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Post by DIYDafty on Feb 22, 2024 21:38:44 GMT
Better luck with this one tom. I think that you must have unfortunately got a rogue boiler with that last one. That heat exchanger looked in terrible condition. Although it's a little too late now that tom cat bloke recently also bought a new boiler for his training centre. Unfortunately, it’s Training Centres like Tomkat, that’ve killed the domestic gas industry. Pumping out 6 week Course Cowboys & Career Change Chancers!! One minute they’re collecting Supermarket Trollies or delivering for Amazon, and then 6 weeks later, £3-4K lighter, they’re fully qualified Gas Engineers?!.........amazing!!! Then there’s Companies like BOXT, that’ll employ said CC & CCC’s to fit your boiler!!........Ah, it’s a wonderful world👍👍 Ran my details through BOXT and they would charge 3.6K for their cheapest boiler. Doesn't seem like much competition to the local gas man to me. |
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Post by dickpuller on Feb 23, 2024 9:28:44 GMT
I’d strip your old boiler & sell the components on eBay Tom. Thanks for sharing your test with us, I’d email it to Baxi & see if you can get a response. |
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Post by tomplum on Feb 23, 2024 12:39:08 GMT
great thanks Dick, I've registered this one for the 5 year warrantee. I used my old gas reg number and it was accepted so, old gas reg numbers must still be valid  |
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Post by crowsfoot on Feb 23, 2024 17:10:37 GMT
I think that you've found an hole in the gas-safe net with that one tom  ! |
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Post by tomplum on Feb 23, 2024 21:18:44 GMT
the way I see it Tappy, We are protected by the, sale of goods act so. they are duty bound to warrantee a boiler and because, they sold a boiler to ' anyone off the street' me in this case ME , As long as its not fitted as part of a business and its fitted by a competent person, there is no problem, Although I've retired I'm still competent so, Its not a loophole, the fact that ANYONE can go into a plumbers merchants, or B+Poo or shitfix and many other stores, they still have a duty to sell an item with a 12 months warrantee at least and also expect that item to be fit for purpose for another 5 years . So dafty can go buy a boiler with confidence that, If he fits it, It will still be under guarantee BUT He would need a gas reg number on the application form,,  |
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Post by DIYDafty on Feb 23, 2024 21:32:20 GMT
the way I see it Tappy, We are protected by the, sale of goods act so. they are duty bound to warrantee a boiler and because, they sold a boiler to ' anyone off the street' me in this case ME , As long as its not fitted as part of a business and its fitted by a competent person, there is no problem, Although I've retired I'm still competent so, Its not a loophole, the fact that ANYONE can go into a plumbers merchants, or B+Poo or shitfix and many other stores, they still have a duty to sell an item with a 12 months warrantee at least and also expect that item to be fit for purpose for another 5 years . So dafty can go buy a boiler with confidence that, If he fits it, It will still be under guarantee BUT He would need a gas reg number on the application form,, I'd just borrow yours Tom  Does raise an interesting point though. If an rgi leaves GasSafe maybe because they've retired they are not any less competent than the day before they left. So never mind fitting their own boiler, couldn't they in law actually continue to charge to fit boilers even if they are not GasSafe anymore? Who is gonna stand up in court and say you're not competent because you didn't pay your GasSafe subs ? |
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Post by dickpuller on Feb 24, 2024 13:08:29 GMT
Gentlemen, let’s not get too carried away!!!.........The HSE are responsible for Gas Safety. Gas Safe are the body to administer the Regulations, Training & Registration of operatives.
Whatever you do, you install a gas appliance & something goes wrong, you’re responsible - regardless of competence or registration.
You end up someones Cell Bitch in the Pokey Joe.
Unless Tom’s boiler is commissioned & the Benchmark completed correctly, there’s no Warranty on the appliance. And, unless it’s serviced & the Service Details noted at the rear of the Manufacturers’ Installation Instructions Book, the Warranty is void.
Given my Overheads & on-costs, I’m completely justified in charging £150/Hr.
As for individuals like Dafty, I wouldn’t let him near a Flat Pack Table assembly, let alone anything to do with Gas!!! Look at the questions he asks on here FFS!!.........he’s clearly as thick as mince!!
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Post by tomplum on Feb 24, 2024 13:15:21 GMT
There is also another issue arose from this thread and. I'm making a new thread because it involves more rules , regs etc, catch ya laters |
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Post by DIYDafty on Feb 25, 2024 13:59:46 GMT
Gentlemen, let’s not get too carried away!!!.........The HSE are responsible for Gas Safety. Gas Safe are the body to administer the Regulations, Training & Registration of operatives. Whatever you do, you install a gas appliance & something goes wrong, you’re responsible - regardless of competence or registration. You end up someones Cell Bitch in the Pokey Joe. Unless Tom’s boiler is commissioned & the Benchmark completed correctly, there’s no Warranty on the appliance. And, unless it’s serviced & the Service Details noted at the rear of the Manufacturers’ Installation Instructions Book, the Warranty is void. Given my Overheads & on-costs, I’m completely justified in charging £150/Hr. As for individuals like Dafty, I wouldn’t let him near a Flat Pack Table assembly, let alone anything to do with Gas!!! Look at the questions he asks on here FFS!!.........he’s clearly as thick as mince!! I can put together the pillows but yeah do struggle sometimes with the tables as once I've got one leg on the whole thing topples over. |
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Feb 25, 2024 19:15:09 GMT
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Post by dickpuller on Feb 25, 2024 19:15:09 GMT
I heard you choked on the IKEA meatballs Dafty😂😂😂
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Feb 26, 2024 12:26:51 GMT
At least you r saved the labour charge which is good.
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