Commissioning a Boiler

gforce4678

Hello

Does anyone know how much it should cost to get a boiler commissioned?

many thanks

Mark

Canucklehead

gforce4678 wrote: »

Hello

Does anyone know how much it should cost to get a boiler commissioned?

many thanks

Mark

Good morning: what do you mean by 'commissioned'?

Canucklehead

gforce4678

well i got my boiler installed by a relative and he said that it needs to be comissioned as we have been using it for a couple of years and need a certificate to say it works or something for when we sell the place soon/

EliteHeat

gforce4678 wrote: »

well i got my boiler installed by a relative and he said that it needs to be comissioned as we have been using it for a couple of years and need a certificate to say it works or something for when we sell the place soon/

Why can't you get your relative to get you a certificate?

gforce4678

isnt corgi registered

cajef

Think you are on a hiding to nothing there, you cannot expect someone to commission and certify something they did not install, how are they to know it was done correctly.

vaio

Only slightly relevant to the OP but it used to be that anyone could do gas as long as they were competent, it was only if you did it for money that you had to be registered.

Is that still the case?

capita_guy

No Gas Safe registered person will certify this for you. Gas Safe actually ask for members to report others who will certificate non registered persons work. Looks like a new install will be required.

EliteHeat

Assuming you cannot find a registered installer willing to certify someone elses work then you have a few options.

One is to get a registered installer to fully decommission and then recommission the boiler, flue and gas supply.

Another is to get the local building controls officer to come around to do the certification.

I'm not sure which would be cheaper, a lot depends on whether anything is wrong.

thommy

capita_guy wrote: »

No Gas Safe registered person will certify this for you. Gas Safe actually ask for members to report others who will certificate non registered persons work. Looks like a new install will be required.

sorry to contradict but this is taken from the Gas Safe website - Buying a new home section.
http://www.gassaferegister.co.uk/advice/buying_a_new_home.aspx

'If you’re buying a home you should be aware that most homebuyer surveys do not include a gas safety check. It is not included in Home Information Packs (HIPs) either, which are a legal requirement if you’re selling a property.

It is up to you to be gas safe, so make sure you ask the vendor for a gas safety certificate or arrange a gas safety check yourself.

Gas safety checks in your new home
Homebuyers cannot always be sure when the gas appliances in their new home were last checked and serviced.

Ask your vendor for a gas safety certificate which shows that a CORGI registered installer (before April 1 2009) or a Gas Safe registered engineer (after April 1st 2009) has checked the gas appliances.

If your vendor cannot supply an up to date gas safety certificate, get a Gas Safe registered engineer to check the gas appliances. This check should include the gas boiler, oven, hob and gas fires. The registered engineer will give the vendor a gas safety certificate which they should handover to you before you move in.'


This isn't a legal requirement when you sell your house - your prospective buyer must decide if they want to know your boiler is safe, it depends if you want to pre-empt that potential hassle and get it certified as safe. on the other hand you might get a buyer come along who doesn't even want your boiler...

the engineer isn't certifying 'someone else's work', as such. the engineer is certifying the safety of the equipment as he finds it.

vaio

It looks like the law covering this is The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) regulations 1998.

By my reading it’s basically the same as the old rules which said that:

1. Only competent people may do gas work
2. Anyone who does gas work for money must be registered.

i.e. competent DIY is allowed, so as long as the work was done properly you don’t have a problem.

I don’t think you NEED a certificate of any sort to sell a house but if do need one then get a Gas Safe person to do a gas safety check like landlords need every year.

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