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Britain’s gas network still using engines from 1960s RAF fighter jets
Why am I not surprised? Britain’s gas network still using engines from 1960s RAF fighter jets Ageing aircraft turbines will cost millions to replace, says National Gas chief Jonathan Leake14 January 2024 • 5:49pm Mr Butterworth, chief executive of National Gas, says the network is powered by...
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New Career - Gas Safe
Hi, need your honest views if you would be so kind. I’m 48 and work for the NHS (office based) and earn 44k a year. Ive been do fustrated and fed up in my work for so long that I’ve enrolled to do my gas safe and become an engineer. I know it’s hard work but I’m really excited and I’d love to...
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Dog turns on gas hob and starts chip pan fire
Just in case you missed this astonishing video on the BBC website: news/av/world-us-canada-61838411 I've never liked touch controls on gas hob much... I can't post the full link without the forum software mangling it. Search for "Dog turns on stove and starts house fire"
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Passed my f gas!
Anyone else do both natural gas and refrigeration? Any tips? Maybe we could have a f gas forum?
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Self isolation exemption for gas engineers?
Evening chaps, anyone happen to know if gas service engineers are exempt from self isolation if they've been abroad? I've checked the Gov website which mentions workers in the gas supply industry but it's a bit vague. Also checked GS website, again not much help...
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Electrical regulations to connect gas boiler
Hi there Recently new boiler was installed by reputable company. Old boiler was removed, new Boiler was relocated to loft, wired from Y junction box to another junction box away five metres from boiler. Inside junction box just six wires- three in and three out. Live, earth and neutral. Then...
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Gas safe engineers regulation
Lateral thinking. Given the work covered is legally mandated to be done by a qualified person (which I agree with), should controls be introduced to govern response times, inability to turn down work, and statutory limits on costs to the customers. This is the case with London taxi drivers who...
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