Gas fitting

moneysavingplumber

economiser wrote:

I am delighted and relieved to hear from Mr Proctalgia and moneysavingplumber that DIY gas fitting is not illegal.

I'm sorry but that is not what I actually said. I said that there was no specific law declaring it illegal per se, but I went on to say that in undertaking DIY gas work you will almost certainly breach gas safety regulations, and in my opinion, despite your obvious confidence, place yourself and your household at risk.

You are not competent in the legally defined sense and therefore I reiterate that I do not think that you should undertake this work and that you should use a Corgi registered person.

economiser

I am sorry to disagree but I cannot see how I would be putting my household at risk anymore than a if I were Corgi registered. Still if it is not legal for me to change it I will keep the old hob. That way I don't even have to buy the new one - pity though it was a good offer.

These new gas and electric regulations are a discouragement to updating old equipment with new, more efficient and perhaps safer equipment. On my pension I simply cannot afford to pay to have someone do little jobs which I can carry out easily, and safely, myself.

I was thinking about replacing my 30 year old heating system but it will have to be kept in harness if I am not allowed to install and service its replacement. Probably a sensible thing to do really. The old cast iron boiler has only failed once (thermostat in 1988 - simple DIY replacement job) and I think has a few years left in it yet. I know its not very efficient but it is reliable, I wonder if one of these new condensing boilers will do 30 years service with only one breakdown.

Thanks again for all your comments.