Gas Safe Certficate

[RobbieP14383]

I recently had a brand new boiler fitted by a GSR'd engineer. I am a land lord and I was not there when the boiler was installed. I am having a lot hassle trying to get my gas safe certificate for my records as its the law to have one.

Where do I stand and what can I do to resolve this?

Thanks

Additional:
I have emailed, text and called the engineer but he always says yeah I promise tomorrow I will email you a scanned copy etc etc. This never happens

 

[Dotty]

phone gas safe.

 

[TerryWaite]

The installer is obliged to notify Local Authority Building Control, pay a couple of quid to them, and they will send you a certificate in the post. I notify all of my boilers immediately, and the customer usually gets the certificate that week. I suggest you ring the engineer and politely tell him if you dont have your certificate within the next week or two, you will be chasing up the certificate yourself, and ringing Gas Safe. Im sure he will then change his tune.

 

[lame plumber]

dont need one for the first year, benchmark will cover regs

 

[Reg Man]

dont need one for the first year, benchmark will cover regs

I think you are refering to Land lord gas safety record.

This Landlord is looking for the building regulations certificate which GSR will issue under self certification scheme (Competent person scheme).

 

[buckley plumb]

call gas safe they will instantly tell you if the boiler is registered - you only have so long to register cant remember how long

 

[AWheating]

ive done some almost a year after install and it was fine.

if the op is after a gas safety certificate then you should not have handed over the dosh till you got the paperwork you wanted tbh.

Tell the engineer your asking gas safe for a free inspection of his work and he will probably buck his ideas up.

 

[lame plumber]

I often wonder who is responsible for getting building control to issue a certificate of compliance with building regs. After all it is actually the owner of the property who has to inform building control of changes etc, not the installer or builder. So if you as a boiler installer dont offer this as part of your installation, who says you have to issue a self certification ticket, my reasoning is if the customer wants a certificate, they should pay for me to issue one and I include a charge in all my quotes/estimates. I fill in the benchmark paperwork as req by the manufacturers, but why do I need to give up more time complying with building regs for free if it isnt my responsibility?

As regards the post I think he wants a land lord safety ticket and I understand an appliance does not require one in its first year if all the benchmark paperwork has been completed correctly.

Comments welcome

 

[AWheating]

it cost a few squid and take about 5 mins, no problem in my eyes to do it just add the charge to your quote. Leave a customer chasing something could make you look bad and lose future work.


As for gas cert, fill one out when you benchmark/commission it take a few mins and customer is happy.

 

[buckley plumb]

I often wonder who is responsible for getting building control to issue a certificate of compliance with building regs. After all it is actually the owner of the property who has to inform building control of changes etc, not the installer or builder. So if you as a boiler installer dont offer this as part of your installation, who says you have to issue a self certification ticket, my reasoning is if the customer wants a certificate, they should pay for me to issue one and I include a charge in all my quotes/estimates. I fill in the benchmark paperwork as req by the manufacturers, but why do I need to give up more time complying with building regs for free if it isnt my responsibility?

As regards the post I think he wants a land lord safety ticket and I understand an appliance does not require one in its first year if all the benchmark paperwork has been completed correctly.

Comments welcome

not benchmark the cert issued by gas safe covers the boiler for a year.boiler must be registered

 

[Reg Man]

Why would anyone want to leave their valued customers with boiler installs which do not have building regulations compliance certificate? If I were the customer I would be none to happy with the installer. Especially when it only takes a couple of quid / minutes to get the notice completed.

Experienced it recently buying property, requested the compliance certificates (Boiler, Elecrical consumer unit, Drainage) they had nothing. They went back to the builder/ plumber / electrician and there were big disagreements. In the end the vendor had to fork out for a large indemnity insurance to cover the work, before the sale could complete.

 

[lame plumber]

only posed the question as one or two customers moan at paying for building regs certification, building regs them selves charge over £70 round here to certify boilers etc so why do we do it for free, it takes your time, several notes to complete so you need to be reimbursed why else do we work other than to gain money. I find £35 not unreasonable to show as a charge on my quotes seems daft not to omho.

 

[Deleted member 32524]

Should cover his bottom by giving a certificate. As a just in-case to cover everyone including himself,better to give one with install.

 

[GasMark1]

hes entitled to one is he not????

 

[lame plumber]

hes entitled to one is he not????

NO as its the householders responsibility to get one as the home owner, after all if he builds an extension with kichen and boiler in it, the bc officer issues a ticket for all works if they feel its done correctly and to spec, and the householder has to pay for the buildings controls inspections etc. Not saying i dont self certify, but why do it for free?