I am going to fit a kitchen in my house, & will be having a gas hob cooker fitted to the worktop. The gas pipe needs to be run at the back of the cabinets, i can solder copper pipe, & will be using a gas fitter to connect to the old gas pipe to the new pipework, is it legal for me to do this, & if i start to fit kitchens for a living can you have a gas safe qualification just for carcasing pipework only. I have a plumbing qualification after going on a React course after being made redundant which is domestic installation & domestic maintenance, cheers if you can help.
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Ghengis
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My understanding is you are not allowed to connect any pipework for gas, the certified gas fitter is responsible for all gas pipe work, so if it leaks at a later date on your joint he is liable, if it explodes and kills he is liable, so ask yourself as a certified gas fitter would you certify some one elses work?
As a kitchen fitter i have been told that i cant even disconnect a gas hob thats got an isolating tap.
As a kitchen fitter i have been told that i cant even disconnect a gas hob thats got an isolating tap.
Gas Safe fitters certify other people's work all the time. Whenever a new boiler, oven or hob gets fitted they have to ensure that any existing pipework they retain is safe, and that means testing it and signing it off if it's ok.
Best thing for the op to do is to try and build up a working relationship with a local gas fitter - probably by getting one involved at the start of a job. Happens all the time in the building trade and it's a common sense thing to do.
I don't think there is any legislation that prevents a home owner doing work in his own house. Lots of recommendations from vested interests of course, but the most the legislation requires is that it is done by a competent person, with no definitive statement on who is deemed competent.
Best thing for the op to do is to try and build up a working relationship with a local gas fitter - probably by getting one involved at the start of a job. Happens all the time in the building trade and it's a common sense thing to do.
I don't think there is any legislation that prevents a home owner doing work in his own house. Lots of recommendations from vested interests of course, but the most the legislation requires is that it is done by a competent person, with no definitive statement on who is deemed competent.
Alex_E
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I am a gas safe engineer and also do kitchens bathrooms etc. if you did the work your self or even in your own home and it when bang you wouldn't be covered on your home insurance! Every time I touch any gas we test it before and after the work. You need to have an understanding of how to test it correctly. Or how would you know that the stop tap is actually working or if it's letting by? The legislation for gas is much stricter than for most home electrics. But even then you need your part p to do jobs in bathrooms and kitchens I believe?
