On 26/05/2021 21:51, Tim+ wrote:
People often comment here on the inadvisability of installing a gas boiler
oneself due to building regs, possible effects on house insurance etc.
Installing any thermal appliance tends to come under part L of the
building regs these days in much the same was as changing a thermal
element (i.e. rebuilding a bit of wall, of adding DG, or changing
insulation levels), or installing a hot water cylinder or adding a new
circuit etc. So in that sense, while not a non issue, its not really a
show stopper. Building control departments have a limited window of
opportunity to take enforcement action, and its typically something they
only do when they need to protect the public from a particularly
dangerous situation, not for lack of appropriate paperwork. A
competently installed boiler is not even something they would have
visibility of.
Insurance - might be worth checking your policy, but I have not seen
anything that bars claims for DIY related failures in any of mine.
IME the few DIYers who are prepared to do gas work are usually very well
up on the requirements and have the skills. Some may work with a tame
registered installer to do the final testing and sign off.
However, if you were to €śoutstall€ť a boiler, I.e. fit it either on the
outside of your property or even in a detached outhouse/ventilated bunker
with just the water pipes entering your property, would that avoid all the
potential issues associated with a self install?
Can't see it makes any difference at all.
Not intending to do this, well not yet anyway, just wondering about the
legality of €śoutstalling€ť.
Same as installing IMHO.
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Cheers,
John.
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