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Re: You must be CORGI registered to work on gas!!!
Well it`s worked twice so far with no hassle. Most of the Corgi registered people in this area are plumbers and won`t attempt a repair on an appliance. When you live in a small town it`s not that difficult. I`ve had it done with joiners and built in appliances as well.
So which one do you want me to pull now????? 😉 😉
Re: You must be CORGI registered to work on gas!!!
bazza500 wrote:So which one do you want me to pull now????? 😉 😉
It must my a Scottish thing…….doon here ya canny get a Corgi fitter to call twice in the same month let alone the same day!! :rotl:
Re: You must be CORGI registered to work on gas!!!
Martin wrote:
It must my a Scottish thing…….:
Aye,…. it`s called organising 😉
Re: You must be CORGI registered to work on gas!!!
Martin wrote:
To do that involved disconnecting the short bayonet gas pipe and he insisted that simply disconnecting that pipe meant by definition that the supply had been interrupted. And that in order to comply with the rules laid down by ACS and Corgi, once the gas is reconnected he must check for leaks using a manometer before the customer signs the job docket!His company do it as matter of course to all the various type of appliances they service before the job is complete. 😯That is not correct, all you should do (and this is stated in the regulations) is simply leak test the fitting with leak detection fluid, at no point is a tightness test asked for, same when you fit a gas passing part on an appliance. Disconnecting a bayonet is not classed as interrupting the supply as it is a self sealing fitting.
Absolutely no CORGI registered appliance engineers in my neck of the woods. I have just heard that a 3 year old Belling Duel Fuel needed an electrical item in the oven, I don’t what. Anyway after 6 weeks D & G contacted a local plumber who is corgi to do the repair. Before he left, both the oven and the grill were on fire. Customer has now been waiting a month for D&G to supply a new cooker. I don’t know who they are going to get to install it. I do hope it’s not the same guy. It just goes to show that CORGI registration is not the magic wand D&G seemed to think it was. Some knowledge would have helped ie phone call to me.
Re: You must be CORGI registered to work on gas!!!
I don`t think this thread is about slagging Corgi registered engineers, or any other engineers for that matter but I do think it has proven the absolute confusion between what we as corgi registered / or not can or cannot do.
My opinion is that Corgi don`t know what they are doing and as such neither does the HSE. But it has to be clarified, and clarified sooner rather than later. This should be a priority for the WTA council.Re: You must be CORGI registered to work on gas!!!
bazza500 wrote:But it has to be clarified, and clarified sooner rather than later. This should be a priority for the WTA council.
Noted – CORGI issues are included in the WTA mission statement.
Chris.
Re: You must be CORGI registered to work on gas!!!
bazza500 wrote:My opinion is that Corgi don`t know what they are doing and as such neither does the HSE. But it has to be clarified, and clarified sooner rather than later. This should be a priority for the WTA council.
CORGI have no say. It’s the HSE that is the problem and call the shots, they merely task CORGI to be their enforcement arm who, in turn, expect any RGI to be their police force.
The fight is with the HSE, not CORGI.
Which is worse is open to debate.
K.
Re: You must be CORGI registered to work on gas!!!
I mentioned in another thread on this subject that to me the real issue is what is the stance of your Public liability insurer with regard to working on dual fuel apps.
My advice is ‘find out’ and get it in writing. At least if anything does go wrong you won’t end up with a £X,000,000 lawsuit on your hands and if your insurer regards you as competent it would probably be helpful in any other proceedings that might be brought against you.
Andy 😀
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