Non Corgi fitters

[julie16]

Someone we know works for a gas fitting company and is Corgi registered with them. He has quoted us for fitting a new boiler himself but has readily atmitted that he personally does not have Corgi registration. As he works as a Corgi gas fitter for a reputable company should we let him do the same job for us that he does within his company everyday or insist on a corgi registered fitter doing the job?

[Miss Zippy]

It is illegal for anyone to install gas appliances etc (in the course of business) unless they are CORGI registered - the Gas Safety (Installation & Use) Regulations 1998 state this. Your friend and the company he works for are committing a criminal offence if he works with gas while being unqualified (even if he's been doing it for years, he has to be re-assessed every five years to maintain his qualification). Personally, I wouldn't take the risk by having someone unqualified do your gas work just for sake of saving a few quid.

[janetweiss]

if your friend has corgi registration with his employer, then he will have undertaken his ccn 1 with elements, so is in theory a corgi fitter under the umbrella of his employer,if you are unsure,allow him to fit the boiler and get it commissioned and benchmarked by an individual corgi plumber .