oftec

[sharb007]

please can any one help, we had our oil fired boiler installed in nov 1998, we are now trying to sell house and the solicitor has asked for oftec number of person who installed, cannot find it, was it a legal requirement in 1998 to use only oftec registered fitters, and if we now have boiler serviced by oftec engineer will we be ok?

 

[lame plumber]

anyone can fit an oil boiler iaw current rules. However a competent person should commission the boiler and tank on completion and being oftec registered is deemed to be one way of proving competence. If you have lost any details an oftec technician can service and certify a current system and produce paperwork for you. if your solicitor still prevaricates, get him to produce his school reports from 1998 or bin him, sometimes they get bees in their bonnets knowing nought about the regs

to be honest an upto date certificate showing the boiler has been serviced and is safe to use and the tank is in good condition and applies with current regs is more pertinent to a buyer than knowing the name of the installer from 17 years ago!

 

[SimonG]

Its changed. You no longer notify on the commissioning but on the installation.

In oftec speak its to stop non competent people installing.

In real terms its oftec trying top up the coffers by stopping anybody installing and a competent engineer commissioning.


In situations like this I generally complete the oftec service paperwork and that suffices. Its 17 years old after all.

 

[Dotty]

17 year old boiler? Your solicitor is trying it on.

 

[snowhead]

17 year old boiler? Your solicitor is trying it on.

It'll be the buyers Solicitor trying to cover his own orse.

Maybe he'll want to know who changed the last tap washer next.

 

[OilBoy]

You do not have to be an OFTEC guy to install, but if he was he should have notified it through OFTEC. Any competent person can install, then they should have notified it through building control. Still at 17 years old, someone is having a laugh :smile:

 

[lame plumber]

Its changed. You no longer notify on the commissioning but on the installation.

In oftec speak its to stop non competent people installing.

In real terms its oftec trying top up the coffers by stopping anybody installing and a competent engineer commissioning.


In situations like this I generally complete the oftec service paperwork and that suffices. Its 17 years old after all.

must read oil installer again and check their updates, rules rules bleedin rules

 

[Unregistered]

Thank you for your help on this, will arrange for oftec engineer to service boiler to put paperwork in order.

 

[Millsy 82]

17 years ago you had no need to register any boiler gas or oil. That came in some years after, I don't think they even had benchmarks back in 98 because I can't remember the bloke who taught me doing any of them and I swear they came out when I was out installing by myself.

 

[drip-dry]

He's just form filling,for form fillings sake..justification of fees..just say not known and you will hear no more...sometimes they then try to sell you indemnity insurance to cover the works,the cost is so cheap compared to other costs, many just go for it..another nice little earner

 

[Worcester]

One of the bees in my bonnet, guys, it's not just oftec, they don't have a monopoly thank goodness, the following bodies can also certify someone as competent to install an oil boiler etc:

APHC, BESCA, Blue Flame Certification , Certsure, NAPIT, OFTEC, Stroma

So inherently asking for the oftec engineer is wrong and shows the solicitors ignorance.

 

[Millsy 82]

One of the bees in my bonnet, guys, it's not just oftec, they don't have a monopoly thank goodness, the following bodies can also certify someone as competent to install an oil boiler etc:

APHC, BESCA, Blue Flame Certification , Certsure, NAPIT, OFTEC, Stroma

So inherently asking for the oftec engineer is wrong and shows the solicitors ignorance.

Really? That I didn't know I just always thought it was only oftec.

 

[Worcester]

Don't worry it's a common misconception.

The ONLY closed shop is gas with the Gas Safe Register

Solid fuel also isn't just HETAS, that is also open to certified competent people/companies from:
APHC, Benchmark, BESCA, Certsure, HETAS, NAPIT, OFTEC, Stroma

To see all the lists for all the skills go here:
https://www.gov.uk/building-regulations-competent-person-schemes
and
https://www.gov.uk/competent-person...schemes-are-authorised#types-of-building-work