Notification Nonsense?!

[Bernie2]

Err!

I started work for a new company some years ago and they sent me to service a lot of properties. I marked them all down as sub standard installations even some new boilers.

What I did not know was that the company had apparently been servicing them for years!!

 

[migoplumber]

and dont forget most plumbers cant install into a fused spur. need to be part p for that.

 

[tr7dan]

Hi all

returning to the original topic of this thread, which I think was notifications, am I to assume that, from reading the posts, nobody is bothering to notify now?

What has prompted me to find this forum is the fact that CORGI have been sending my customers leaflets offering to provide service/ breakdown cover, having used the names and addresses of customers from my past notifications.

This means that they are competing with me and targeting MY customers (with a service that I also provide and rely on for part of my income) with info. gained from notifications that I was forced to submit to them.

Is this legal?

I've had 'phone calls from customers, particularly elderly ones, who are confused and not sure now who they should be paying for their service/ maintenance. They see the CORGI name and associate that with me and just don't know what's going on.

Having said that, I checked the CORGI site and it appears they have now withdrawn their Home Care Plan - presumably because of irate installers who feel that CORGI are 'poaching' customers.

It makes you wonder though doesn't it - is the notification process one big scam to allow CORGI, Gas Safe or whoever to harvest names and addresses for marketing purposes?

Dan

PS I'm a plug and socket man myself - the regs ask for (min 3mm) disconnection in both poles....and you can't get more disconnected than 'unplugged'

 

[CMairiD]

Regarding the mailings from CORGI advertising warranty services:

CORGIHomecareretractionstatement

 

[kirkgas]

this is wrong all boilers ive ever fitted or seen fitted correctly are to a fused spur with a 3 amp fuse in it.
any 1 plugging it direct to a socket is a cowboy

i think anyone complying with the current electrical regs could use this method as it is an approved method of complete isolation, in my opinion i do agree it doesnt look the best,

whether plugs are aloud on boilers or not i still would not do it.
If plugs are aloud on boilers etc then why do every council in Britain when installing boilers fit fused spurs?
does british gas plug boilers into wall with a 3 pin plug? no don't think so ... what is the reason they fit spurs ? because it is a neater more proffesional job.
but on you go be my guest plug boilers into a plug socket until your hearts content but put your instalation next to mine and then we will see 😛.

i thought i would underline and bold this statement cause its not too often you see BG and professional in the same sentance, what has BG got to do with conversations about good installs, they are just a service/installation private company like many many others