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Default Gas boiler servicing is not diy

On 11/11/2019 11:54, alan_m wrote:
On 10/11/2019 14:14, Willy die wrote:
Working on gas boilers and gas appliances is not DIY... Taking off the
case to
an appliance means you have to undertake statutory checks to ensure the
appliance works correctly and safely. I have been in the industry for
forty
three years and have seen some absolutely leathial fiddling by the
don't want
to pay for it idiots. Its not funny when you turn up with the police
to find someone dead. Leave all gas work to fully professionals


No skill is involved at all with gas installation with the introduction
of plastic pipes and push fit connectors.


I suppose one might argue that part of the required level of knowledge
would include knowing that you can't use plastic pipes for internal[1]
gas work :-)

[1] Yellow MDPE is often used for underground pipework before the meter.

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Cheers,

John.

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