have been asked to replace the vortic economy seven cylinders numerous at the request of my line manager am i breaking any regs?

 

[kirkgas]

i am employed by a housing assoc as a plumber and have been asked to replace the vortic economy seven cylinders numerous at the request of my line manager am i breaking any regs?

if you are emplyed as a plumber then they are saying you are qualified as a plumber so you should be able to do such a basic task, the economy 7 has cold feed in and hot draw off out, it should take longer to fit and rewire the 2 immersors as it will to fit the cylinder, the trick with this type of job is organisation, first thing get in and shut valve and start draining, then get new cylinder in and fit new immersors and new tappings, if you are reusing the old tappings then start disconnecting at the top after it has been draining for a couple of minutes, same if you are reusing immersors (i prefer to renew immersors TBH) soon as it is empty get it out and stashed in the van, position new one and reconnect to existing if you are lucky, if not slight alterations required refill and test, 1hr tops

 

[AlexGas]

need a ticket for unvented.

Are you sure about it? Unvented ticket is for unvented. There’s a ticket for vented hot water cylinders – Part L Energy Efficiency.

 

[gaspastemania]

The way plumbing is going your going to need a ticket for putting a toilet seat on soon , just crack on with it if you feel competant to do so .

 

[WaterTight]

1hr tops? Bit optimistic innit?

 

[Gray0689]

1hr tops? Bit optimistic innit?

I agree don't take to long but not that quick either

 

[SafeGasInstall]

If you Are stressing what to do with them cylinders , hey just go to my web and book it in will take care of them cylinders for you and will give your van a sweep after

 

[AWheating]

you will be fine. I would insist on an electrician disconnect and reconnect the im. heaters if you are unsure about electrics.

 

[kirkgas]

I agree don't take to long but not that quick either

sorry gents i disagree, i have changed loads of direct cylinders in 1hr, cause i know what im doing and HOW to do it (thats the secret) where is there more than 1hr work in changing an economy 7 cylinder? as i described the trick is to utilise your time, start stripping the top fitting while it is draining, and connect cold feed first and you can turn on the supply and part fill while you connect the draw off,

 

[SafeGasInstall]

1h ......i change boiler in 30min

 

[WaterTight]

sorry gents i disagree, i have changed loads of direct cylinders in 1hr, cause i know what im doing and HOW to do it (thats the secret) where is there more than 1hr work in changing an economy 7 cylinder? as i described the trick is to utilise your time, start stripping the top fitting while it is draining, and connect cold feed first and you can turn on the supply and part fill while you connect the draw off,

And write your invoice out with your left foot.

 

[AlexGas]

1h ......i change boiler in 30min

That’s what I call Professional!

 

[SafeGasInstall]

imho to take old one off and put the new one in 30min with cup of tee ,not to mention the hours before for preparation of boiler change and hours after for finishing off

 

[kirkgas]

And write your invoice out with your left foot.

no invoice, only a job line, (which gave you 3hrs time to fit a cylinder, so plenty bonus for the good 'uns)

 

[kirkgas]

And write your invoice out with your left foot.

i refute this allegation, I HAVE NEVER BEEN A LEFT FOOTER (its a west of scotland thing, i think)

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

sorry gents i disagree, i have changed loads of direct cylinders in 1hr, cause i know what im doing and HOW to do it (thats the secret) where is there more than 1hr work in changing an economy 7 cylinder? as i described the trick is to utilise your time, start stripping the top fitting while it is draining, and connect cold feed first and you can turn on the supply and part fill while you connect the draw off,

i agree a DIRECT cylinder can be changed in a hour

 

[kirkgas]

i agree a DIRECT cylinder can be changed in a hour

haha you are an expert like me,

 

[SafeGasInstall]

i can sell it to scrappy for less then 5 min beat that

 

[AWheating]

1h ......i change boiler in 30min

polishing the case does not count!