On 13/11/2014 13:25, whisky-dave wrote:
On Wednesday, 12 November 2014 18:18:30 UTC, Clive George wrote:
On 12/11/2014 17:08, Tim Watts wrote:
On 12/11/14 17:06, whisky-dave wrote:
On Wednesday, 12 November 2014 16:44:05 UTC, Tim Watts wrote:
On 12/11/14 16:26, whisky-dave wrote:

You are NOT considered 'competent' to work on gas unless you are gas
safe registared. It really is that simple.

Says who?

http://www.hse.gov.uk/gas/domestic/faqownerocc.htm
3rd question down.


Do I have to use a Gas Safe registered engineer to complete gas work?


Anyone employed to work on gas appliances in domestic premises must be
a Gas Safe registered engineer link to external website and competent
in that area of gas work. The gas engineer's competencies are clearly
marked on the back of the engineer's Gas Safe Register ID card. If in
any doubt you can ring Gas Safe Register 0800 408 5500 or check their
website link to external website to see if the engineer is registered.

Please quote an Act of parliament - not the ramblings of a professional
body with an axe to grind.

Though in this case it's the HSE, and what's been written is correct. It
just doesn't say what whisky-dave thinks it does :-)

http://www.gassaferegister.co.uk/PDF...pplia nce.pdf
yes it does.
What gas work can I do myself?
The definition of gas 'work' is quite wide ranging but you can
perform the tasks set out in the user's instructions, (provided
by the appliance manufacturer) that are intended for the user
to carry out.
*This would not be a breach of the law.*

Are you going to claim the above is a LIE ?

It doesn't say it wouldn't be a breach of the law for you do DIY other
tasks too, so no, that particular subset isn't. But it doesn't say what
you think it does - it doesn't forbid you from DIYing domestic gas work.