Domestic or Commercial

[Anton]

Hi guys,
I have a property to do 3 Landlord Gas Safety Certifications at next week. 3 story building 1 flat on 1st floor, 2 on the 2nd floor. The owner has a Dental Surgery on the ground floor with a Vaillant heat only (30kw) boiler and U6 gas meter.
He is asking if he needs a Landlord's certificate for the Surgery on the basis of it being commercial.
I was always under the impression that this type of installation is classed as Domestic (due to boiler size and pipework up to 32mm) Also, since the Surgery is not rented or used as accomodation, he shouldn't need a Landlord's cert.
Do any of you guys know any different to this?.....thanks.

 

[Ermintrude]

I would do him one just to make him feel better and your wallet look a bit better. No point all the flats being tip top when co is coming from dentist!! I would just do standard domestic. I'm sure he rents it from himself as a tax dodge!

 

[JAH HEATING]

I got a call today for a restaraunt, he needs one doing aswell ??

cant see it being domestic ? He said he has a ch boiler, cooker an a pizza oven of some kind ??


Popping out tomorrow to have a gander

 

[Anton]

Thanks for that, I think I'll do as you say.

 

[Mrs Tara Plumbi]

It can help to remember that is is not a landlord check! - you are not checking the landlord!

It is a gas safety check - as laid out in the legislation Regulation 26 Gas Appliances Safety precautions.
If someone runs a business but all the gas appliances are within your area of competency then yes you can check them and give them a Gas Safety Inspection Report.

That is what you do when you do a "landlord cert".
And good that the business owner has been consciencious about this matter - to be highly encouraged !

 

[Reg Man]

Its a domestic boiler off of a domestic size meter and pipework. Taking into account the type of business, the requirements if you deem this as commercial, it will be no different, so I would say your level of assessed competent's is sufficient to carry out this work legally. If it was in a restaurant, you could work on the boiler part only, but the kitchen falls into the commercial world and therefore the requirement are a lot different to the domestic standards.

 

[JAH HEATING]

Its a domestic boiler off of a domestic size meter and pipework. Taking into account the type of business, the requirements if you deem this as commercial, it will be no different, so I would say your level of assessed competent's is sufficient to carry out this work legally. If it was in a restaurant, you could work on the boiler part only, but the kitchen falls into the commercial world and therefore the requirement are a lot different to the domestic standards.

I had a domestic meter, 32 mm pipe, Worcester Combi an then there was the kitchen...

it had a 22mm supply with a gas tap shut off to the cooker an pizza oven...

said I could test the meter etc but can't switch supply on in kitchen..