Illegal hot water tank install

[Welder]

Really was only wondering if there is a body like gas safe that covers hot water tank installs as gas safe don't get involved in that. Local building control are involved at this stage

Unf none. It's local BC.

 

[WC1]

G3 is a building regulation. So building control are the enforcing authority.

 

[nick.batchelor]

Unf none. It's local BC.

Ta. Many thanks.

 

[WC1]

Snap!

 

[chris watkins]

Really was only wondering if there is a body like gas safe that covers hot water tank installs as gas safe don't get involved in that. Local building control are involved at this stage

Unfortunately there isn't unless the person who installed it is registered under a Competent Persons Scheme which they won't be.
If you paid the builder for the work to install the cylinder you will need to go back to them for redress as they would / should be aware that the installation falls under AD Part G (3) & it is notifiable.
If you paid for it yourself then you didn't carry out the due diligent tests to ensure that the person carrying out the work was competent to do so, unfortunately it will be down to you to get it corrected & notified as you are the house owner.

 

[WC1]

These people are around. They give us all a bad name. If one is operating in your neighbourhood best reporting might be to your friends and neighbours.

 

[SimonG]

Always two sides to a story, obviously poor work if gas safe involved (don't hold your breath) and wrong discharge pipe material, however just to quell my curiosity, were the works carried out by the cheapest quote?

 

[nick.batchelor]

Always two sides to a story, obviously poor work if gas safe involved (don't hold your breath) and wrong discharge pipe material, however just to quell my curiosity, were the works carried out by the cheapest quote?

Nope; was the middle priced and the whole build was project managed (laughable).

 

[SimonG]

Nope; was the middle priced and the whole build was project managed (laughable).

Curiosity quelled. Thankyou.

 

[king of pipes]

When your area gas safe representative vists to do a inspection point out your concerns these faults will need to rectified by a G3 engineer and any gas faults by a gas safe registered company , I have had experience of this having corrected a few installations the original installers had to repay a good percentage of the install costs and agree to retrain or lose their registration, their future installs are then inspected to make sure they meet a decent standard workmanship and all the regulations, believe me this is a real PITA and it will really make them think twice before breaking any future regulations . Kop