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certificate for connecting gas cooker?

  • 23-09-2010 10:02am
    #1
    tipptom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,219 ✭✭✭


    hi,a friend of mine has moved down from n.i,he is connecting up his gas cooker,drilling the hole through the wall to the gas bottle and piping etc,he needed a certificate from installer who charged 250sterling for this in n.i,does he need this down here as regards insurance as it is only a gas bottle he is connecting to.


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  • #2
    ntpm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 302 ✭✭ntpm


    tipptom wrote: »
    hi,a friend of mine has moved down from n.i,he is connecting up his gas cooker,drilling the hole through the wall to the gas bottle and piping etc,he needed a certificate from installer who charged 250sterling for this in n.i,does he need this down here as regards insurance as it is only a gas bottle he is connecting to.


    Technically No. You not need a Decleration of Comformance for LPG ( Bottled).
    RGII currently only regulate Natural Gas installations.
    As long as it's his/her own property and they are confident that it's safe and happy of their own work it is acceptable (as a home owner doing work in their own home). But are they sure that they have installed it correctly???????.
    But if the house is going to be rented out then I would strongly advise them to get in an RGII registered technician to carryout the works ( for insurance reasons). There is already a Legal Obligation to get appliances serviced/ safety checked every year or as per Manufactures recommendation if you rent out accomodations.

    Note: working to the current (NG) regulations now ensures that you won't have to redo it should and when LPG is covered by RGII... they are just waiting for rewritting of the regulation and legislation.


  • #3
    Joey the lips
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,262 ✭✭✭✭Joey the lips


    My understanding is your no longer allowed use flex pipeing with LPG through the wall so what has to happen is sold pipe is run to the outside and the hose connected outside the house..

    However an

    www.rgii.ie

    installer might advise better.


  • #4
    DoneDL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 902 ✭✭✭DoneDL


    I would most strongly suggest using a gas engineer. LPG is a very dangerous fuel if there is a leak in the system as its heavier than air it will happily lie at the lowest point awaiting ignition. Unlike NG it does not rise and dissipate into the environment so when you smell it standing up guess how much vapour is around you. Anyone who thinks that it is just a case of putting a pipe through the wall really needs a wake up call. What about the position of the bottles, sleeving, isolation, are the jets the right ones (not always), pressure testing, is the regulator up to the job (not always), ventilation, spacing and so many other things. :mad:


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