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Rickster123
I hope he's quick before croppie comes stomping in with his big child size 5 boots on..
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macackau
Gets my vote too! I love a bit of DIY work, it's what will pay my pension.
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Dotty
"Honest, guv, I'm competent." Is neither a measure of competency nor would it stand up in a court of law should it come to it.
Part G of the Building Regulations and the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations, amongst others, perfectly describe what constitutes a competent person.
Every month in the gsr magazine we see those with the same attitude as you receiving either fines of tens of thousands of pounds or even custodial sentences. The gas engineers you say you use to check your work are also acting illegally as has been previously proven through the court of law.
There is absolutely no excuse whatsoever for exposing your tenants to potentially dangerous workmanship.
I hope you get hung out to dry.
And I'm still watching this thread.
Part G of the Building Regulations and the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations, amongst others, perfectly describe what constitutes a competent person.
Every month in the gsr magazine we see those with the same attitude as you receiving either fines of tens of thousands of pounds or even custodial sentences. The gas engineers you say you use to check your work are also acting illegally as has been previously proven through the court of law.
There is absolutely no excuse whatsoever for exposing your tenants to potentially dangerous workmanship.
I hope you get hung out to dry.
And I'm still watching this thread.
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Dotty
You'll be getting so many rights you'll be begging for a left.....
"3.40 The safety and performance of an unvented system is dependent on the choice of system and safety devices appropriate for the location and correct installation of the system. Building owners and occupiers should therefore take care to choose installers who have the necessary skills to carry out this work. These skills can be demonstrated for example, by registration with a competent person scheme for his type of work or by the holding of a current registered operative skills certification card for unvented hot water systems."
I am posting this section of Building Regulation Part G 3 not for grahams (OP) benefit because people like him will not worry about breaking the Law in search for a profit.
It is posted for others who at a later date who may read through this post & think that somehow they are allowed to do as he does.
I am posting this section of Building Regulation Part G 3 not for grahams (OP) benefit because people like him will not worry about breaking the Law in search for a profit.
It is posted for others who at a later date who may read through this post & think that somehow they are allowed to do as he does.
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But he'll carry on thinking that he knows best and all we're trying to do is prop up the industry. I do hope that he realises that this thread is visible proof that he undertook work which he was not qualified to do and that should anything happen, God forbid, to his tenants he will be hung out to dry.
Skin flints like him ruin peoples lives.
Skin flints like him ruin peoples lives.
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kirkgas
"I'm competent" and "can I fit a dog collar type thing" are contradictory
They do work and rent out properties, not acceptable to deem themselves competent, must be Gas Safe Registered for the gas work and G3 for the unvented
If you are so confident and competent post details of the gas engineer who inspects your work and confirm whether they sign it off (which is illegal)
They do work and rent out properties, not acceptable to deem themselves competent, must be Gas Safe Registered for the gas work and G3 for the unvented
If you are so confident and competent post details of the gas engineer who inspects your work and confirm whether they sign it off (which is illegal)
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macackau
Went to do a report for a customer on a poorly installed cylinder today:
D2 pointing straight out of the house so if it ever discharged a passerby would be scalded.
No tundish fitted
Expansion vessel attached on one side
2 port valve fitted backwards on the flow side, arrow pointing against direction of flow
Immersion not wired in
Cold water supply off 15mm pipe giving a total of 14 litres a minute
List goes on
I de-pressurised cylinder and turned off cold water supply. Advised customer not to use until problems were rectified. This is one of the many reasons why unvented cylinders have to be installed by a G3 qualified engineer. It was clearly put in by someone who didn't have a clue what they were doing and the danger they could put people in.
D2 pointing straight out of the house so if it ever discharged a passerby would be scalded.
No tundish fitted
Expansion vessel attached on one side
2 port valve fitted backwards on the flow side, arrow pointing against direction of flow
Immersion not wired in
Cold water supply off 15mm pipe giving a total of 14 litres a minute
List goes on
I de-pressurised cylinder and turned off cold water supply. Advised customer not to use until problems were rectified. This is one of the many reasons why unvented cylinders have to be installed by a G3 qualified engineer. It was clearly put in by someone who didn't have a clue what they were doing and the danger they could put people in.
Was just guessing but could probably find him on another forum. Got better things to do though.
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