Gas work in college - Commercial or not?

[FoxZulu]

Hi, I'm new to this forum and I have a question.

A colleague of mine is installing a gas boiler in a building within an F.E. college. The building houses a plumbing (not gas) training workshop and several classrooms. The boiler is a replacement for a condemned unit and it's sole purpose is to heat the building via radiators. It is not for use for training purposes.

Said colleague is GSR domestic only as am I. My question is, is this work 'commercial' or domestic? I believe it is commercial but he disagrees.

What do you guys think?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

I would say it's commercial

What's the pipework size and meter ?

 

[FoxZulu]

I would say it's commercial

What's the pipework size and meter ?

The incoming pipework is 3/4" LCS coming up from a concrete floor. The length and diameter back to the meter is 'unknown' as it is underground but probably at least 100 metres. This is a large college so presumably the meter will be larger than a U16.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Defo not then

What boilers going in and size ?

 

[FoxZulu]

Defo not then

What boilers going in and size ?

WB Greenstar FS42CDiERP Floor standing

 

[ShaunCorbs]

I would say your friends working out of scope

 

[FoxZulu]

I would say your friends working out of scope

That's exactly what I think, if for no other reason than not being able to determine the pipe sizing. I've tried to reason with him and he's now saying that he knows a commercial GSR who will sign it off on completion but is not overseeing the work as it happens. My colleague is a lecturer in plumbing and gas at the college and is involving L2 & L3 students. I think my best course of action now will be to speak to someone higher up.

Many thanks for your advice.

Steve.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

That's exactly what I think, if for no other reason than not being able to determine the pipe sizing. I've tried to reason with him and he's now saying that he knows a commercial GSR who will sign it off on completion but is not overseeing the work as it happens. My colleague is a lecturer in plumbing and gas at the college and is involving L2 & L3 students. I think my best course of action now will be to speak to someone higher up.

Many thanks for your advice.

Steve.

that old chestnut

I would tell the college he's not legal to work on there installation

 

[FoxZulu]

that old chestnut

I would tell the college he's not legal to work on there installation

Thanks, that's what I'll do this pm.

 

[Last Plumber]

It's Commercial.
No doubt.
Just that pipe run alone took it out of domestic scope.
He doesn't sound qualified, or insured to me.

The criteria is as follows:-
U16 (16 Mtr Cu/Hour Meter) or less AND
pipework 35mm bore or less AND
35 dm (0.035 meters cubed) Total installation Volume or less including the Meter.

If the answer to all three is yes then you could class it as domestic size even though I think that is wrong. It doesn't really matter what I think but there you go.

It does not matter if he sections bits off either. It is the total installation volume you need to take into account