"Tim Downie" wrote in message
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Anyone in Scotland installed their own?

Looking at
http://www.sbsa.gov.uk/tech_handbook...tic%202009.pdf
doesn't seem to include any words indicating that it *must* be installed
professionally.

From section 4.9.1

Quote:

Competence of installers This might include current membership of a registration scheme operated by a recognised professional body. This could include those administered by the Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers Federation (SNIPEF) and the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) or an equivalent body. The following points should be noted in relation to installation of an unvented hot water storage system: . the installer should be a competent person and, on completion, the labelling of the installation should identify the installer; . the installed system should be meet the recommendations of BS 7206: 1990 or be the subject of an approval by a notified body and incorporate the safety devices outlined in clause 4.9.2 ; . certification of the unit or package should be recorded by permanent marking and a warning label which should be visible after installation. A comprehensive installation/user manual should be supplied; . the tundish and discharge pipework should be correctly located and fitted by the installer and the final discharge point should be visible and safely positioned where there is no risk from hot water discharge. The operation of the system under discharge conditions should be tested

Leaving aside the advisability of DIY installation, is there anything that
actually precludes a DIY installation by a competant person?

Tim

G3:
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2000/20002531.htm

"Requirement G3 does not apply to -


(a) a hot water storage system that has a storage vessel with a capacity
of 15 litres or less;

(b) a system providing space heating only;

(c) a system which heats or stores water for the purposes only of an
industrial process."

Your link was non-domestci.