On Sun, 30 Apr 2006 11:39:57 GMT, "nemo" wrote:

Unless you're CORGI qualified, I believe it's a criminal offence under the
Gas Act 1969 to fit your own gas appliances.

I'm not sure, but you may be able to do the job if you undertake to have it
inspected afterwards. This might be what the HSE website meant.

Check with CORGI first just in case.

http://www.corgi-gas-safety.com/

Nemo.


Please do not top post.

Your comments are incorrect.

1) The Gas Act 1969 was superceded a log time ago by the Gas Safety
(Installation and Use) Regulations 1998.

2) Refer to Section 3 of the Statutory Instrument.

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1998/19982451.htm

The first requirement is that one is competent.

The second requirement is that anybody doing gas fitting
professionally must be a memeber of a class of persons approved by the
HSE. In practice that does mean CORGI.

3) If you look at the information on the HSE web site and in
particular reports from meetings and studies that they have carried
out, they are fully aware that gas fitting does happen as a DIY
activity. At no point do they say that it is illegal, and also
comment that because there are little or no problems from it in terms
of accidents, it is not a priority to address it either. They are
far more interested in targetting so-called cowboy fitters and
landlords who do not pay for appliances to be maintained in good
repair.

4) CORGI are a privileged and monopoly trade organisation. One could
not expect to receive an unbiassed view from them.

Having said all of that, the emphasis is on *competent*. The
legislation does not define competence in this regard and the issue
has not been tested in court. However, if something bad were to
happen, the outcome is unpredictable, so it would be sensible to weigh
that into the pros and cons.








"tonyjeffs" wrote in message
roups.com...
After receiving some incredibly high quotes for replacing the boiler,
in a different position, and having established ftom the FAQ, and from
the H&S website that it isn't illegal, I'm going to fit my own new
combi boiler. I'm sure I'd have no trouble fitting an Ariston Micro
(Non-condensing).
I haven't examined others, but imagine most standard combis such as
Bosch Worcester are similar to fit. True?

Is a condensing boiler significantly more tricky to fit? If so, how?
Is there additional specialist equipment that I'd need?
How big & intrusive is the plume from a condensing boiler? I've never
seen one in action.
I will fit it as close as allowed to eaves level (first floor), so that
should help keep the plume at bay.

Thanks

Tony



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..andy