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Re: Sale of Dangerous Parts to the Public.
hello guys would it not be better to train some one properly to do gas repaires or insulations than to let them carry out usafe repaires as the say a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing but if you want to go and learn properly the CITB just does not want to know as i tried to get trained a while back. fasetester 😕
Re: Sale of Dangerous Parts to the Public.
Trust Corgi to rely on what the government said they were going to do, what do they fall back on now the government has scrapped the “Homeowners Pack”? In an ideal world any work carried out on electrical or gas appliances or installations should only be carried out by suitably qualified personnel. In the event of “accidents” where insurance claims are made surely the insurers should investigate and refuse payment on DIY or unqualified repairs.
Re: Sale of Dangerous Parts to the Public.
matkins wrote:In an ideal world any work carried out on electrical or gas appliances or installations should only be carried out by suitably qualified personnel.
Indeed, I agree, but……
There’s the issue of personal freedom and legislation cannot currently tell people what they can or can’t do (and rightly so in many cases), hence the reason or continual “unplug” messages on here 😀
It is actually illegal for anyone not Corgi registred and correctly qualified to work on gas appliances and this includes the owner of that appliance, do the government or Corgi intervine or police this, do they f………..
Dave.
Re: Sale of Dangerous Parts to the Public.
Even HSE aren’t interested if a householder installs/repairs a gas appliance be it wrong or dangerous. They are only concerned if the installation/repair has been done by a traceable source, be it a Corgi engineer or repair guy.
Revenue first then safety, why am I not suprised :rolls:Greg
Re: Sale of Dangerous Parts to the Public.
Headlines from Gas Installer magazine today say that Parts center will no longer sell any gas related part to a non Corgi registered customer. I Take it you will need to show your card to buy parts in future.
John
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