A question for Gas Safe engineers

[Mandat]

I'm hoping that our resident Gas Safe engineers can help to settle a debate;

A Gas Safe engineer is called in to just connect the gas supply to a new hob in a new kitchen refurbishment.

Is the engineer then required / obliged to also go round the rest of the house checking all of the other gas appliances, i.e. boiler, gas fire, etc, even though they were not asked to check them as part of the original call out?

Thanks.

[Cupramax]

Ive just had the very same done, and no mine didnt. Just a leak check on the appliance fitted. He was here for the sum total if 25 mins and charged me 40 notes.

[moles]

Yes they are supposed to purge and relight each appliance connected to the gas supply also do a visual check of each appliance as well!.

[x type]

Is the engineer then required / obliged to also go round the rest of the house checking all of the other gas appliances, i.e. boiler, gas fire, etc, even though they were not asked to check them as part of the original call out?

He's covering his a..

Imagine him not checking everything , god forbid something goes pear shaped
within a week of him being last man to check the gas system

He'd be sued from here to the moon .

[PositronicRay]

Mine didn't. Hooked up the hob checked it and jobs a goodun.

[Simpo Two]

I thought Gas Safe people were qualified on diferent kinds of equpiment. In other words, someone qualified to work on a cooker may not be qualified to work on a boiler, etc.

[moles]

Yes correct Simpo but still have a responsibility to visually check everything and do basic checks.

[moles]

The ones who have connected the hob and not checked anything else have done it incorrectly.

[Salesy]

I Would assume they would have to do a drop test on the supply to check for leaks. This would involve shutting down the boiler and any other equipment that could use the supply.

Might be wrong but thats what our guy does

[chippy348]

Not a gas safe eng so can not answer the op, however a number of years ago we brought our 1st house that had a pre paid meter fitted, gas man came out and fitted a new normal one check the boiler and as some fire rope was frayed condemned the system and shut the gas off !!

No heat no hot water, bye bye said the gas man

[Cupramax]

chippy348 said:

however a number of years ago we brought our 1st house that had a pre paid meter fitted,

Where did you bring your house from?