Must you be Gas Safe Registered to do Gas installation? Read HSE's response.

[Reg Man]

I think we all agree that incompetent DIY is a bad thing, but this is already covered under the existing regulations, What Tara and I are putting over to you is that the competent gas fitters doing work in their own homes should not be restricted by regulations. As for the Newark explosion it is yet to be revealed of the cause. You can use the Irlam explosion as an example, but unfortunately that was a competent? gas fitter who got hung up for that one.

 

[Reza]

I thought there really was nothing more to say on the subject other than all the reasons which have been posted on this thread so far. Until of course I came across this post which had just gone on this very forum under a different thread. The post reads as follows;
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Hi all, I have a slight problem that I could do with some advice on. In 2005 I fitted a baxi combi 80e for a family friend. I didn't register the boiler at the time because quite honestly back then I didn't realise I needed to. Now he's selling up and the solicitor is insisting on it. How can I resolve this?
any info would be great!
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Here is another one of those circumstances, why you need to be Gas Safe Registered to install boilers! I checked with GSR and unless you are Gas Safe Registered, you cannot register a boiler installation and receive all legal documents.

 

[Nostrum]

I had a window fitted at home. Cost me £600. I could have easily done this myself, but I knew I needed a certificate if ever I came to sell the house and didn't want the hassle as buying and selling stressful enough as it is. By the time I paid for the window and a building control inspection, plus the hassle of doing it, I decided to pay someone to do it instead.

if the public were made aware of the certification process, I'm sure they would do the same for gas installations, most, but not all.

 

[tamz]

I thought there really was nothing more to say on the subject other than all the reasons which have been posted on this thread so far. Until of course I came across this post which had just gone on this very forum under a different thread. The post reads as follows;
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Hi all, I have a slight problem that I could do with some advice on. In 2005 I fitted a baxi combi 80e for a family friend. I didn't register the boiler at the time because quite honestly back then I didn't realise I needed to. Now he's selling up and the solicitor is insisting on it. How can I resolve this?
any info would be great!
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Here is another one of those circumstances, why you need to be Gas Safe Registered to install boilers! I checked with GSR and unless you are Gas Safe Registered, you cannot register a boiler installation and receive all legal documents.

That post is from a gas safe registered guy (APPlumbing) and was posted in the private gas forum

 

[Reza]

That post is from a gas safe registered guy (APPlumbing) and was posted in the private gas forum

Sorry, perhaps I didn't put it clearly enough, my point wasn't that the firm in question or the person in question was not Gas Safe Registered, my point was to reiterate that there are many potential issues where one would not be able to complete a job, if he or she is simply competent and not Gas Safe Registered. Registration would be one of those circumstances.

 

[Reza]

In actual fact, I have had further clarification from GSR. It turns out that a competent person can register the boiler through buildings control, but (A) The process costs ver £200 and (B) The building regs would require for a Gas Safe Register engineer to sign off the job. Obviously false economy and in contradiction with the L56 current or proposed Regulations.