Gas Cooker 2 years old - Grill has stopped working

shaun_from_Africa

societys_child wrote: »

Has the competent person / not for reward part been deleted from the regs?

No.
provided that you are competent (and this isn't actually defined anywhere in the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations) then provided that you are not acting in the course of a business or working on gas appliances in a rental property then you are legally entitled to work on your own gas equipment.

I'm not in any way suggesting that this is a sensible option for anyone, simply stating that if they are competent to do so, there is nothing in law that states they can't do the work.
However, if there was a problem following a DIY gas job then you might well have problems with your insurance company and your competence may be called into question.

societys_child

provided that you are competent (and this isn't actually defined anywhere in the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations) then provided that you are not acting in the course of a business or working on gas appliances in a rental property then you are legally entitled to work on your own gas equipment.

That's always been my understanding of the regs.

However, if there was a problem following a DIY gas job then you might well have problems with your insurance company and your competence may be called into question.

. . . that's the problem, if you DIY and nothing goes wrong, you're probably competent, but if it does go wrong . . .

bryanb

societys_child wrote: »

Has the competent person / not for reward part been deleted from the regs?

Tried but cant find any info on that.

Just seen the posts above, thanks!

Thinking about it though, if someone needs to ask on a forum if it's difficult, they are probably not competent.

shaun_from_Africa

Thinking about it though, if someone needs to ask on a forum if it's difficult, they are probably not competent

That's probably spot on.

societys_child

if someone needs to ask on a forum if it's difficult, they are probably not competent.

I don't disagree with that.
It was a serious question, in a way I'm surprised it's not been tightened up, considering legislation has now made me too thick to fiddle too much with my own electrics . .:rotfl:

gik

Hopefully the OP will know a competent person as it's a relatively easy job.

virgil_tracy

gik wrote: »

Hopefully the OP will know a competent person as it's a relatively easy job.

yeah , don't worry I don't think I'll be doing it myself , but I would like to learn how its done because I've a feeling this is going to be a recurring problem with gas cookers / fires .

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gik

virgil_tracy wrote: »

yeah , don't worry I don't think I'll be doing it myself , but I would like to learn how its done because I've a feeling this is going to be a recurring problem with gas cookers / fires .

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I've replaced the thermocouple four times in twenty years on my forty year old boiler. Only tool required was one small spanner. Access to it is a bit of a faff but not difficult at all.

whitegoods_engineer

Simple job but again, get a gas safe person in to do it. Probably as mentioned before about £50-80 but you'll get it done safely, and the engineer will check other things like sufficient ventilation, stability and anchoring, connection and other safety considerations. It's a small price to pay for peace of mind. Just check that the back of the fitter's gas safe card shows he can work on gas cookers though!

gik

whitegoods_engineer wrote: »

Simple job but again, get a gas safe person in to do it. Probably as mentioned before about £50-80 but you'll get it done safely, and the engineer will check other things like sufficient ventilation, stability and anchoring, connection and other safety considerations. It's a small price to pay for peace of mind. Just check that the back of the fitter's gas safe card shows he can work on gas cookers though!

Or he'll lie to you and say the cooker is obsolete and no parts are available.

I've got a 40 year old heating boiler I've yet to find an unavailable part for my heating boiler. Gas certified people seem to not be able to find these parts and invariably offer to replace my boiler for a lot of money.

Why should I trust someone who lies to me?