Problems with gas safety cert

lizziesmum

LEJC wrote: »

But that appears different to the wording you used in your opening post.....if he has confirmed something in a written report then his buyers should take his words of wisdom as written thats different to ....then said he'd just have to tell them he couldn't do it.

Yes, I know. He said it looks to be in excellent condition but he couldn't issue the certificate. If I had paid for his services, I would not be happy.

lizziesmum

LEJC wrote: »

But that appears different to the wording you used in your opening post.....if he has confirmed something in a written report then his buyers should take his words of wisdom as written thats different to ....then said he'd just have to tell them he couldn't do it.

Yes, I know. He said it looks to be in excellent condition but he couldn't issue the certificate. If I had paid for his services, I would not be happy.

LEJC

Was this plumber registered?...or just a friend who offered to take a look.

tbh if I were you I would go back to the EA to convey the message that a GSC does not need to be issued...if the purchaser would like one then it will be at their expense and the cost of associated moving or dismantling of any fixtures must also be borne by them....that should give them time to reflect and probably change their mind!

afterall their plumber has already carried out a visual inspection to which he attributes the wording "excellent condition"

lizziesmum

That's exactly what I've done LEJC. They might pull out but I'm so sick of all this that it might just be a relief!

lizziesmum

Quick update - we got a Which? Trusted plumber to do the gas test. Everything's working perfectly, the boiler is indeed in excellent condition and there was absolutely no need to take the kitchen apart!

G_M

Chicken! :wall:

unclebulgaria

Can I just clear something up here!
A Gas Safety Certificate has a section on it "serviced", a GSC is not just for rented properties at all so please stop thinking it is!
The potential buyer has every right to ask for their own inspection to be carried out at their expense. This check seems to have failed, possibly because the kitchen cupboard has been built around the boiler and is stopping the cover from being removed for inspection or possibly the flue/chimney can't be inspected. Both of these issues are fails. Non serviceable appliances are At Risk or now "Safety Issue, Do Not Use"
If the people on here are adamant they should not be allowed a Safety Inspection of their own then the next time you buy a car and are refused a test drive don't complain!
I have seen, more times than I can remember, people move into homes and find out that the boiler is dangerous, failing badly, rotten, blocked, badly wired and generally been misled as to the state of a gas appliance!

Kynthia

unclebulgaria wrote: »

Can I just clear something up here!
A Gas Safety Certificate has a section on it "serviced", a GSC is not just for rented properties at all so please stop thinking it is!
The potential buyer has every right to ask for their own inspection to be carried out at their expense. This check seems to have failed, possibly because the kitchen cupboard has been built around the boiler and is stopping the cover from being removed for inspection or possibly the flue/chimney can't be inspected. Both of these issues are fails. Non serviceable appliances are At Risk or now "Safety Issue, Do Not Use"
If the people on here are adamant they should not be allowed a Safety Inspection of their own then the next time you buy a car and are refused a test drive don't complain!
I have seen, more times than I can remember, people move into homes and find out that the boiler is dangerous, failing badly, rotten, blocked, badly wired and generally been misled as to the state of a gas appliance!

No one says that a buyer can't have a gas safety cert if they're willing to pay for it. People objected to the buyers wanting to dismantle the kitchen cupboard when I believe the cupboard predated the boiler and another engineer was able to do the certificate without destroying anything.

unclebulgaria

Kynthia wrote: »

No one says that a buyer can't have a gas safety cert if they're willing to pay for it. People objected to the buyers wanting to dismantle the kitchen cupboard when I believe the cupboard predated the boiler and another engineer was able to do the certificate without destroying anything.

No, actually the underlying message is "I shouldn't have to provide the buyers engineer with any means to carry out an inspection especially if he's going to find a problem!"
Another thing is, who says the second engineer was right and the first wrong? Seems strange to me that the first engineer left without doing the inspection and the second carried it out without a problem. He could well have carried out a poor inspection and the first wasn't happy to do this.
Either way my experience of these inspections is the homeowner gets the hump when the buyers engineer finds a safety issue. The old chestnut "I'm not happy with your inspection so I'll get another engineer in until I get a report I like" applies a lot.