Flue gas analysis. Do I need to have gas safe to do this?

[BJ90]

Flue gas analysis. Do I need to have gas safe to do this?

 

[unguided1]

the answer is yes

 

[ecowarm]

Not if its an oil burner

 

[dontknowitall]

Would an FGA work in the Houses of Parliament or would it break?

 

[BJ90]

Thanks fo your help lads, it would appear that my subby is misguided on this

 

[GQuigley67]

you need gas to work on boilers

 

[unguided1]

Thanks fo your help lads, it would appear that my subby is misguided on this

Lol misguided and more unguided than I am!!

 

[BJ90]

He has a bloke working for him who has been doing it about twenty five years but always as a heating engineer's mate. What's the quickest way for him to get qualified. He's about 46 years old. Cheers unguided1

 

[unguided1]

thousands of pounds and a trip to college there are plenty of threads on here about it

 

[stevetheplumber]

anyone can take a reading from the flue but removing a test point requires qualifications

 

[andyplumber]

onyone working on appliances must have a qualification for that appliance whether its CEN1 WAT1 HTR1 AND CKR1 and to operate a flue gas analyser you have to have a CPA1 qualifications and also be gas safe

 

[BJ90]

Thanks Steve

 

[stevetheplumber]

onyone working on appliances must have a qualification for that appliance whether its CEN1 WAT1 HTR1 AND CKR1 and to operate a flue gas analyser you have to have a CPA1 qualifications and also be gas safe

not so anyone can buy a fga and use it to do all sorts of readings what they cany do without cpa is use those readings for any offical use regaeding gas could be used on solid fuel or oil could be used as a carbon monoxide detector

 

[AWheating]

the point being without your cpa1 qualification you can not prove you are competent in the eyes of the law to use correctly and understand its readings and the actions that result from the readings with regards to gas appliances.