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Contents Issue 46 January 2013

REGISTEREDGASENGINEER
05
Gas Safe Register news 25 Knowledge bank
04 Registration fees for 2013 From April 2013, boiler
have been held for the fourth manufacturers will be
year in a row. Making sure that recommending that the
all your details are up to date CO level in the flue gas is
will help to make your renewal measured and recorded
quick and straightforward. when a boiler is commissioned..
PLUS Make sure you apply Registered Gas Engineer and
the correct risk classification to the HHIC set out what has
flues in voids been agreed and how
06 On probation: it will affect you
what’s involved? 28 Legislative, Normative
07
and Informative
Documents
07 Prosecutions 35 Heat pumps
Property developer fined How to specify, size and
£100,000 after Manchester gas choose the right heat pump
explosion flattened homes
37 Product news
11 News Including Anton’s Sprint eVo,, 16
Viessmann’s Vitocrossal,
16 Ministers unveil blueprint for Worcester Bosch’s Greenstar ar
energy balancing act CDi Compact, Baxi’s Boiler
18 The good, the bad Efficiency Calculator, 15
and the ugly Daikin’s VRV heat pump,
Hudevad’s Fionia and
Adey’s MagnaClean
Professional2
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43 Training
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Make your

REGISTEREDGASENGINEER
Editor’s message

T renewal as
he recent Energy Bill, along
with the green light given to
re-start fracking in Lancashire,
has done much to emphasise the

simple as
important role that gas will continue to
have in powering Britain.
The government’s commitment to
renewable technologies is not in doubt
– its flagship Green Deal launches
at the end of this month – but it’s
clear that the path to a low-carbon
economy will be powered by a mix
possible
of technologies, and gas isn’t going Registration fees for 2013 Make sure your
anywhere. have now been announced – competencies are up to date,
That’s no surprise, really. More than and frozen for the fourth year and those of any other engineers
three-quarters of the UK’s households in a row. And with many you employ. You won’t be able
have a gas boiler. And with 300,000 engineers renewing their to renew your registration if your
more households predicted to be in registration in the next couple of competencies have run out. If
fuel poverty than last year, and energy months, there’s a lot you can do you are adding or renewing
to make the process as quick competencies, please allow
bill rises showing no signs of slowing
and efficient as possible. enough time for the certification
down, the government must have
Don’t forget that renewing bodies to notify Gas Safe
more than half an eye across online will save you £20 over Register that you’ve taken them.
the Atlantic, where fracking in non-web registration, so if you This can take up to six weeks.
the US has helped to drive down want to save money, it’s worth Don’t forget, you can take
the cost of gas substantially. spending a few moments to your assessments up to six
Nicki Shearer, Editor check that all your details are months in advance without
correct. losing any time on the five-year
Are all your details up qualification duration.
to date? Have you moved, Renew online. Not only will
Gas Safe Register, 200 Cedarwood, Chineham
or are the details of any of your you benefit from a £20 discount
Park, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG24 8WD
engineers different? Is your when you sign up to receiving
Tel: 0800 408 5577 or 01256 650005.
trading title the same as that
For technical support, press option 1.
email: enquiries@gassaferegister.co.uk,
you are registered with? Did you know you can pay
register@gassaferegister.co.uk or You can save time when it’s for your registration via
technical@gassaferegister.co.uk time to renew if you make direct debit? Available
sure that Gas Safe Register online only, you can make a
Managing editor: Scott Darroch has all your details correct. single direct debit payment
scott.darroch@gassaferegister.co.uk Don’t forget to check your and benefit from the
Editor: Nicki Shearer email address, address and reduced fee of £155.
editorial@registeredgasengineer.co.uk Tel: 0845 071 4415 phone number. Alternatively, you can make
News: Cherry Anthony Has your responsible 10 monthly payments and
news@registeredgasengineer.co.uk Tel: 0845 071 4416 person changed? If you spread the cost of the £175
Features: Andrea Leary manage your registration registration fee.
features@registeredgasengineer.co.uk Tel: 0845 071 4417 online, then all correspondence If you want to pay via
Publisher: Peter McCreary – including your renewal direct debit, you must make
publisher@registeredgasengineer.co.uk Tel: 0845 071 4419 invitation – is sent to the person sure that it is set up six
Technical consultants: Mark Rolfe, David Smith, that you have designated as the weeks before your renewal
Ian Drennan, Jonathan Stirling responsible person at your date.
Registered Gas business.
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infringe copyright or contravene the provisions of the Trade
Descriptions Act. All copy is subject to the approval of the
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otherwise deal with advertisements submitted to it at its absolute
discretion and without explanation. All advertisements must
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membership approved 19 March, 2009. Jan-Dec 2011
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Fees 2013 (ex VAT)

Application fee £190.00
Non-web registration £175.00
Web registration £155.00
Notification reprint (telephone) £3.50
Notification reprint (web) £2.20
Operative fee £53.00
Replacement card £15.00
Updated card £10.00
Work notification (telephone) £3.50
Work notification (web) £2.20

your communications from from www.GasSafeRegister.

Gas Safe Register electronically, co.uk/renewals
but you can renew at any time, • You can check all your details
including the evenings, or are up to date via your online
at the weekend, and so avoid account. Log in at www.
losing valuable time when gassaferegister.co.uk/engineers
you want to be working. If you haven’t got an online
If you are unsure how to
renew online, you can download
account, it’s easy to set one up.
Just call Customer Services on Follow the flues guidance
an online renewal user guide 0800 408 5577. ■
1 January 2013 sees changes via On Demand, Gas Safe
to the risk classification for Register’s free e-learning tool.
If you renewed online last year, you will receive flues/chimney systems in The online programme helps
all your communications from Gas Safe voids. Where the chimney/flue you to reinforce and refresh
Register via email, so don’t forget to check system cannot be inspected your knowledge in key areas,
and there are no other and bite-size modules cover:
your emails for your invitation to renew. evident safety issues, the • An introduction to TB008
boiler should be classified (Edition 2.1)
as At Risk, the customer • New installations
“We are pleased to advised not to use it and • Existing installations
confirm that we are permission sought to turn it off. • Access to chimney systems
yet again holding The guidance given in and voids
TB008 Edition 2.1 should • Visual risk assessment
down the price of be followed. • Locating CO alarms in the
being Gas Safe You can read the Technical property
Bulletin in full by logging into • Post 31 December 2012
registered. Against your online account at guidance.
a background of www.gassaferegister.co.uk/ At the end of each module,
engineers, as well as a short interactive quiz helps
rising costs, we are Registered Gas Engineer’s you to measure your
holding renewal article on what the changes understanding of the topic.
fees for the fourth mean for registered business You can try it for yourself
(September 2012). by logging into your online
year in a row, so You can also make sure that account and then click on
being registered your knowledge is up to date On Demand Learning.
now costs you less Paul Johnston,
in real terms than chief executive,
in did in 2009.” Gas Safe Register

No more hanging on the telephone

Coming in 2013 is a 24-hour telephone system,
which will enable you to renew your registration
by phone at any time of the day or night. You will
receive a four-digit PIN to use the new system. If
you usually renew by phone, it means that you are
no longer restricted to calling during office hours,
and won’t have to wait for your call to be
answered. Make sure you have your registration
number to hand, too.

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06 I Registered Gas Engineer I News I

On probation:
what’s involved?
If you’ve been working under your company’s registration and you’re ready to go it alone and get your
own Gas Safe registration for the first time, you’ll be put on probation for a short period. In this article,
Registered Gas Engineer outlines what you can expect from the process.

What is probationary
registration?
Application
This is the process that new
businesses to the Register go
through. Its purpose is to ensure
that new registrants:
• Understand what is required
of them
• Are aware of the support and Welcome call
services provided by Gas Safe
Register
• Ensure that the level of
competence demonstrated
during the assessment
process is being applied.
First inspection
What can a new business
expect?
Gas Safe Register will guide
new businesses through the
process. What may appear to
be a big step for either a new
entrant to the industry or an
experienced engineer setting
up on their own is very
straightforward.
Probation period ends Further inspections

Business as usual Suitability for continued

inspection registration reviewed

During your welcome call, Gas
Safe Register will go through with
you all the important things you
need to do to enable the
probation period to be completed
as quickly as possible. You will
also be able to find out more
about the support and help that is
available to you to keep your
knowledge of industry changes
up to date – such as Technical
Bulletins, Industry Standards
Updates, and Registered Gas
Engineer magazine.
How long does the probationary
period last?
The probationary period will last
for three months, or sooner if the
necessary inspections can be
completed satisfactorily.
What can a new business do to
help the process?
Organising an inspection of gas
work you have carried out can
sometimes be the most difficult
aspect of the process. But if you
are able to make sure that you
have completed suitable jobs that
Gas Safe Register can inspect, or
sites where inspectors can see
you undertaking safety tests and
checks, then the process will be
completed quickly.
If you don’t have any work to
show or cannot meet the
requirement for inspection within
the three-month period, your
registration will be suspended until
such time as inspection can be
arranged.
What can I expect from an
inspection?
The inspection is not an exam and
it’s not there to try and catch you
out. Every engineer on the Register
is assessed as competent as part
of the assessment process – the
inspection with Gas Safe Register
focuses on how you apply your
knowledge and understanding,
and for you to show how you
identify and deal with unsafe
situations.

January 2013

Landlord escapes jail sentence
A Cambridge landlord has
received a suspended jail
sentence for risking the health of
his tenants.
Emran Hussain, 43, from
Beaumont Road, Cambridge,
failed to ensure that gas
appliances were safe to use and
then produced a fake safety
record to give the impression
they were, a court has heard.
Cambridge Magistrates
heard that Mr Hussain tried to
deceive officials after shirking
his legal responsibilities in
relation to a house he rented to
Firm fined
£100,000
after homes
flattened
in gas blast
A property development firm has
been fined £100,000 following a
major gas explosion that
destroyed dozens of homes in
South Manchester. PJ Livesey
Group was prosecuted by the
HSE following the blast at the
Didsbury Gate development on
8 December 2009.
Manchester Crown Court
heard that the former Withington
Hospital building on Nell Lane was
being converted into houses and
apartments when a worker cut
through a six-inch gas pipe in an
underground tunnel.
A 41-year-old from Elton,
Cheshire, who did not want to be
named, suffered burns to his
hands and face when gas inside
the pipe ignited. About an hour
later, gas that had continued to
escape from the damaged pipe
ignited again, causing an
explosion that destroyed a large
• To report illegal gas work to Gas Safe Register’s Investigations Team, please call 0800 408 5577 or go to
www.GasSafeRegister.co.uk/reportillegal
four tenants on Spalding Way.
Cambridge City Council
issued a notice in October 2009
requiring him to produce a valid
landlord’s gas safety record for
the property.
After he failed to do so, the
HSE issued him with an
Improvement Notice, which he
also ignored. When he was
summoned to court in August
2012, he presented a copy of the
required gas safety record as
evidence, which purported to be
valid for the dates on the
Improvement Notice.
part of the site.
The emergency
services evacuated
residents from hundreds
of homes following the
initial gas escape,
including 21 apartments
at the Didsbury Gate
development where people
were already living.
Businesses, three schools,
a hospital, two health units and a
police station also had to be
evacuated, and the Urban Search
and Rescue team was brought in
to search the rubble to see if
anyone was trapped.
The court was told that
PJ Livesey Group, the principal
contractor for the development,
had obtained a diagram from
National Grid during the planning
stages of the project, which
showed a gas main running
into the site.
I Registered Gas Engineer I News I
However, HSE checks
revealed that it was fake. The
pad from which the record was
taken was printed in August
2011, some eight months after
the record had allegedly been
authorised.
Mr Hussain pleaded guilty to
two charges under Section 33(1)
of the Health and Safety at Work
etc Act 1974 for his legal failings
and dishonesty.
He was sentenced to two
months in jail for each offence,
with the sentences to run
concurrently, suspended for
However, the company did not
arrange for a detailed survey to be
carried out to find out where the
pipe ran, and wrongly informed
workers on the site that the gas
pipes had been decommissioned.
PJ Livesey Group pleaded
guilty to two breaches of the
Health and Safety at Work etc
Act 1974 after failing to ensure
people’s safety. The company,
of Beacon Road West in Trafford
Park, was fined £100,000 and
ordered to pay prosecution costs
of £21,404.
After the hearing, HSE
inspector Thomas Merry said:
07
12 months. He was also required
to wear an electronic tag for
two months and was ordered
to pay full prosecution costs of
£4,768.
After the hearing, HSE
inspector Roxanne Barker
said: “There were four tenants
at the property for which
Mr Hussain was responsible,
all of whom were put at
unnecessary risk.
“Mr Hussain then attempted
to deceive HSE and the court by
producing a document which he
knew to be false.”
“This was a major incident that led
to a massive emergency response
and significant disruption to the
neighbourhood. It was only luck
that more people weren’t seriously
injured or even killed in the
explosion.
“It was unacceptable for PJ
Livesey Group to allow the work
to go ahead without checking that
the gas supply had been properly
disconnected. What’s worse is
that the company actually had a
National Grid document showing
a gas main entering the site.
“A simple check would have
identified it as being live, and
avoided months of disruption
and heartache for those residents
who lost their homes.
“Construction companies
must make sure they know
what potential dangers they’re
dealing with before they allow
work to start.”
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Shale gas back on frack

Shale gas is back on the agenda
as a potential significant energy
source for the UK after Energy
Secretary Ed Davey gave the
go-ahead for exploratory fracking
to resume in the UK.
The government called a halt
to all such operations after two
Lancashire tremors followed
activity by energy firm Cuadrilla.
But the minister has now lifted the
ban, subject to stringent controls.
Research by the Royal
Academy of Engineering and
the Royal Society has convinced
him that “appropriate controls”
would mitigate the risks of
seismic activity. These new
controls will mean that:
• A prior review of seismic risks
and existence of faults must be
carried out before fracking begins
• A fracking plan must be
submitted to the Department of
Energy and Climate Change
(DECC) showing how seismic
risks will be dealt with
• Seismic monitoring must be
carried out before, during and
after fracking.
The monitoring will be subject
to a traffic light regime so that
operations can be quickly paused
if unusual levels of seismic activity
are seen.
Ed Davey said: “We are still in
the very early stages of shale gas
exploration in the UK and it is likely
to develop slowly. It is essential
that its development should not
come at the expense of local
communities or the environment.
Fracking must be safe and the
public must be confident that it is
safe.
“We are strengthening the
stringent regime already in place
with new controls around seismic
risks. And as the industry
develops we will remain vigilant
to all emerging evidence to ensure
fracking is safe and the local
environment is protected.”
He also announced that while
he did not believe that fracking
would substantially increase the
small contribution of methane to
greenhouse gas emissions, he
was nevertheless commissioning
a study into the possible impacts
of shale gas development on
such emissions.
Meanwhile, a new Office
of Unconventional Gas and Oil,
led by DECC, is set to “focus
regulatory effort where necessary”.
Regarding fears over the
effects of chemicals used in the
fracking process, Ed Davey said
stringent controls were already in
place.
Tony Grayling of the
Environment Agency said:
“Companies are required to tell us
what chemicals they propose to
use in fracking and we will not
authorise the use of chemicals
hazardous to ground water,”
adding that those Cuadrilla had
so far proposed to use had
been assessed and found not
to be hazardous in terms of
ground water.
To critics of shale gas
extraction, Ed Davey said:
“In meeting our carbon budgets
according to our Carbon Plan, will
be using gas for many years to
come. That’s simply a fact.”
Cuadrilla says it is ready to
move ahead with its plans,
involving the hydraulic
fracturing and flow testing of
a number of wells in Lancashire
this year.
CEO Francis Egan said:
“Our exploration has shown that
under Lancashire there is a belt
of gas-filled shale over one
mile thick.”

Electrical safety App captures

register live
A new, searchable
database of registered
electricians in the UK
attracted more than
8,000 visitors within the
first two weeks of its
launch at the end of last
year.
Created with the aim of
bringing the electrical
contracting industry together,
the Electrical Safety Register is
part of a joint venture between
the Electrical Safety Council
(ESC) and the Electrical
Contractors Association (ECA).
New website www.
electricalsafetyregister.com aims
to be a one-stop shop for
consumers and specifiers to find
registered contractors quickly
across the UK.
It contains the details of more
than 36,000 NICEIC-approved
contractors, NICEIC domestic
installers, ECA registered
members and ELECSA
registrants across the UK. Eighty
per cent of all Part P contractors
in England and Wales are listed
on the register.
In addition, from 1 April, the
NICEIC and ELECSA will be
operated by a new organisation,
Certsure, with the aim of giving
the industry a stronger voice to
government and stakeholders.
Certsure will act as the sole
registration, certification and
assessment body, not only for
NICEIC’s current customer base,
but for those under the ELECSA
and ECA brands, explained
Emma Clancy, CEO of the new
joint venture. “Over time,
significant cost and commercial
benefits will be available to those
electrical contractors registered
with ELECSA and NICEIC,
thanks to this partnership.”
She said of the register: “The
Electrical Safety Register is well
on the way to becoming the
definitive website for anyone
looking for registered
contractors.”
asbestos
BPEC has been working closely over the
past year with the HSE to develop an
asbestos awareness video and app. This is
one of a series that BPEC will bring out over
the next year.
Mally Butters of BPEC said: “BPEC
wanted to introduce something different
which captured the important information
regarding working with asbestos and which
could save your life while not distracting
from the need for full asbestos training. We
felt the use of animation would significantly help understanding
understanding.””
• More information at www.bpec.org.uk/asbestos
Youthful makeover
for climate challenge
Working with young people is central to Scotland’s ability to meet
ambitious climate change targets, Scottish climate change minister
Paul Wheelhouse has said.
The minister was announcing a refresh of the Climate Challenge
Fund, which provides grants for community groups wanting to tackle
climate change by reducing their carbon emissions.
The CCF has already given more than £44.7 million to
communities to help them cut their carbon footprint since it was
set up in 2008.
A youth panel aims to enable young people to be involved in
decision making on Junior Climate Challenge Fund projects.

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New rules to Test your reflexes

protect smart Altecnic is challenging installers
and merchants to put their
reflexes to the test for the chance

meter data to win an all-expenses-paid trip

to Germany to race on the
Nürburgring Grand Prix track.
Plans to roll out smart meters to and for Great Britain as a whole. Altecnic has launched a
millions of homes and businesses “Let me be clear: the consumer fast-paced online game to
in Great Britain moved another comes first. That’s why we are celebrate its new partnership
step forward as the government tackling issues such as privacy, with German-based Reflex
announced new rules aimed at security, consumer protection and Winkelmann. The game aims to Altecnic is promoting the
allaying fears over privacy and communications now, working uncover the plumber and competition at merchant
security. with industry and consumer merchant with the fastest counters across the UK and
Consumers will have a choice groups to make sure we get this reflexes across the UK and Ireland and customers will be
on how often their energy right ahead of the mass rollout. Ireland. able to pick
supplier can access their energy “Today marks an exciting step Two winners will get the up a free ‘Test Your Reflex’ ruler,
consumption data, and suppliers forward in delivering the smart chance to go around the which also includes a useful
will not be able to use that data for meter programme, as we finalise Nürburgring with a professional conversion chart for
marketing purposes unless they the work needed to achieve the driver in a BMW M5. The prize Reflex vessels.
have explicit consent. benefits we believe consumers includes a visit to Reflex’s • More information at vessels.
In addition, suppliers must give should receive.” factory. altecnic.co.uk
their customers reminders about Energy suppliers will be
the choices they have made and responsible for replacing more
how they can change their minds.
The government will also request
annual reports from all larger
than 53 million gas and electricity
meters, involving visits to 30 million
homes and small businesses. The
Door closes on
energy suppliers, setting out their
plans and progress with the
rollout.
mass rollout will start in late 2014,
to be completed in 2019.
Angela Knight, chief executive
‘conservatory tax’
A new central delivery body will of Energy UK, welcomed the latest The Heating & Hotwater Industry the installers registered with Gas
help people use smart metering to milestone, saying smart meters Council (HHIC) has welcomed Safe Register or members of
better manage their energy would play an important part in news that government plans for a competent person schemes were
consumption and spending. modernising Britain’s infrastructure so-called conservatory tax are very negative towards the idea of
Energy and climate change and creating jobs. being dropped, saying the being responsible for informing
minister Baroness Verma said: “Suppliers recognise the proposals could have been very homeowners of the consequential
“The introduction of smart meters importance of putting the damaging for the heating industry. improvement requirements”.
nationwide is an enormous customer at the heart of the rollout The Department for He said: “They observed that,
challenge, representing a vast and are working hard on their Communities and Local given the current economic
upgrade of our energy system, but preparations. They will continue to Government consultation on climate, increased costs would
with huge potential benefits for work closely with government and changes to Building Regulations in make it harder to win work –
millions of homes and businesses others to make it a success.” England and Wales had sought homeowners may be deterred
views on whether to require from getting the work done or
‘consequential improvements’ to delay commissioning the work.”
the energy efficiency of a dwelling HHIC director Roger Webb
Hydrogen value ‘untapped’ when certain other work was said: “Industry fully supports the
done, such as boiler replacement. government’s commitment to
The plan, which could add up energy efficiency and the need to
A report from the Institution of Gas Engineers & Managers to 10 per cent to the principal retrofit our old housing stock.
(IGEM)claims that hydrogen has significant potential for helping costs of the work, was dubbed a However, by imposing tax on
reduce carbon emissions and improve the efficiency of conservatory tax, although the home improvements for
renewable technologies. government pointed out that the consumers, this could result in
Hydrogen: untapped energy? explores how hydrogen can be vast majority of conservatories do damage to an industry that is
used as a carrier to store energy from a range of primary not fall under Building Regulations. already struggling and requires
sources, and power applications including electric vehicles, However, Communities and much more market stimulus.
heating and power generation. Local Government Secretary Eric “After our efforts in making our
The report found that energy companies are investing in Pickles said in a written ministerial voices heard, it is great news that
power-to-gas plant that uses excess electricity generated to statement: “The Energy Saving the government has seen sense
produce hydrogen. This can be transported and used later to Trust research found that and abandoned this line of
produce heat or electricity with zero carbon emissions. consequential improvements, even thinking. With the Green Deal
Small amounts of hydrogen could also be injected into the with Green Deal finance in place, starting in January 2013 this
UK gas network and the resulting methane/hydrogen blend would put off 38 per cent of scheme could provide a much
burned by existing gas appliances. households from going ahead with better opportunity for consumers
The report also says that storing and transferring energy building work on their property that to make their homes more energy
using hydrogen could help support other technologies, such they were otherwise planning.” efficient.”
as carbon capture and storage. And he added that focus The consultation was due to
groups found that “the majority of run until the end of December.

January 2013
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Green Deal campaign hots up

A government freeze on
marketing has been thawed
especially for the Green Deal,
as momentum builds ahead
of the first available deals on
28 January.
Having been granted an
exemption to the government
marketing hold, the Department
of Energy and Climate Change
(DECC) has earmarked
£2.9 million for a campaign
aimed at building understanding
and trust of the Green Deal.
There are also plans to
develop a national Open
Homes network to make it
easy for people to find and
see homes that have been
improved by energy-saving
retrofits.
The communications
campaign is also being
supported by the government’s
dedicated Green Deal pages at
gov.uk/greendeal
Meanwhile, the online
Green Deal Cashback Portal
has opened at gdcashback.
decc.gov.uk, set up to
incentivise early take-up of the
Green Deal. This is where Green
Deal providers, charities and
community interest companies
must register to take part in the
Cashback Scheme, administered
by Capita.
The scheme is a first-come,
first-served offer where
householders can claim
‘cashback’ from government on
energy-saving improvements like
insulation, front doors, windows
and boilers.
Energy minister Greg Barker
said: “We are making excellent
progress on the Green Deal
ahead of the key date of
28 January 2013, when the first
Green Deals can be signed.
“We now have funds for a
communications campaign that
will build further understanding
of the Green Deal, helping to
create a real buzz.”
The Energy Company
Obligation (ECO), which takes
over from the Carbon Emissions
Reduction Target and
Community Energy Saving
Programme and is designed to
be heavily linked to the Green
Deal, was set to come into force
on 1 January.
The ECO creates a legal
obligation on certain energy
suppliers to improve energy
efficiency in hard-to-treat homes
and those households on low
incomes.
A DECC spokesman said
householders would be
prompted to find out if they are
eligible for such help by calling
the Energy Saving Advice
Service.

Top prize for Vokèra presentations

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gas engineer Michael Cairns has
triumphed from 3,000 entries
to be named Britain’s Top
Tradesman 2012 in the national
competition organised by
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Michael Cairns, 28, who
trades under the name Celsius
Plumbing and Heating, impressed
the judges with his work ethic,
dedication to his trade and
passion for his job. As well as
snapping up the top title, Michael
wins a Renault van worth
£27,000.
For the first time, three finalists
have also been rewarded with an
outstanding achievement awards,
and two of them are also
plumbers. Veronica Noonan,
set up her own business
just 18 months ago after securing
a loan from the Prince’s Trust; and
Jamie Braund, aged just 19, has
already employed two part-time
staff despite only setting up only
18 months ago.
are CPD approved
Two new presentations from Vokèra have been approved by the
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Certification Service.
Covering flues in voids and condensing boiler technology, the
presentations are aimed at architects, specifiers, developers and
consultants involved in the design of heating systems.
Vokèra’s CPD flues in voids presentation looks at the guidance
affecting specifiers and developers who want to conceal boiler flues in
voids. The course sets out the design considerations that need to be
taken into account and offers alternative solutions to overcoming the
issues through the use of boilers suitable for external installation.
The company’s Condensing Boiler Technology presentation is
designed to help specifiers and developers understand condensing
technology and its impact on plume and condensate removal and
freezing. The course also highlights relevant guidance and suggests
ways to overcome issues that may arise.
Vokèra marketing director Eleanor Fox says: “These CPD-accredited
presentations are a great way for industry professionals involved in the
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To mark the launch of the new
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Ten runners-up prizes are also
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flushing filter and Professional2
filter and chemical packs. At the
end of each month during the
promotion, there will also be a
prize draw to win an iPad.
Marketing and
communications director Haimish
Mead said: “This is the biggest
UK-wide product launch Adey has
run yet, for what we believe to
be the most technologically
advanced filter to arrive on
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installers and give them a
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16 I Registered Gas Engineer I News I
Ministers unveil blueprint for
energy balancing act
Faced with the three-fold challenge of keeping the
country’s lights on while achieving low-carbon
generation and keeping energy bills affordable,
the government has set out its blueprint for
reforming the electricity market.
As the government unveiled its
plans for the UK’s future energy
mix, green campaigners said they
feared government energy plans
would provoke a ‘dash for gas’.
One industry body, meanwhile,
insists the government has not
gone far enough to ensure that
new gas-fired plant is built.
Last month, Energy Secretary
Ed Davey introduced the Energy
Bill, which aims to move the UK
away from fossil fuels to a diverse
low-carbon generation mix that
will include renewables, new
nuclear, gas and carbon
capture storage.
Shale prospect
That was quickly followed by the
release of the government’s gas
generation strategy, which
underlines the role of gas over the
next two decades and signals
shale gas as potentially an “exciting
new prospect” for diversifying
energy supplies (see page 11).
The minister said: “Gas will
provide a cleaner source of energy
than coal, and will ensure we can
keep the lights on as increasing
amounts of wind and nuclear
come online through the 2020s.”
The government says up to
26GW of new gas generating
capacity could be needed by
2030. The bulk of this will be used
to replace retiring coal, nuclear
and older gas capacity, so it is
expected there will be a net
increase of around 5GW.
Ministers say this is consistent
with significantly reducing
emissions from the power sector
in order to meet carbon budgets.
After the strategy was
announced last month, Friends of
the Earth executive director Andy
Atkins claimed that while polluters
would have thought Christmas had
come early, the strategy would
“leave cash-strapped households
and the environment with a
thumping hangover for decades”.
January 2013
Renewable Energy Association
chairman Martin Wright said the
UK did not seem to be able to
break its habit on fossil fuel.
“The UK has some of the best
renewable resources in the world,
which are totally sustainable and
which offer stable low-cost energy
in future – we should prioritise
exploiting those,” he said.
Gas plant call
However, the Institution of Gas
Engineers & Managers (IGEM)
was disappointed that Chancellor
George Osborne, who announced
the gas generation strategy
alongside his autumn statement,
had fallen short of announcing
new investment in gas-fired power
plants for the UK.
IGEM CEO Dr Claire Curtis-
Thomas said: “Despite affirming
the future of gas, the government
has today not announced any
new gas-fired power plants, which
is disappointing. The decision to
build new gas-fired power stations
would result in cleaner, greener
energy production in the UK, and
provide a vital funding for
British-based companies who
will equip and manage the
facilities before and after they
come on stream.
“Investment of this kind will
raise the UK’s profile in the gas
sector internationally and make
our companies more attractive to
foreign investors – all really good
news for the thousands of people
working in this industry in the UK.
We are hopeful that the
government will make an
announcement on new gas-fired
plant soon, which is vital for
energy security and to keep
Britain’s lights on for the future.”
CBI director general John
Cridland said: “The government’s
gas strategy will improve
confidence for investors in the
UK’s energy sector. It makes
sense to consult on the tax
regime for shale gas so we and carbon capture and storage.”
maximise the amount of energy Ed Davey revealed that
we can produce at home at DECC will set up an Office for
reasonable cost. Unconventional Gas and Oil
“But we cannot become that, working with DEFRA and
dependent on any one source of other government departments,
energy – gas will have an will provide a single point of
important role to play as part of a contact for investors and “ensure
secure, low-carbon power mix a simplified and streamlined
alongside renewables, nuclear regulatory process”.
Energy Bill highlights:
• The government has agreed a £7.6 billion spend on low-carbon electricity
under the Levy Control Framework for 2020/21 – this is the amount that
can be charged to consumers on their energy bills. Currently, consumers
pay about £20 on their bills towards the levy. This will rise to £95 in the
year 2020.
• Contracts for Difference (CfDs) will “stabilise revenues for investors in
low-carbon electricity”. This means that if the market price of electricity
drops below a set level, investors will be compensated, while if prices
rise above that level, generators pay back the difference to a government-
owned counterparty.
• A capacity market – a mechanism to ensure supply is available when
needed – will be introduced, allowing for capacity auctions from 2014.
This will help make sure the lights stay on even at times of peak demand,
the government says.
Keep your eye on the bill
The Heating & Hotwater Industry Council (HHIC) has warned the government
not to lose sight of the challenge to reduce consumers’ energy bills, adding
that industry will need urgent explanation to help determine its longer term
planning and investment decisions.
HHIC director Roger Webb said: “But we must not become preoccupied
with the longer term. The immediate challenge is to reduce householder’s
energy bills and carbon emissions. This can be done by taking up of
cost-effective energy efficiency improvements including the upgrading or
replacing of inefficient heating systems. The ‘Big Freeze’ weather is
approaching and the Heating and Hotwater Industry Council (HHIC) is
encouraging consumers to take action and advising that they visit our Hole
in the Roof campaigning website to help make their homes more energy
efficient and save money.”
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Photographs 1 & 2 >>

Kelvin Ridley’s customer

had complained about water
dripping through his ceiling.
The boiler was isolated until
the necessary repairs were
made.

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Glen Smith was Nigel Aldridge was s

called to service
this fire and back
boiler unit. The
elderly customer
had recently had
cavity wall
insulation added.
The pre-cast
chimney had been
drilled and
consequently
completely filled with
insulation. The
appliance was made
safe and a new
condensing boiler is
being fitted in the loft.
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change a back boiler.r.
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these photos to
highlight the
importance of
regular servicing.
The customer and
his family had been
using the fire for the
past five years
without having it
serviced.

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Registered Gas Engineer needs your pictures – whether you’ve come across some horrors or instances of
really good work. And there’s a prize for the best one: so go on, get writing and email your stories and
pictures to editorial@registeredgasengineer.co.uk

Photograph 7 >> Photograph 8 >>

This is not a flue in a void butt Bill Parr came across

it does show the reason why
the complete chimney
system should be checked.
Kevin Stimpson was called
to attend to a property to
have a look at the boiler,
which was not working
properly. The chimney has
since been extended to the
outside of the roof space,
and the boiler is now
operating as it should.
y this non-compliant flue
termination while
carrying out a boiler
d repair at a caravan park.
Bill informed the owner
of the dangers, who
gave him permission to
make safe.
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Photographs 9 & 10 >>

Andrew Allison sent in these

two photographs taken during
landlords’ safety inspections.
In the first property, Andrew
came across a gas hob which
was sitting on top of the oven.
Needless to say, he
disconnected the hob from
the gas supply and followed
the Gas Industry Unsafe
Situations Procedure.
In the second home, the
tenant had removed the gas fire
and replaced it with an electric
heater. The tenant decided to
cap the connection with a screw 9 10
and some cling film. The gas
supply has now been isolated.

Photograph 11 >> Photograph 12 >>

Joseph Viner visited Alarm bells

his favourite coffee started ringing
shop, where the ownerr when Arron
proudly showed him Porges was
the new extension. called to a boiler
The builder had breakdown.
removed most of the Needless to say,
support wall and used he made the
a piece of scaffolding termination safe.
board to prop up the
working boiler, and thee
flue was terminating
into the extension.
The owner agreed that
the appliance could
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Thegoodthebad+theugly
Photographs 13 & 14 >>

During a landlord’s gas safety

inspection David Sandiford
uncovered this concealed
chimney. David contacted the
landlord with the news that
the boiler was Immediately
Dangerous and isolated the
boiler from the gas supply.

14
13

Photograph 15 >> Photograph 16 >>

Tony Wilson While working

discovered this gas on service
hob connected to a pipeline
water supply. The replacement,
vertical jet of water one of Daniel
can be seen from the Cunningham’s
rear burner injector. engineers came
Tom made safe, across this unusual
carried out the meter installation. It
necessary remedial goes without saying
work and connected that the installation
a gas supply to the was made safe.
hob.

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Photo prize WIN

There’s a prize for the best photos sent in (in our
opinion). Please remember to set your camera
to take pictures at high resolution and email
them to editorial@registeredgasengineer.co.uk
This month Anton is giving away a Crowcon Clip
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The CO alarm has an audible, visual and vibrate
alarm at 30ppm and 100ppm, plus a sensor range
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It also has a two-year, maintenance-free
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countdown, self-test and ingress protection
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This month’s winner is Joseph Viner of
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January 2013
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Changes to the commissioning
of gas boilers from April 2013
From April 2013, boiler manufacturers will be recommending that the CO level in the flue gas is measured
and recorded when a boiler is commissioned. Here, Registered Gas Engineer and the Heating and
Hotwater Industry Council (HHIC) set out what the industry has agreed and how it will affect you.
T
he HHIC boiler
manufacturers group have
agreed new requirements
to measure and record carbon
monoxide (CO) levels, along
with combustion ratio, when
gas engineers commission a
new boiler installation.
This means that, with effect
from April 2013, boiler
manufacturers are
recommending that engineers
should measure the level of CO
in the chimney/flue gases and
the combustion ratio using an
electronic combustion gas
analyser (ECGA – often known
as a flue gas analyser or FGA).
The measured CO level and
combustion ratio should then
be recorded on the appropriate
commissioning documentation
(eg, an HHIC Benchmark
Commissioning Checklist, as
supplied with every boiler sold
in the UK).
From April 2014, this will
become mandatory.
Gas Safe Register
will be supporting
this requirement
through its
inspection process
and will take steps
to defect an
installation for
Building Regulations
non-compliance
if the appropriate
commissioning
documentation
is not correctly
completed,
including the
measured CO level
and combustion
ratio.
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Changes to Benchmark
HHIC boiler manufacturers
already require engineers to Why the changes?
correctly complete the
Benchmark Commissioning
These new measures have incidents indicated that, due
Checklist as a condition of
been agreed by HHIC and its to a combination of different
manufacturer warranty – hence
members, together with factors – including possible
the new requirement to record
major installation inappropriate adjustment of
CO and combustion ratio on the
organisations and industry the gas valve and poor flue
checklist will also form part of
bodies including Gas Safe installation – high levels of
these warranty conditions.
Register, Energy & Utility CO were present in the
Skills, UKLPG and COGDEM. combustion products of the
CO measurement on
They are designed to improve appliances involved.
commissioning
CO safety in relation to new It should be emphasised
It is important to ensure that
installations of condensing that these incidents
ECGA testing is carried out
boilers. represented a tiny fraction of
correctly, using a practical and
HSE and BIS (Department the 1.5 million (approximate)
convenient procedure. HHIC
for Business Innovation and boiler installations carried out
Technical Panels, together with
Skills) have been involved in ever year.
other industry organisations,
these discussions and fully The proposal to implement
have therefore developed and
support the industry’s steps these new CO safety
agreed a robust process for the
towards improving CO safety. measures follows logically
measurement of CO using an
OFTEC, the oil heating trade from the recent ACS
ECGA when commissioning a
body, has also expressed its requirement for gas engineers
condensing boiler.
support and will be taking to be competent in using
This is outlined in a CO
similar steps. ECGAs, via CPA1. It also
testing flowchart, which
The changes follow supports the conclusions of
describes how flue integrity
concerns over a very small the All Party Parliamentary
can be verified, how CO testing
number of incidents in recent Gas Safety Group (now the
should be carried out, and when
years involving newly All Party Parliamentary
advice should be sought.
installed condensing gas Carbon Monoxide Group),
The flowchart is intended as an
boilers fitted with air/gas ratio recently published as the
agreed industry framework and
valves. report Preventing Carbon
further guidance from individual
boiler manufacturers
Investigations of these Monoxide Poisoning.
(eg, updates to installation
instructions) and other sources
(such as Gas Safe’s Technical
Bulletins) will be based on this.
All boilers are manufactured “From April 2013, the measured
and tested to rigorous
standards and are factory-set CO level and combustion ratio should
to ensure very low CO be recorded on the appropriate
emissions. However, these
further checks on the boiler commissioning documentation.
and chimney/flue will help to From April 2014 this will become
identify any problems that may
have arisen during installation, mandatory.”
and will give both the
householder and the registered
gas engineer additional
confidence that the heating • Please turn the page to see the CO testing
system has been left in a safe flow chart in full.
working condition. ■
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CO and combustion ratio check on c

SET BOILER TO MAXIMUM RATE CARRY OUT FLUE INTEGRITY CHECK USING ANALYSER

In accordance with boiler instructions, set boiler to operate
at maximum rate (full load condition). Allow sufficient time
for combustion to stablilise.
NOTE: Do not insert analyser probe during this period to
avoid possible ‘flooding’ of sensor.
Insert analyser probe into air inlet test point and allow
readings to stabilise.
NOTE: Where no air inlet test point is provided, then a flue
integrity check with the analyser is not possible. The
engineer should verify that flue integrity has been visually
checked in accordance with the “BEFORE CO AND
COMBUSTION RATIO CHECK” box (right) before
proceeding to the “CHECK CO AND COMBUSTION
RATIO AT MAXIMUM RATE” stage below.

VERIFY FLUE INTEGRITY

Analyser readings indicate that combustion products and

inlet air are mixing. Further investigation of the flue is
therefore required. Is O2 ≥ 20.6%
Check that flue components are correctly assembled, NO and CO2 < 0.2% ? YES
fixed and supported as per boiler/flue manufacturer’s
instructions.
Check that flue and flue terminal are not obstructed.

Is O2 ≥ 20.6%
YES
and CO2 < 0.2% ?

Check all seals around the appliance burner, internal flue

NO seals, door and case seals. Rectify where necessary.

Is CO less than
350ppm AND
Turn off appliance and call manufacturer’s technical CO/CO2 ratio YES
helpline for advice. less than 0.004 ?
The appliance must not be commissioned until
problems are identified and resolved.

NO

Turn off appliance and call manufacturer’s technical helpline for advice.
The appliance must not be commissioned until problems are identified and
resolved. If commissioning cannot be fully completed, the appliance must
be disconnected from the gas supply in accordance with the GSIUR.
NOTE: Check and record CO and combustion ratio at both maximum AND minimum
rate before contacting the manufacturer.

January 2013

commissi0ning a condensing boiler
NOTE
The air/gas ratio valve is factory-set and must not be
adjusted during commissioning unless this action is
recommended, following contact with the manufacturer.
If any such adjustment is recommended and further
checking of the boiler is required, the engineer must be
competent to carry out this work and to use the flue gas
analyser accordingly.
If the boiler requires conversion to operate with a different
gas family (eg, conversion from natural gas to LPG)
separate guidance will be provided by the boiler
manufacturer and must be followed.
CHECK CO AND COMBUSTION RATIO AT MAXIMUM RATE
With boiler still set at maximum rate, insert analyser probe
into flue gas sampling point. Allow readings to stabilise
before recording.
NOTE: If no flue gas sampling point is present and the
correct procedure is not specified in the boiler
instructions, consult manufacturer’s technical helpline
for guidance.
Is CO less than
350ppm AND
NO CO/CO2 ratio
YES
less than 0.004 ?
CHECK CO AND COMBUSTION RATIO AT MINIMUM RATE
With boiler set at minimum rate, insert analyser probe
into flue gas sampling point. Allow readings to stabilise
before recording.
NOTE: If no flue gas sampling point is present and the
correct procedure is not specified in the boiler
instructions, contact the manufacturer’s technical helpline
for advice.
Is CO < 350ppm
and CO/CO2
NO ratio less
YES
than 0.004 ?
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BEFORE CO AND COMBUSTION RATIO CHECK
The boiler manufacturer’s installation instructions
should have been followed, gas type verified and
gas supply pressure/rate checked as required prior
to commissioning.
As part of the installation process, ESPECIALLY
WHERE A FLUE HAS BEEN FITTED BY PERSONS
OTHER THAN THE BOILER INSTALLER, visually
check the integrity of the whole flue system to confirm
that all components are correctly assembled, fixed and
supported. Check that manufacturer’s maximum flue
lengths have not been exceeded and all guidance has
been followed (eg, Technical Bulletin 008).
The flue gas analyser should be of the correct type,
as specified by BS 7967.
Before use, the flue gas analyser should have been
maintained and calibrated as specified by the
manufacturer. The installer must have the relevant
competence for use of the analyser.
Check and zero the analyser IN FRESH AIR, as per
analyser manufacturer’s instructions.
SET BOILER TO MINIMUM RATE
In accordance with boiler instructions, set boiler to
operate at minimum rate (to minimum load condition).
Allow sufficient time for combustion to stablilise.
NOTE: If the boiler instructions do not specify how to set
boiler to minimum rate, contact the manufacturer’s
technical helpline for advice.
Boiler is operating satisfactorily
No further actions required.
Ensure test points are capped, boiler case is correctly
replaced and all other commissioning procedures are
completed.
Complete Benchmark Checklist, recording CO and
combustion ratio readings as required.
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Legislative, Normative & Informative
The Gas Safe Register Legislation & Standards Document List
Date issued: 1 January 2013
Introduction
This document defines all
documents recognised by Gas
Safe Register as being
Legislative, Normative (gas
standards) and Informative
reference documents. Some
documents are only available as
hard copy documents, but the
majority are available for
electronic download, either via
the Gas Safe Register’s
engineers’ website, or from the
website of the organisation
promoting the document. In
some cases the document is
only available for purchase from
the organisation or a
recognised suppler. Where this
is the case, the availability is
identified alongside the
reference to the document.
Hierarchy of Legislation
and Standards
In this document list, the
hierarchy of documents within
the following tables is defined in
order of significance.
Detailed first are those
Statutory Acts or regulations
that are legally enforceable.
These are followed by a
recognised list of documents
known as ‘Second Tier’
documents. This series of
documents provides practical
guidance on ways to comply
with the functional requirements
of regulations. This guidance is
not law, but provides
information which, if followed
correctly, will ensure legal
obligations have been met.
Where someone chooses to
depart from this guidance they
will need to ensure that the
method chosen provides
equivalent or better standards
of safety to the relevant
published guidance. The
guidance provided within
appropriate second tier
documents will be used to
assess compliance.
The next tier of documents
is those gas industry standards
which are aimed specifically at
the installation, commissioning
or maintenance of gas
January 2013
equipment (pipework,
appliances, etc). These are
known as Normative
Documents. These documents
are referred to as Gas Industry
Standards. These documents,
in conjunction with any available
manufacturer’s instructions, will
be used by Gas Safe Register
to assess compliance.
Finally, the remaining listings
provide details of links to other
available information, which are
considered to provide
invaluable and useful
information to help enable
registered businesses to
comply with their obligations
and assist them in carrying out
their day-to-day activities.
These are referred to as
Informative Documents.
Layout of tables
This document list comprises a
series of tables in 4 sections as
follows:
Section 1 – Legislation
Section 2 – Documents
Supporting
Legislation
Section 3 – Gas Industry
Standards
Section 4 – Other Informative
Documents and
Useful References
Inspections undertaken
by Gas Safe Register
When Gas Safe Register
inspects work undertaken by
registered gas businesses in
Great Britain, Northern Ireland
and the Isle of Man and
Guernsey, in the first instance, it
will assess against
manufacturer’s installation
instructions and where these
are not available or relevant,
against the criteria as specified
within legislative documents
and relevant gas industry
standards. However, it is
recognised that due to the
differences of individual
legislation used in different
geographical areas, there will
be some differences in
application. Whilst conducting
inspections, due regard will be
taken of the requirements of all
appropriate guidance.
The hierarchy of documents
is defined as follows:
Legislation In this section the
listed documents are those
brought to the statute book by
Acts of Parliament and are
referenced as Statutory
Instruments (SI) or equivalent.
These are the law in the
respective countries as stated
and as such must be followed.
The SI Reference number (or
equivalent) is preceded by the
year of it being added to the
Statute Book, ie, the Gas
Safety (Installation and Use)
Regulations 1998 has an SI
Number of 1998:2451.
Regulations are in general
written in a format which
provides high-level
requirements.
Documents supporting
legislation
This section includes details of
a number of Second Tier
documents, ie, Approved
Documents to the Building
Regulations. These documents
provide practical guidance on
ways to comply with the
functional requirements of the
Regulations.
For example, the Building
Regulations in England and
Wales are outlined in a series of
Approved Documents (AD)
published by the appropriate
government department
responsible for the regulations.
The ADs that currently apply to
gas work are;
• A Structure
• B Fire safety
• F Ventilation
• G3 Hot water storage
• J Heat-producing appliances
• L Conservation of fuel and
power
• M Access to and use of
buildings
• P Electrical safety in
dwellings.
Each document contains
general guidance on the
performance expected of
materials and building work in
order to comply with each of
the requirements of the Building
Regulations; and practical
examples and solutions on how
to achieve compliance for some
of the more common building
situations.
Gas industry standards
In this section are included all
the Gas Industry Standards that
are published by the three
current Standards Setting
Bodies, which are:
• British and European
Standards (BSI)
• Institution of Gas Engineers
and Managers (IGEM)
• UKLPG
Informative references
This section contains links to
important documents that
provide invaluable and useful
information to help enable
registered businesses comply
with their obligations and help
them carry out their day-to-day
activities.
This Gas Safe Document will be
updated and republished on or
about the following dates each
year:
• 1 January
• 1 April
• 1 July
• 1 October.
If issues are identified with the
contents of this document, or
you are aware of reference
documents that may be
generally useful to the gas
industry and which you should
believe be added to future
editions of the document,
please email your ideas and
suggestions to:
Gas.Documents@
gassaferegister.co.uk

SECTION 1:
LEGISLATION
Health & Safety Legislation
Health & Safety at Work etc., Act
1974 (UK)
The Management of Health & Safety
at Work Regulations 1999 (GB)
Health & Safety at Work (Northern
Ireland) Order 1978
Health & Safety at Work etc., Act
1974 (of Parliament) (As applied to
Isle of Man)
The Construction (Design &
Management) Regulations 2003
(As applied to Isle of Man)
The Health & Safety at Work
(General) (Guernsey) Ordinance,
1987
Gas Safety Legislation
The Gas Safety (Installation & Use)
Regulations 1998 (England,
Scotland & Wales)
The Gas Safety (Installation & Use)
Regulations (Northern Ireland)
2004
Gas Safety (Installation & Use)
Regulations 1994 as amended &
applied by the Gas Safety
(Application) Order 1996 (As
applied to Isle of Man)
The Health & Safety (Gas)
(Guernsey) Ordinance, 2006
The Gas Appliances (Safety)
Regulations 1995 (As applied in the
United Kingdom)
The Gas Safety (Management)
Regulations 1996 (As applied in
Gt. Britain). Under review
The Gas Safety (Management)
Regulations 1996 (As applied in
Northern Ireland)
Gas Safety Rights of Entry
Legislation
Gas Safety (Rights of Entry)
Regulations 1996 as applied to
Gt. Britain
Schedule 5 (Powers of Entry, etc.,)
of The Gas (Northern Ireland)
Order 1996
Gas Safety (Rights of Entry)
Regulations 1983 as applied by the
Gas Safety (Application) Order 1996
(Isle of Man)
Part 7 of The Health & Safety (Gas)
(Guernsey) Ordinance, 2006
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases
and Dangerous Occurrences
Legislation
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases &
Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
1995 (RIDDOR) (Gt. Britain)
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases &
Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
(Northern Ireland) 1997
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases &
Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
1999 (RIDDOR) (Isle of Man)
The Health & Safety at Work
(General) (Guernsey) Ordinance,
1987 (includes RIDDOR type
reporting)
Building Legislation
Building Regulations (England &
Wales) 2010
Building (Scotland) Amendment
Regulations 2009
Building (Scotland) Amendment
Regulations 2010
Building Regulations (Northern
Ireland) 2000 as amended
Building Regulations, 1992, The
Building (Amendment) Regulations
2006 & 2008 Guernsey
Building Regulations 2007
(As applied to Isle of Man)
Construction (Design &
Management) Regulations 2007
(Gt. Britain)
The Construction (Design &
Management) Regulations
(Northern Ireland) 2007
The Construction (Design &
Management) Regulations 2003
(As applied to Isle of Man)
Building Control (Approved
Documents) Order 2007
(As applied to Isle of Man)
Other Legislation
The Dangerous Substances &
Explosive Atmospheres Regulations
2002 (DSEAR) (GB).
Control of Substances Hazardous to
Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH)
(GB)
The Pressure Equipment Regulations
1999 UK
The Pressure Equipment
(Amendment) Regulations 2002
(United Kingdom)
The Pressure Systems Safety
Regulations 2000 (GB)
Control of Asbestos at Work
Regulations 2002
Control of Asbestos at Work
(Northern Ireland) Regulations 2003
The Control of Asbestos Regulations
(GB) 2012
The Control of Asbestos Regulations
(Northern Ireland) 2012
Managing asbestos (Isle of Man)
Management of Exposure to
Asbestos in Workplace Buildings
and Structures (Guernsey)
The Electricity at Work Regulations
1989 (GB)
Electricity At Work Regulations
(Northern Ireland) 1991
Note 1: The link below takes you to
the health and safety law site and
Download Centre in Guernsey,
where further information is
available relating to particular
Ordinances etc: www.hse.guernsey.
gg/HealthAndSafetyLaw.html
Note 2: The link below takes you to
the Isle of Man Government
legislation site and Download
Centre, where further information
is available relating to particular
Legislation etc: www.gov.im/
transport/msd/healthandsafety/
publications.xml
SECTION 2:
DOCUMENTS
SUPPORTING
LEGISLATION
Key Approved Documents to the
Building Regulations (England
& Wales)
B: Fire Safety – Volume 1:
Dwelling houses
B: Fire Safety – Volume 2: Buildings
other than dwelling houses
F: Ventilation
G: Sanitation, hot water safety &
water efficiency
J: Combustion Appliances & Fuel
Storage Systems
L1A: Conservation of fuel & power
(New dwellings)
L1B: Conservation of fuel & power
(Existing dwellings)
L2A: Conservation of fuel & power
(New buildings other than
dwellings)
L2B: Conservation of fuel & power
(Existing buildings other than
dwellings)
Second tier documents Building
Regulations (England & Wales)
Domestic Building Services
Compliance Guide
Non-Domestic Building Services
Compliance Guide
Guide to the Condensing Boiler
Installation Assessment Procedure
for Dwellings
Code for Sustainable Homes &
Technical Guide
SEDBUK (Seasonal Efficiency of
Domestic Boilers in the UK)
Domestic Ventilation Compliance
Guide
Key Approved Documents to the
Building Standards (Scotland)
Regulations
Section 2-Fire
Section 6-Energy-6.3 heating system
Section 3-Environment-3.14
ventilation
SEDBUK (Seasonal Efficiency of
Domestic Boilers in the UK)
Key Approved Documents to the
Building Regulations (Northern
Ireland)
DOE Technical Booklet C: 1994 –
Site preparation & resistance to
moisture
DFP Technical Booklet E: 2005 –
Fire Safety
DFP Technical Booklet F1: 2006
– Conservation of fuel & power in
dwellings
DFP Technical Booklet F2: 2006 –
Conservation of fuel & power in
buildings other than dwellings
DOE Technical Booklet K: 1998
– Ventilation
DFP Technical Booklet L: 2006 –
Combustion appliances & fuel
storage systems
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DOE Technical Booklet P: 1994
– Unvented hot water storage
systems
SEDBUK (Seasonal Efficiency of
Domestic Boilers in the UK)
Key Approved Documents to the
Building Regulations Isle of Man
(IOM)
B-Fire Safety – Fire safety (2000
Edition consolidated with 2000 &
2002 amendments)
F-Ventilation (Second impression
1995)
J-Combustion Appliances & Fuel
Storage Systems (2002 Edition)
L1-Conservation of Fuel & Power in
Dwellings (2002 Edition)
L2-Conservation of Fuel & Power in
Buildings other than Dwellings
(2002 Edition)
SEDBUK (Seasonal Efficiency of
Domestic Boilers in the UK)
Note 3: The link below takes you to
The Department of Local
Government and the Environment
for the IOM where further
information on the requirements
of Approved documents can be
obtained. www.gov.im/transport/
planning/build/technical.xml
Key Approved Documents to the
Building Regulations in Guernsey
(Channel Islands)
B-Fire Safety – Volume 1:
Dwelling houses
B: Fire Safety – Volume 2:
Buildings other than dwelling houses
F-Ventilation
J-Combustion Appliances & Fuel
Storage Systems
L1A-Conservation of Fuel & Power
in Dwellings
L1B-Conservation of Fuel & Power
in Buildings other then Dwellings
L2A-Conservation of Fuel & Power
in Dwellings
L2B-Conservation of Fuel & Power
in Buildings other than Dwellings
SEDBUK (Seasonal Efficiency of
Domestic Boilers in the UK)
HSE Publications and other
Approved Codes of Practice
(Great Britain)
COP20 – Standards of Training in
Safe Gas Installation – Approved
Code of Practice
L21 – Management of Health &
Safety at Work
L25 – Personal Protective
Equipment at Work
L56 – Safety in the Installation &
use of Gas Systems & Appliances
L73 – A guide to the Reporting of
Injuries, Diseases & Dangerous
Occurrences Regulations 1995
L80 – A guide to the Gas Safety
(Management) Regulations 1996
L122 – Safety of pressure systems
– Pressure Systems Safety
Regulations 2000 – Approved >
Code of Practice
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> L127 – The management of
asbestos in non-domestic premises
L138 – Dangerous Substances &
Explosive Atmospheres. Dangerous
Substances & Explosive
Atmospheres Regulations 2002.
Approved Code of Practice &
Guidance
L143 – Work with materials
containing asbestos – Control of
Asbestos Regulations 2006.
Approved Code of Practice &
guidance
L144 – Managing health & safety in
construction – Construction (Design
& Management) Regulations 2007
Approved Code of Practice
HSG47 – Avoiding danger from
underground services
HSG48 – Reducing error &
influencing behaviour
HSG65 – Successful Health &
Safety Management
HSG85 – Electricity at Work –
Safe working practices
HSG97 – A step by step guide to
Control of Substances Hazardous to
Health (COSHH) assessment
HSG137 – Health Risk Management
– A practical guide for managers in
small & medium-sized enterprises
HSG176 – The storage of flammable
liquids in tanks
HSG193 – Control of Substances
Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
Essentials guide publications –
Hyperlink to Index of available
publications
HSG210 – Asbestos Essentials –
A task manual for building,
maintenance & allied trades on
non-licensed asbestos work
HSG213 – Introduction to Asbestos
Essentials
HSG250 – Guidance on permit-to-
work systems: A guide for the
petroleum, chemical & allied
industries
HSG253 – The safe isolation of
plant and equipment
HSG261 – Health & safety in
motor vehicle repair and associated
industries
EH40 – Occupational Exposure
Limits (Second edition published
2011)
INDG163 (rev2) – Five steps to risk
assessment
INDG223 (rev4) – A short guide to
managing asbestos in premises
INDG231 Electrical safety and you
MISC807 Manage buildings? –
You must manage asbestos
INDG370 Fire and explosion –
How safe is your workplace
HSE sheet AO – Advice to managers
& sole traders on ‘Asbestos
essentials’
Building Bulletin 101 – Ventilation
of school buildings
(Called up in IGEM/UP/11 Ed 2)
LAQM.TG(09) Local Air Quality
January 2013
Management – Technical Guidance
(called up in amendments to IGE/
UP/10 Ed 3)
Note 4: For links to other Asbestos
related health and Safety guidance
documents, visit: www.hse.gov.uk/
asbestos/essentials/index.htm
CAIS3 Precautions at manually
ignited gas-fired catering equipment
(Under review)
CAIS10 (rev1) Ventilation of
kitchens in catering establishments
CAIS23 (rev1) Gas safety in catering
and hospitality (Under review)
Note 5: For links to other Health and
Safety Guidance (HSG) publications
in Great Britain, visit: www.hse.gov.
uk/pubns/books/index-hsg-ref.htm
HSENI Publications and other
Approved Codes of Practice
(Northern Ireland)
A guide to the Reporting of Injuries,
Diseases & Dangerous Occurrences
Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997
Further Guidance on Reporting of
Injuries, Diseases & Dangerous
Occurrences Regulations 1995
(RIDDOR) (Northern Ireland)
76 HSA 95 Standards of Training in
Safe Gas Installation – Approved
Code of Practice (Northern Ireland)
Memorandum of guidance on the
Electricity at Work Regulations
(Northern Ireland) 1991
Note 6: This link takes you to
The Health and Safety Executive
Northern Ireland where further
information is available relating
to particular Approved Codes of
Practice and guidance notes:
www.hseni.gov.uk/resources/
publications.htm
HSE Publications and other
Approved Codes of Practice
(Guernsey)
Safety in the Installation & Use of
Gas Systems & Appliances
The Health & Safety (Gas)
(Guernsey) Ordinance, 2006
The Organisation & Management of
Health & Safety in Construction
(Guernsey)
Reporting an Injury, Disease or
Dangerous Occurrence (Guernsey)
Note 7: The link below takes you to
the health and safety guidance
Download Centre in Guernsey,
where further information is
available relating to particular
Approved Codes of Practice and
guidance notes for gas safety and
other important issues: www.hse.
guernsey.gg/DownloadCentre.html
SECTION 3: 3rd family gases). Amendment
GAS INDUSTRY expected
STANDARDS BS 5871-3: 2005 Specification for
installation & maintenance of gas
British & European Standards
fires, convector heaters, fire/back
(The numbers of the Industry
boilers & decorative fuel effect gas
Standards included in the Gas
appliances – Decorative fuel effect
Safe Register Standards
gas appliances of heat input not
‘Subscription Initiative’ are
exceeding 20kW (net) (2nd & 3rd
highlighted in red – see Note 11)
family gases). Amendment expected
BS 4163: 2007 Health and safety for
BS 5871-4: 2007 Specification for
design and technology in schools
installation & maintenance of gas
and similar establishments – Code of
fires, convector heaters, fire/back
practice
boilers & decorative fuel effect gas
BS 5440-1: 2008 Flueing & appliances – Independent gas-fired
ventilation for gas appliances of flueless fires, convector heaters &
rated input not exceeding 70kW net heating stoves of nominal heat input
(1st, 2nd & 3rd family gases) not exceeding 6kW (net) (2nd & 3rd
Specification for installation of gas family gases). Amendment expected
appliances to chimneys & for
BS 6172: 2010 Specification for
maintenance of chimneys. Currently
installation, servicing and
under review
maintenance of domestic gas
BS 5440-2: 2009 Installation & cooking appliances (2nd & 3rd
maintenance of flues & ventilation family gases)
for gas appliances of rated input not
BS 6173: 2009 Specification for
exceeding 70kW net (1st, 2nd & 3rd
installation of gas-fired catering
family gases). Specification for
appliances for use in all types of
installation & maintenance of
catering establishments (2nd & 3rd
ventilation provision for gas
family gases). Amendment expected
appliances. Currently under review
BS 6230: 2011 Specification for
BS 5546: 2010 Specification for
installation & maintenance of
installation & maintenance of
gas-fired forced convection air
gas-fired water-heating appliances of
heaters for commercial & industrial
rated input not exceeding 70 kW net
space heating (2nd & 3rd family
BS 5482-1: 2005 Code of practice for gases)
domestic butane & propane-gas-
BS 6400-1: 2006 Specification for
burning- Domestic butane &
installation, exchange, relocation &
propane-gas-burning installations.
removal of gas meters with a
Installations at permanent dwellings,
maximum capacity not exceeding
residential park homes &
6m3-h – Low pressure (2nd family
commercial premises, with
gases). Due for review
installation pipework sizes not
exceeding DN 25 for steel & DN 28 BS 6400-2: 2006 Specification for
installation, exchange, relocation &
for corrugated stainless steel or
copper. BSI plan to incorporate the removal of gas meters with a
requirements of this Standard into maximum capacity not exceeding
BS 6891 6m3-h (2nd & 3rd family gases) –
Medium pressure (2nd family
BS 5482-2: 1977 Installation in
gases). Due for review
caravans & non-permanent
dwellings (Amd May 2001) BS 6400-3: 2007 Specification for
installation, exchange, relocation &
PD 5482-3: 2005 Code of practice for
removal of gas meters with a
domestic butane & propane
maximum capacity not exceeding
gas-burning installations.
6m3/h – Low & medium pressure
Installations in boats, yachts & other
(3rd family gases). Due for review
vessels. Currently under review
BS 6644: 2011 Specification for
BS 3632: 2005 Residential park
Installation of gas-fired hot water
homes. Specification
boilers of rated inputs between
BS 5864: 2010 Installation &
70kW (net) & 1.8MW (net) (2nd &
maintenance of gas-fired ducted air
3rd family gases)
heaters of rated input not exceeding
BS 6798: 2009 Specification for
70kW net (2nd & 3rd family gases).
installation of gas-fired boilers of
Specification
rated input not exceeding 70kW net
BS 5871-1: 2005 Specification for
BS 6891: 2005 + A2: 2008 Installation
installation & maintenance of gas
of low pressure gas pipework of up
fires, convector heaters, fire/back
to 35 mm (R1¼) in domestic
boilers & decorative fuel effect gas
premises (2nd family gas).
appliances – Gas fires, convector
Specification – Incorporating
heaters, fire/back boilers & heating
Corrigendum No.1. Revised version
stoves (1st, 2nd & 3rd family gases).
expected
Amendment expected
BS 6896: 2011 Specification for
BS 5871-2: 2005 Specification for
installation & maintenance of
installation & maintenance of gas
gas-fired overhead radiant heaters
fires, convector heaters, fire/back
for industrial & commercial heating
boilers & decorative fuel effect gas
(2nd & 3rd family gases)
appliances – Inset live fuel effect gas
fires of heat input not exceeding BS 7624: 2004 Specification for
installation & maintenance of
15kW & fire/back boilers (2nd &

domestic direct gas-fired tumble
dryers of up to 6kW heat input (2nd
& 3rd family gases)
BS 7671: 2008 Requirements for
electrical installations. – Institution
of Engineering and Technology
(IET) Wiring Regulations (formerly
IEE Wiring Regulations) –
Seventeenth edition
BS 7967-1: 2005 Carbon monoxide
in dwellings & the combustion
performance of gas-fired appliances
– Guide for identifying & managing
sources of fumes, smells, spillage/
leakage of combustion products &
carbon monoxide detector activation.
Under review
BS 7967-2: 2005 Carbon monoxide
in dwellings & the combustion
performance of gas-fired appliances
– Guide for using electronic portable
combustion gas analysers in the
measurement of carbon monoxide &
the determination of combustion
performance. Under review
BS 7967-3: 2005 Carbon monoxide
in dwellings & the combustion
performance of gas-fired appliances
– Guide for responding to
measurements obtained from
electronic portable combustion gas
analysers. Under review
BS 7967-4: 2007 Carbon monoxide
in dwellings & the combustion
performance of gas-fired appliances
– Guide for using electronic portable
combustion gas analysers as part of
the servicing & maintenance of
gas-fired appliances. Under review
BS 7967-5: 2010 Carbon monoxide
in dwellings & other premises & the
combustion performance of gas-fired
appliances – Guide for using
electronic portable combustion gas
analysers in non-domestic premises
for the measurement of carbon
monoxide & carbon dioxide levels &
the determination of combustion
performance
BS 8313: 1997 Code of practice for
accommodation of building services
in ducts
BS 8446: 2005 Specification for the
installation & maintenance of
open-flued, non-domestic gas-fired
laundry appliances. Under review
BS 8660-1: 2011 Gas-fired
micro-cogeneration appliances of
rated thermal input not exceeding
70 kW net. Part 1: Specification for
selection, installation, inspection,
commissioning, servicing and
maintenance of Stirling engine
micro-cogeneration appliances
BS EN 721: 2004 Leisure
accommodation vehicles – Safety
ventilation requirements
BS EN 751-1:1997 Sealing materials
for metallic threaded joints in
contact with 1st, 2nd & 3rd family
gases & hot water. Anaerobic
jointing compounds
BS EN 751-2:1997 Sealing materials
for metallic threaded joints in
contact with 1st, 2nd & 3rd family
gases & hot water. Non-hardening
jointing compounds
BS EN 751-3:1997 Sealing materials
for metallic threaded joints in contact
with 1st, 2nd & 3rd family gases &
hot water. Unsintered PTFE tapes
BS EN 1775: 2007 Gas supply
pipework for buildings – Maximum
operating pressure loss ≤ 5 bar –
Functional requirements
BS EN 12327: 2012 Gas
infrastructure – Pressure
testing, commissioning and
decommissioning procedures –
Functional requirements. Revised
31 August 2012
BS EN 50292: 2002 Electrical
apparatus for the detection of carbon
monoxide in domestic premises
– Guide on the selection,
installation, use & maintenance
BS EN 15001-1: 2009 Gas
installation pipework with an
operating pressure greater than
0.5bar for industrial installations &
greater than 5bar for industrial &
non industrial installations
– Detailed functional requirements
for design, materials, construction,
inspection & testing
BS EN 15001-2: 2008 Gas
installation pipework with an
operating pressure greater than
0.5bar for industrial installations &
greater than 5 bar for industrial &
non industrial installations
– Detailed functional requirements
for commissioning, operation &
maintenance
BS EN 1949: 2011 Specification for
the installation of LPG systems for
habitation purposes in leisure
accommodation vehicles &
accommodation purposes in other
vehicles
BS EN ISO 10239: 2008 Small craft
– Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
systems. Currently under review
BS EN 13410: 2001 Gas-fired
overhead radiant heaters – Ventilation
requirements for non-domestic
premises. (Amd Jan 03)
PD CEN/TR 1749: 2009 European
scheme for the classification of gas
appliances according to the method
of evacuation of the products of
combustion
Institution of Gas Engineers and
Managers Documents (IGEM)
IGE/UP/1- Edition 2 Strength &
tightness testing & purging of
industrial & commercial gas
installations (inc. Amd published
March 05). Under review
IGE/UP/1A – Edition 2 Strength
testing, tightness testing & direct
purging of small low pressure
industrial & commercial Natural gas
installations (inc. amendments
published March 2005). Under
review
IGE/UP/1B – Edition 3 Tightness
testing and direct purging of small
Liquefied Petroleum Gas/Air, Natural
Gas and Liquefied Petroleum Gas
installations – (with Amendments
October 2012). Amended Oct 2012*
IGEM/UP/1C Strength testing,
tightness testing & direct purging of
natural gas and LPG meter
installations
IGEM/UP/2 – Edition 2 Installation
pipework on industrial &
commercial premises (inc.
amendments published August
2008). Under review
IGE/UP/3 – Edition 2: Gas fuelled
spark ignition & dual fuel engines.
Due for review
IGEM/UP/4 – Edition 3
Commissioning of gas fired plant on
industrial & commercial premises
IGEM/UP/6 – Edition 2 Application
of compressors to Natural Gas fuel
systems
IGE/UP/7 – Edition 2 Gas
installations in timber framed &
light steel framed buildings (inc.
amendments published October 2008)
Note 8: IGE/UP/7 – Edition 2 is
available as a free download from
IGEM & can be viewed online at
the following link: www.igem.org.
uk/media/80398/UP-7-
Edition-2%20_Comm-1722.pdf
Due for review
IGE/UP/9 – Edition 2 Application of
Natural Gas and fuel oil systems to
Gas turbines and supplementary and
auxiliary fired burners. Due for
review
IGE/UP/10 – Edition 3 Installation
of flued gas appliances in industrial
& commercial premises –
Incorporating specific requirements
for appliances fired by bio-fuels (inc.
amendments published October
2010)
IGEM/UP/11 – Edition 2 Gas
installations in educational
establishments
IGE/UP/12 Application of burners
and controls to Gas fired process
plant (inc. amendments published
May 2009)
IGEM/UP/16 Design for Natural
Gas installations on industrial and
commercial premises with respect to
hazardous area classification and
preparation of risk assessments
IGEM/UP/17 Shared chimney and
flue systems for domestic gas
appliances
IGEM/UP/18 Gas installations for
vehicle repair and bodyshops
(Replaced British Gas Technical
Publication IM/28: 1993)
IGEM/UP/19 Application of
interlock devices used in association
with gas appliance installations in
commercial catering establishments
IGE/GL/8 – Edition 2 Reporting &
investigating incidents. Currently
under review
IGE/TD/4 – Edition 4 Gas Services
IGEM/G/1 – Impression 3 Defining
the end of the Network, a meter
installation and installation
pipework. Currently under review
IGEM/G/5 Edition 2 Gas in
multi-occupancy buildings. Revised
Sept 2012
31
IGEM/G/6 Gas supplies to mobile
dwellings
IGEM/G/7 Risk Assessment
Techniques
IGE/GM/4 – Edition 2 Flow
metering practice for pressures
between 38 & 100bar
IGE/GM/5 – Edition 3 Selection,
installation & use of electronic gas
meter volume conversion systems
IGEM/GM/6 – Edition 2 Non-
domestic meter installations –
Standard designs
IGEM/GM/7A Electrical
connections for gas metering
equipment
IGEM/GM/7B Hazardous area
classification for gas metering
equipment
IGE/GM/8 – Part 1 Non-domestic
meter installations. Flow rate
exceeding 6m3h-1 & inlet pressure
not exceeding 38 bar Design
IGE/GM/8 – Part 2 Non-domestic
meter installations. Locations,
housings and compounds
IGE/GM/8 – Part 3 Non-domestic
meter installations. Installation and
commissioning
IGE/GM/8 – Part 4 Non-domestic
meter installations. Operation and
maintenance
IGE/GM/8 – Part 5 Non-domestic
meter installations. Notices and
labels
IGEM/SR/29 Dealing with gas
escapes
IGE/SR/24 Risk Assessment
Techniques
IGEM/SR/25 Edition 2 Hazardous
area classification of natural gas
installations
UKLPG Codes of Practice
UKLPG – LPG Technical
Fundamentals
COP1 Pt 1 Bulk LPG Storage at
Fixed Installations – Design,
installation & Operation of Vessels
Located Above Ground
COP1 Pt 2 Bulk LPG Storage at
Fixed Installations – Small bulk
installations for domestic purposes
COP1 Pt 3 Bulk LPG Storage at
Fixed installations –- Examination &
Inspection
COP1 Pt 4 Bulk LPG Storage at
Fixed Installations – Buried/
Mounded LPG Storage Vessels (Inc
Amd 1 May 2012)
COP 7 Storage of full & empty LPG
cylinders & cartridges
COP17 Purging LPG vessels &
systems
COP21 Guidelines for caravan
ventilation & flueing checks (Amd
Aug 2000)
COP22 Design Installation and
Testing of LPG Piping Systems 2011
(Inc Amendment 1 2012)
COP24 Pt 1 Use of LPG Cylinders
– At residential & similar premises. >
Revision expected
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COP24 Pt 3 LPG cylinders in
> mobile catering vehicles, service
vehicles & similar commercial units.
Revision expected
COP24 Pt 4 Use of LPG for catering
& outdoor functions. Revision
expected
COP24 Pt 5 Use of LPG Cylinders
– Storage & use of LPG on
construction sites. Under review
COP24 Pt 6 Use of Propane in
cylinders at commercial & industrial
premises. Under review
COP25 LPG Central storage &
distribution systems for multiple
consumers. Revision expected
GN2 A guide to servicing cabinet
heaters
SECTION 4:
OTHER
INFORMATIVE
DOCUMENTS
AND USEFUL
REFERENCESS
UKLPG User Information Sheets
(UIS)
UIS 01 Mobile bottled gas heaters &
condensation
UIS 02 Bulk LPG installations for
grain dryers
UIS 03 The use of LPG cylinders
indoors
January 2013
UIS 04 LPG patio heaters – Safe use
UIS 05 LPG hose and tubing for use
with vapour off-take cylinders
UIS 06 Check list for assessment of
safety standards at operator owned
sites
UIS 07 Final connections to caravans
or mobile homes connected to LPG
central storage & distribution
systems for multiple consumers
UIS 08 Issue 3 Electrical installations
associated with bulk LPG
installations
UIS 010 Separation distances
between LPG cylinders & tanks &
domestic oil tanks
UIS 014 Gas soundness testing of
LPG service pipework, installation
pipework & appliances in holiday
homes, caravans & motor homes
UIS 015 Inspection and maintenance
of LPG pipework at commercial and
industrial premises
UIS 017 Use of clips to secure
vapour phase LPG hose and tubing
to BS3212 and EN1763 to end
fittings
UIS 021 Conversion factors for
metered estate use
UIS 022 Owning your own tank
Note 9: The above listed User
Information Sheets are available as
a free download from UKLPG and
can be viewed online at the
following URL: www.uklpg.org/
advice-and-information/useful-
information/
Building & Engineering Services
Association (B&ES) – Formally
Heating and Ventilation
Contractors’ Association
DW/172 Standard for kitchen
ventilation systems See the
following link:
www.b-espublications.co.uk/
Ecommerce/ID/35/Product/
Other Industry Procedures/
Documents – Gas Safe Register
TB 001 The Gas Industry Unsafe
Situations Procedure (GIUSP) –
Edition 6 (TB 001) (See – All Gas
Safe Register Technical Bulletins –
below.)
All Gas Safe Register Technical
Bulletins All published Gas Safe
Register Technical Bulletins. These
can be viewed at: www.
gassaferegister.co.uk/login. For
further information, see TB 1000.
All Gas Safe Register Safety Alerts
All published Gas Safe Register
Safety Alerts. These can be viewed
at: www.gassaferegister.co.uk/login
All Gas Safe Register Industry
Standard Updates All published Gas
Safe Register Industry Standard
Updates. These can be viewed at:
www.gassaferegister.co.uk/login
Note 10: The Heating and Hotwater
Industry Council (HHIC) together
with its members have created/
developed a central point of access
to enable Gas Safe Registered
businesses/engineers to have
up-to-date access to manufacturer’s
instructions/information for a wide
range of heating appliances notably
boilers and warm air heating
appliances. This has been done in
support of Gas Safe Register TB
126. For further information go to:
http://www.centralheating.co.uk/
Boiler-Manuals
Note 11: Access to Industry Standards
from Gas Safe Register
The Industry Standard numbers
highlighted in red are those
included in the list of current
Industry Standards available on a
subscription basis to the majority of
Gas Safe registered business. To
subscribe, log into your online
account at www.gassaferegister.co.
uk/engineers and then click on
‘Standards Subscriptions’; After
choosing the subscription type
required, (either one year or three
years) and once the subscription is
paid for, the business and its
engineers will be able to access the
normative documents via Gas Safe
Register website.
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How to: specify, size and
choose the right heat pump
In the first of a series of ‘how to’ guides, Nancy Jonsson, product manager for heating at Daikin UK,
looks at how to specify a domestic heat pump to maximise energy efficiency.
T
oday’s heat pumps can
achieve very high efficiency
levels. But in reality, they will
only reach these co-efficiencies of
performance, as they are known,
with the correct specification,
sizing and selection, as well as
installation and commissioning.
It is no exaggeration to say that
the expertise of the installer can
make or break the effectiveness
of a project.
There are several key factors
that must be taken into
consideration for each project.
Heat loss and the
100 per cent rule
The heat loss of the building is
the most important piece of
information necessary for
accurate heat pump sizing. The
latest revisions to the MCS
Microgeneration Installation
Standard for heat pumps (MIS
3005 v3.1a) stipulate that heat
loss must be calculated on a
room-by-room basis at the MCS
outdoor temperature. MCS has
defined eight outdoor
temperatures for different parts of
the UK, ranging from –0.2°C for
“MCS has defined eight
outdoor temperatures for
different parts of the UK.”
Plymouth to –3.9°C for Glasgow.
To comply with MCS, the heat
pump must provide the entire
heating requirement at the
appropriate MCS outdoor
temperature. This is the so-called
100 per cent rule. The use of
electric back-up heaters is not
allowed above this MCS
temperature to maximise the
proportion of renewable energy
that is used to heat the property.
When calculating the heat
losses, it is necessary to use a
calculation method which
complies with BS EN 12831:
Heating systems in buildings
– Method for calculation of the
design heat load. This standard
describes a method for
accurately calculating the fabric
and ventilation heat losses of
every room in the building. MCS
also specifies the minimum
design internal air temperatures
for different room types and
ground design temperatures for
different parts of the UK. MCS
provides an online room-by-room
heat loss calculator. Other
software tools can also be used
in order to show compliance.
A heat loss calculation at a
lower external design
temperature than the MCS
outdoor temperature is also
recommended, to ensure the
heating system can provide
sufficient coverage in worst-case
winter conditions. Below the
MCS outdoor temperature, the
use of electric back-up heaters is
allowed. It is also possible to
combine the heat pump with
other heating sources, for
example an existing oil boiler,
provided they are integrated into
a single control system.
I Registered Gas Engineer I Heat pumps I 35
Radiator outputs are typically
given at a flow temperature of
75°C. The radiator manufacturers
can provide correction factors
to allow the radiator output to
be calculated at lower flow
temperatures suitable for a heat
pump, for example 45°C or
below.
High-temperature heat pumps
are also available, designed to
provide flow temperatures of up
to 80°C. These are specifically for
use with existing radiator
systems in older properties
where extensive refurbishment is
difficult.
Domestic hot water
Where heat pumps are to provide
Flow temperatures domestic hot water, the design
Heat pumps operate most should be based on an accurate
efficiently when generating assessment of the number and
low-flow temperatures. type of points of use and
Therefore, the type of heat anticipated consumption. As
emitters chosen will strongly most heat pump systems will
influence the required design flow typically only store hot water
temperature. Underfloor heating at 50°-55°C, it is necessary to
systems can be designed to ensure sufficient storage volume
operate with flow temperatures is provided to meet peak
as low as 35°C and are an ideal demand and provide adequate
choice, especially for new-build re-heat times. The cylinder
properties. It is important to should have some means to
make sure the system is prevent bacterial growth,
designed using the accurate eg, an immersion heater.
room-by-room heat losses along In some small properties,
with knowledge of the floor bathrooms only have electric
construction and floor coverings. showers. This means that storing
If radiators are being used, large volumes of hot water may
these will need to be oversized not be the most efficient solution
when compared with a traditional and point-of-use electric heaters
fossil fuel heating system. may be a better solution. ■
Sizing software
Although specification may seem a complicated process, software solutions
are available from heat pump manufacturers to make the installer’s job
easier. For example, Daikin Altherma selection software gives installers
reassurance that they are choosing the right heat pump for each project.
All that is required is the heat loss of the property and the water flow
temperatures. Additional information can be completed with options from
drop-down menus.
The software uses climate data for different locations in the UK and offers
solutions which both comply with MCS and also perform well at a lower
external design temperature. In addition the software provides seasonal
co-efficiency of performance calculations and an indication of the savings on
running costs and carbon emissions when compared to other heating sources.
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Productnews
The power
eVo has landed
of 3C on from Anton’s
Following
Sprint V range is the launch of
the new Sprint eVo range of
intuitive multi-function
analysers.
Anton says the new range
boasts improvements that
include enhanced software,
simplified purge structure
enabling quick use of
non-pumped tests, saving
time and battery life.
The improved high-
contrast graphic screen also
provides an enhanced
multi-viewing angle, whether
in direct sunlight or in poorly
lit conditions.
The overall design is more
modern, intuitive and
ergonomic, says Anton.
At approximately 15 per cent
smaller than its predecessor,
it fits comfortably in the
engineer’s hand or can be
attached to appliances using
the built-in magnet.
The eVo remains intuitive
and simple to use, thanks to
its menu-driven software.
Flue gas analysis, pressure,
differential temperature,
CO build-up and gas escape
detection tests can all be
carried out from the
multifunction unit.
Ten separate reports can
be generated from these
different tests; the eVo can
store more than 200 of the
combined logs, which can be
printed on site using the
infrared printer, or
downloaded to PC using the
enhanced free software
supplied.
A new durable carry holdall
provides more space for other
accessories such as the
BS7967 appliance probe set.
FreeVo flue probe
Condensate in flues caused
by high-efficiency
condensing boilers can be a
problem for any flue gas
analyser if the user does not
remember to carry out duty of
care and empty the water
trap.
The condensate has acidic
properties and contains
traces of nitric and sulphurous
acids; if drawn in to your
analyser this can affect the
sensors and in most cases
will not be covered by the
manufacturer’s warranty.
The Sprint FreeVo flue
probe has been designed
alongside the eVo to combat
this problem, with a moisture
extraction system that uses
advanced membrane
materials to remove water
vapour from the flue gas
sample and extracts it to
atmosphere.
Anton describes this as a
gas analyser industry
breakthrough, providing extra
protection and avoiding
unnecessary downtime for
the engineer.
I Registered Gas Engineer I Product news I 37
Smooth but not showy
Hudevad’s newest model is
the Fionia radiator, along with
two vertical additions to its P5
range.
The Fionia has a smooth
rebated, front plate, integrated
top grille as standard and
closed ends. Other panel
plates have pressed vertical
waterways through which appearance.
pearance There are no
water circulates between the clip-on grilles or side panels
plates of each panel, with and no visible spigots or
interconnections allowing valves – everything is hidden
further circulation for greater away.
efficiency. The new additions are
The P5V and P5KV vertical inverted from the horizontal to
versions have been added to give a tall, slim shape and
the P5 range, with a low- presenting a sculptural
profile design, compact appearance to make the room
footprint and a discreet seem taller.
High-rise move for Vitocrossal
Viessmann has added three where previously natural gas
new models to its line of was the only fuel accepted.
Vitocrossal 200 gas- The Inox-Crossal heat
condensing commercial exchanger enables the range
boilers, expanding the output to achieve gross efficiency of
range and operating pressure. up to 97 per cent, while its
The new models offer stainless steel heating surface
higher heat outputs of 404kW, is designed specifically for
503kW and 628kW. Two condensing technology,
standard units can be allowing condensate to
cascaded to produce a total simply run off downwards,
maximum output of 1,256kW, creating a self-cleaning effect.
although it is possible to In combination with the heat
cascade up to four units. exchanger, the MatriX
The Vitocrossal 200 range cylinder burner distributes
is perfect for systems where heat cleanly and evenly.
high flow temperatures of up
to 95ºC are needed, such as
schools, hospitals and other
buildings with large radiator
coverage, says Viessmann.
The boilers’
operating
pressure has
been raised to
6 bar, meaning
they can be
fitted in
high-rise
buildings, up to
60m above
ground level.
The range is
now also able
to operate with
natural gas E,
LL and LPG,
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Aerospace know-how for Greenstar
A compact boiler that
promises high outputs, high
efficiency and low emissions
is the latest addition to
Worcester Bosch’s
Greenstar range.
In what Worcester says is a
first for the UK heating
industry, the Greenstar CDi
Compact features the new
WB7 heat exchanger, made
using a friction stir welding
process adopted from
aerospace industry and the
military. Friction stir welding is
a solid-state fusing process
where metal is not melted, but
softened, improving the
overall strength of the weld.
Available in outputs of
28kW, 32kW and 36kW, the
Greenstar CDi Compact has
dimensions of 690mm x
390mm x 280mm. The boiler
also uses less than 1W of
electricity when in standby
mode and offers cleaner
combustion, with factory-set
Class 5 NOx levels below
40mg/kWh.
New intuitive boiler
software also offers
comprehensive fault
diagnostics and the ability to
Baxi’s Boiler Efficiency Calculator
Baxi’s new Boiler Efficiency
Calculator is an online
tool designed to help
heating engineers illustrate
the potential savings a
homeowner can make when
they replace their boiler.
Baxi-led research
highlighted that one of
the key concerns facing
homeowners today is rising
fuel bills. Until now, installers
have had very few resources
to show homeowners the
difference an A-rated,
high-efficiency boiler could
make, says Baxi. The facts
and figures available are
generic and not necessarily
representative.
The Baxi Boiler Efficiency
Calculator takes into
account many details that
January 2013
complete the relevant
sections of the Benchmark
commissioning checklist
using the integrated control
panel at the front of the boiler.
Worcester’s director of
marketing and technical
support, Martyn Bridges,
says: “Having carried out
extensive field trials of the CDi
Compact and obtained
feedback from installers
before its release, we are
confident that our latest boiler
will prove a huge hit with the
industry’s professionals and
their customers alike.”
are specific to the home in
question, such as property
type, size, roof insulation
thickness, current boiler and
the heating controls in place.
The homeowner or engineer
then chooses the Baxi boiler
they are looking to install
as a replacement. All these
details, and more, are then
evaluated to produce an
actual figure to demonstrate
the annual savings
“The Baxi Boiler
Efficiency Calculator at
last provides the installer
with more accurate facts
and figures to take to their
customer, highlighting the
benefits of replacing their
old and tired boiler,” says
Simon Osborne, head of
product management.
Pump up the comfort
Daikin has seen in the new year with the
launch of its fourth generation VRV heat
pump range.
Features of the VRV IV heat pump units
include variable refrigerant temperature,
continuous heating during defrost and the
VRV configurator for simplified
commissioning and servicing.
Variable refrigerant temperature
technology allows installers to customise the
he
system using a choice of presets. In automatic
atic mode, the
system is configured for high efficiency levels throughout the
year, while allowing rapid response on the hottest days. Another
new benefit is continuous heating, which Daikin says
overcomes any perceived disadvantages of specifying
a heat pump because the heat pump continues to provide
continuous comfort, even when in defrost mode.
The new VRV configurator, meanwhile, is a software solution
that allows remote configuration of settings that can be used at
multiple sites, so less time is needed on the roof, configuring
the outdoor unit. Ongoing maintenance should be easier too,
thanks to a graphical interface that allows engineers to evaluate
operational data and errors.
Fingers on the trigger
Engineers have helped shape
Adey’s latest product, the
MagnaClean Professional2.
Faster in-line installation
and servicing are among the
new benefits, and Adey
claims it’s possible to install
the new filter in just two
minutes, once the system is
drained.
Chief executive Chris Adey
said the product’s designers – faster and more
had responded to what straightforward.
installers told Adey they Inside the filter, integral
wanted when it comes to filter flow diverters create a dual
performance, installation and reverse flow zone, capturing
servicing. non-magnetic debris in
A new slip socket design chambers at the top and
enables simple, in-line, fitting bottom of the canister. These
on the return pipe secured by additional chambers increase
two compression joints for the filter’s capacity for
faster and more effective capturing non-magnetic
installation. debris by up to 100 per cent.
New rapid-fit connectors A new drain valve in the
and the introduction of a base of the canister and an
quick-release trigger have improved air vent bring further
also been introduced, making pluses, while advanced,
installation, servicing – or a high-quality industrial seals
MagnaCleanse system flush keep down the risk of leaks.
> For further information on the products
listed on these pages please contact:
Anton 0870 428 0074 www.anton-group.com
Baxi 0844 871 1525 www.baxi.co.uk
Daikin 0845 641 9000 www.daikin.eu
Hudevad 02476 88 1200 www.hudevad.dk
Magnaclean 01242 546700 www.adey.co.uk
Viessmann 01952 675040 www.viessmann.co.uk
Worcester 0844 892 3000 www.cdi-revolution.co.uk
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Pump up the efficiency
Halm’s high-efficiency pumps
meet the requirements of the
new European Energy using
Products Directive valid from
2013.
In addition to the high-
efficiency pump HEP domestic
circulator, Halms also now has
the HEP Plus with enhanced
LED power display and
stainless steel pump housings.
Halm says a 70 per cent
energy saving is now possible
because of modern permanent
magnet technology and
pressure difference control
which depends on volume
flow.
The EuP directive now
states that only high-efficiency
pumps should be used for
domestic heating.
Halm pumps come with a
two-year warranty.
• Tel: 02380 275205
www.huntingdonpump
company.co.uk

Gas still catches Ravenheat’s eye

In spite of the growth in
renewables, gas boilers remain
very much at the heart of most
domestic heating systems,
says Louis Pickersgill,
managing director of
Ravenheat. Innovations like flue
gas heat recovery systems still
have the potential to play a
significant role in reducing
carbon emissions, even in the
short term.
Flue gas heat recovery
systems work by recycling the
latent heat from exhaust flue
gases and using them to
pre-heat incoming cold water
from the main. This heat would
otherwise be vented from the
flue exhaust to the atmosphere,
and therefore its re-use gives
householders more heat for
every pound spent on gas.
In fact, Ravenheat’s
Energycatcher increases the
net efficiency of a boiler to
around 97 per cent.
Energycatcher takes 20
minutes to fit and can be used
in conjunction with a
Ravenheat CSI 120 (32kW)
combi to create a Combiplus,
or with the higher output CSI
150 (42kW) and a 15 litre
unvented cylinder as a
Combistore.
Even in CH mode, exhaust
flue gases from the boiler still
pre-heat water stored inside
the Energycatcher unit itself.
When the tap is turned on, the
pre-heated water either passes
through a blender valve or is
diverted into the boiler, where it
is raised to the required
temperature.
Energycatcher can reduce
the cost of DHW by up to 52
per cent a year – equivalent to
a 5 per cent reduction in overall
gas consumption. This is
comparable to solar thermal,
but without the cost of
expensive equipment.
In addition, Combistore can
be integrated in to a solar
thermal system to achieve
maximum savings, particularly
in winter months when there is
lower solar gain, but the boiler
tends to be firing in CH mode
more often.
For those who are
considering the opportunities
presented by the Green Deal,
flue gas heat recovery is an
approved measure, along with
high-efficiency boilers, that will
qualify for financing.

New options for Nu-Heat

Nu-Heat now offers a range of
energy-efficient pump options
that meet the requirements of
the Energy using Products
Directive (EuP).
Agreed in 2005, the
objective of the EuP is to
reduce carbon emissions
by reducing the amount of
energy used, including that
used in domestic heating
and hot water.
Nu-Heat says it will be
supplying one of the most
advanced energy efficient
domestic circulators of its
kind on the market today;
essentially a direct replacement
for previous models. The
reduction in power
consumption has been
achieved by using the latest
permanent magnet motor
technology.
All underfloor heating
system pumps, EnergyMaster
thermal store shunt pumps,
and heat pump charge pumps
supplied by Nu-Heat will meet
the new standard.
Applications that fall outside
the scope of the directive
include solar thermal system
pumps and hot water loop
pumps.
Using pressure-controlled
operation, power consumption
can be reduced to as low as
5 watts. The new models are
simple to install as new or
replacement pumps, and
are 130mm between ports.
• Tel: 0800 731 1976
www.nu-heat.co.uk

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and offers accredited BPEC
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solar thermal, ground source
and air source heat pumps,
photovoltaics (PV), vented and
unvented hot water, water
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Heating engineers who want
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The centre has working
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CMDDA1 available from NICEIC
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Nutech now offers BPEC’s
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Neil Schofield, head of external and governmental affairs,
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W
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finally launching this
month, the industry
stands on the cusp of a
revolution – or at least a
prospective revolution – for
Britain’s ageing housing stock.
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potential, the ultimate success
of the scheme hangs in the
balance, with one or two key
issues still to be ironed out.
The Green Deal has been the
number one item on the
industry’s agenda for some time
now and is the latest challenge
for manufacturers, governing
bodies, engineers and
homeowners to meet. While the
launch of a £2.9 million
marketing campaign gives the
government’s flagship energy-
saving scheme a sizeable
amount of backing, when we
compare this with the £200
million stumped up for the digital
switchover, I think it would be
reasonable to assume there is a
hope that the industry will
enforce most of the promotion.
Manufacturers have been
inundated with enquiries from
gas engineers asking how they
can get involved, but in truth this
is a difficult one to answer
because the scheme is only
being promoted by a small
number of accredited Green
January 2013
Deal providers. At the time of
writing, we have around 12
providers who have already
ticked all the right boxes, with a
further 40 currently being
processed and some 200 more
having registered their interest.
The number of applications
from prospective providers
might be growing, but as
always, the installer is king and
the Green Deal has proved
awkward for them up to now.
The requirement for the installer
to obtain their PAS 2030
accreditation to enable them to
carry out energy efficiency
measures in existing buildings
under the Green Deal has
proved problematic – an issue
summed up by the paltry
number of installers who are
currently suitably qualified.
I believe what DECC needs
to do is employ a mechanism
that minimises the risk of a
backlog of frustrated installers,
who, despite being equipped
with the skillset required to get
the Green Deal off to a flying
start, become victims of the
scheme’s administration. There
is still plenty of work to be done
in convincing the average
homeowner of the merits of
linking loan repayments to
energy savings.
But even if the marketing
campaign wins over the average
homeowner, we will have a
problem if there is a shortage of
professionals able to carry out
“Streamlining the accreditation
process will at least give us a
greater number of active
installers to meet the demand
we are all hoping for.”
the installation work.
In light of the mammoth
prospect of pushing through the
accreditation of the 60,000-plus
Gas Safe registered businesses
looking to obtain their PAS
accreditation, the HHIC is
currently lobbying for a
streamlining of the accreditation
process. The proposals, which
are under consideration by DECC
and the certification bodies, offer
the equivalent of a ‘speedy
boarding pass’ to the Green
Deal. Essentially, this would mean
granting engineers who are
competent and suitably
accredited with their up-to-date
Gas Safe, MCS and training
recognition the ‘grandfather
rights’ to carry out installation
work under the premise that they
complete their assessment at a
later date within a six-month
window.
Streamline please
Of course, the granting of any
permission for installers to carry
out work under the umbrella of
the Green Deal ahead of formal
accreditation will require close
monitoring for it to truly work.
That said, a streamlining of the
process will at least give us a
greater number of active
installers to meet the demand we
are all hoping for. As things
stand, the accreditation bodies
can process the applications of
up to 200 organisations a week,
which simply doesn’t give us
enough time to avoid what
could be a logjam of
applications as interest in the
Green Deal gathers momentum.
In addition to the training
requirements, the cashback
incentive for boiler replacements
goes on offer to homeowners
this month, which, despite
encouraging improved boiler
efficiency, created a degree of
angst when the details were first
announced back in October.
By announcing the January
availability of cashback just as
the heating season started to
reach full flow, replacement
boiler sales inevitably took a hit,
thanks to those preferring to
wait until this funding becomes
available.
Again, we are appreciative
that the views of the HHIC have
been listened to and acted
upon, which has resulted in the
cashback for boiler
replacements being brought
forward to the early part of this
month, rather than the last
week. Theoretically, this should
allow the industry to benefit
from three weeks of boosted
boiler sales as homeowners
take advantage of the available
funding.
As the only show in town for
the industry at present, the
potential is there for the Green
Deal to be a huge success.
However, certain obstacles
need to be overcome to ensure
we have enough installers
suitably permitted to carry out
the work under the scheme.
While we are thankful that
DECC has acted on industry
feedback to improve the
scheme’s prospects, failure to
improve installer access could
result in one big missed
opportunity to reinvigorate the
UK’s housing stock and give the
heating industry the boost it has
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