illegal to open case unless gsr

[jonw]

can someone show me where it is written in law that it is illegal for a homeowner to remove the case of their own boiler unless they are gsr? not touching any gas parts just looking for leak in cold water supply.

 

[Riley]

The reasoning behind it is that on many boilers the case forms part of the combustion seal.

As a consequence if you remove it you have no means to test to make sure it's been installed again properly

 

[jonw]

The reasoning behind it is that on many boilers the case forms part of the combustion seal.

As a consequence if you remove it you have no means to test to make sure it's been installed again properly

Thanks that is a proper useful answer.

 

[Riley]

I'm not sure from typed wording if that's sarcasm or not but that is the reason it's pretty cut and dry

 

[jonw]

I'm not sure from typed wording if that's sarcasm or not but that is the reason it's pretty cut and dry

No definitely not sarcasm. It was a really useful answer because now I understand why which is better than just knowing the rule. Many thanks.

I am a truth seeker and would never use sarcasm.

 

[jonw]

The reasoning behind it is that on many boilers the case forms part of the combustion seal.

As a consequence if you remove it you have no means to test to make sure it's been installed again properly

Riley, I dont suppose do you happen to know if that is the case for the greenstar 24/28i junior? No probs if not I'll ask my gas safety guy on his next visit.

 

[AlexGas]

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[ShaunCorbs]

Riley, I dont suppose do you happen to know if that is the case for the greenstar 24/28i junior? No probs if not I'll ask my gas safety guy on his next visit.

Yes it is as there's no secondary case for the gas parts

 

[jonw]

Yes it is as there's no secondary case for the gas parts

Many thanks Shaun.

 

[jonw]

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Yes that is a nice picture. Obviously I know working with gas is dangerous. Which is why I asked the question which was to yield a discussion to figure out what constitutes 'gas works' as apposed to plumbing. Riley's answer superbly and succinctly cut straight to what I needed to know. Your picture is clever, even funny but not actually very helpful.

 

[AlexGas]

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[jonw]

OK that one actually is funny Thanks and point taken.

 

[jtsplumbing]

OP has a point, its is own boiler, in his house, and this is a very grey area, can he do what he wants in is own house ? and who would enforce his decision if he removed the case, countless people do it ! I don't think that these rules are made clear to the general public, and has anyone ever been prosecuted for doing what the OP wants to do with there own property, a lot of these rules only seem to apply if its being done for gain (Being charged for) I stand to be corrected !!

 

[Dotty]

You're probably referring to your thread that I closed down.

As Riley said above, many cases form part of the combustion seal. We don't expect you to know which ones and, to be honest, we can't be bothered to wade through the hundreds of manufacturers instructions to answer each query.

So we take a wide and sweeping view on the matter. Same goes with pcbs as many of these need setting up after replacement.

At the end of the day we try to take a responsible position with regards to your safety which occasionally means telling you to stop and get someone in.

Normally people this happens to get snippy and either pm us or spam us resulting in a ban.

However, you've asked a reasonable question and accepted the answer. Thank you for that.

 

[Riley]

No worries