Electricians and Boilers ??

[AlexGas]

Found this on the GS website.

http://www.User PlumbersForums.net Instead - Copy the content, don't link to it.co.uk/pdf/Who%20can%20legally%20work%20on%20a%20gas%20appliance.pdf

 

[TBServices]

So in the case of many boilers, as long as the combustion chamber isn't opened, it's legal for them to work. Though so.

 

[dancinplumba]

with most modern boilers the outer case is part of the air supply to the combustion chamber, by removing this, they will be interfering with the air supply and only removed by a gsr

 

[AlexGas]

Looks like it, but! If you read this:


Safety in the installation and use of gas systems and appliances
Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998
Approved Code of Practice and guidance

From Regulation 2(1)
“gas fittings” means gas pipework, valves (other than emergency controls), regulators and meters, and fittings, apparatus and appliances designed for use by consumers of gas for heating, lighting, cooking or other purposes for which gas can be used.

From Regulation 2
“work” in relation to a gas fitting includes any of the following activities carried out by any person, whether an employee or not, that is to say -

(b) maintaining, servicing, permanently adjusting, disconnecting, repairing, altering or renewing the fitting or purging it of air or gas;

From Regulation 3
(1) No person shall carry out any work in relation to a gas fitting or gas storage vessel unless he is competent to do so.

 

[AlexGas]

No person shall carry out any work in relation to a gas fitting or gas storage vessel unless he is competent to do so.

That is clear!

 

[Rob Sale]

It's to do with were are the combustion seals, if they break the combustion seals then they have broke legislation. Personally i'd phone these guys and give them what for

 

[arran197]

Vaillants are the worst, I see so many that have had the rubber gromit removed completely. IMO, an electrician should be allowed to work on them providing they are either with a GSR who can check what is being done and give guidance or only work on boilers that don't have the chamber and electrical connections together.

 

[AWheating]

Our electrician wires them up but wont turn on unless GSR engineer is present.

he should not be able to turn on anyway as an uncommissioned appliance can not be left with a gas supply. So let him turn on and try and figure out why it wont fire with the disc in the meter.

 

[jtsplumbing]

Well spoke to GS about this, tell me that a sparks can wire into main connections or replace time clock and thats about it, he CAN-NOT touch anything else ! the one i delt with took out fuse,s from PCB this is a no no, told customer it was faulty PCB causeing fault, not the problem at all fault was the fan, fit new fan boiler now working OK,

 

[hammers4spanner]

I remember watching on watchdog a few years ago where they had dodgy gas engineers and on that programme the local gsr inspector stated only gsr engineers are allowed to take covers off etc etc