Gas installations in your own home - need to be corgi registered??

MGAstra

Hi all,

I've just bought a house and I will soon need install a full central heating system.

I know that there have been some new laws introduced with regard to fitting gas appliances.

Does anyone know if you need to be corgi registered even to fit your own gas appliances??

Thanks in advance!

italiastar

You used to have to be "competant", but there is a possibility that you now need building regs approval or something similar. The only times I have used CORGI registered fitters, I've had problems - I once tried to report a fauly cooker installation to CORGI and they told me not to use the appliance until they sent out an inspector - in about 8 weeks!!!

Flimber

AFAUI, you have to be "competent" unless it's paid work in which case you have to be CORGI. But, if you DIY and 'something bad happens' you have, in effect provided proof of your own incompetence and will be handled accordingly by the law.

Mike.

Tom_Jones

All installation work of boilers/fires/cookers etc would have to be done by a CORGI reg plumber and you would need a certificate on completion of the job. You could fix the radiators and pipework if you want to cut costs, however you may have difficulty in getting a plumber if it's part installed.

plumb1_2

Tom_Jones wrote:

All installation work of boilers/fires/cookers etc would have to be done by a CORGI reg plumber and you would need a certificate on completion of the job. You could fix the radiators and pipework if you want to cut costs, however you may have difficulty in getting a plumber if it's part installed.

Untrue,he is able to install his own gas appliance(not for profit/competent.
This rule is Stupid but true.

culpepper

if you go for Corgi registered, ask to see their card before work starts.We had a new boiler fitted 2 years ago and of the 4 'corgi registered' plumbers we had round to do the estimates, only one was able to produce the proof and he didnt need to be asked.

f107btx

If a person reaches the age of 65 and has worked in the Trade for 50 years
does he cease to be competent.

Tom_Jones

plumb1 wrote:

Untrue,he is able to install his own gas appliance(not for profit/competent.
This rule is Stupid but true.

Does that include boilers then Plumb1 ??

mando_2

Check your house insurance, as I *think* you are not covered should it blow up or something if a corgi registered person didn't fit it.

You could always put most of the stuff in, rads, pipework and then get a corgi registered person to complete the job and check your work.

dougk_2

mando wrote:

Check your house insurance, as I *think* you are not covered should it blow up or something if a corgi registered person didn't fit it.

You could always put most of the stuff in, rads, pipework and then get a corgi registered person to complete the job and check your work.

This is a bit of an unknown. If you moved to a house with central heating fitted how could you prove or disprove a corgi registered person fitted it?

Surely you would cover yourself by having a corgi inspection of the gas appliances afterwards (like you would as a landlord - i.e. a landords corgi gas safety certifcate). They don't cost much to have done (less than £50 often).

Paul_the_Painter

I was talking to our (excellant) CORGI registered plumber, and a few years ago he was doing new build work and let his membership lapse (no need to be CORGI to put in a loo!) his mate wanted to put in a new boiler and he asked for a hand, appantly the plumber could not do the job, but could tell him what to do, so, allegedly, he sat there and watched his mate install the boiler, telling him what to do. I have my suspicions on that one, reckon he did the job himself, its very painful watching someone do something, that you know you can do in 1/3rd of the time.