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Gas pipe problem stalling house purchase

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  • Dan-Dan
    Dan-Dan Posts: 5,279 Forumite
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    I would tell you where to get off if you tried to negotiate with me because the pipes will need doing `one day` , especially in a fast market
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  • lincroft1710
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    Gill420 wrote: »
    The boiler is only 5 years old .

    This is what is worrying the solicitor. A boiler installed 5 years ago should have a Building Control certificate.
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  • Gill420
    Gill420 Posts: 11 Forumite
    Point taken, Dan-Dan. Just trying to gauge how seriously to take our solicitor making a fuss over this.
  • silvercar
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    This is what is worrying the solicitor. A boiler installed 5 years ago should have a Building Control certificate.

    A boiler installed 5 years ago would only need a certificate to show it complied with the regulations in force at the time. So either it did and there isn't a certificate (in which case getting a certificate or an indemnity policy is not difficult) or it didn't comply and the installation was a botched job. This is more of a problem.
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  • lincroft1710
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    I'm fairly certain 22mm gas piping has been the standard for more than 5 years.
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  • john-306
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    What is the boiler that's fitted now?
  • societys_child
    societys_child Posts: 7,110 Forumite
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    Would it be possible to run new pipework via a different route and just abandon the old pipe, instead of digging up the floors?
  • PasturesNew
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    Find out who did it and ask them (play innocent) if they have a copy of the installation certificate
    You can check if they're registered here http://www.gassaferegister.co.uk/

    This might do a few things:
    - it might be legal and not 15mm at all
    - there might have been a certificate that the (clueless) seller has forgotten/lost/didn't realise the importance of
    - you can at least check if the installer is registered, giving some confidence in the work while you await paperwork or think it over.
  • PasturesNew
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    Would it be possible to run new pipework via a different route and just abandon the old pipe, instead of digging up the floors?

    I'd look at that. Easier to abandon the old stuff than dig out the last lot.
  • Annie1960
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    Gill420 wrote: »
    The boiler is only 5 years old and has been regularly serviced.

    Sorry, I didn't realise the boiler was so new.

    If the boiler is only 5 years old, then whoever had it fitted should have been issued with a certificate at the time. Nobody except a GasSafe engineer is allowed to fit a boiler, and they need to register it with the local council.

    In this case, I would be very worried if such a new boiler does not have a certificate.

    http://www.gassaferegister.co.uk/advice/gas_safety_in_the_home/building_regs_certificates.aspx


    The GasSafe site has advice to ring them to check if the boiler was registered.
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