CORGI engineer required to install new radiator?

[Ed Sirett]

That sounds about right. The £200 a day is the turn over not the take home. A small one man business would have £75+ per working day of overheads.

[Astral Voyager]

Is there such a thing as a 'CORGI engineer'? Do they actually train and certify? I thought CORGI were just a registration facility for people trained and certified elsewhere.

I think this thread has shown that people have little respect for CORGI or for tradesmen in general. That would be their won fault and not the publics. Bring back the apprenticeships I say - where 'tradesmen' actually learned their trade and took pride in doing a good job.

Mel.

[geoff]

unless you're one of the rip off cowboys who lie and cheat their way through the day

I had a customer last year who thought a CORGI had ripped him off by charging him for his own pcb

As luck would have it, it was a Baxi Solo (Mk1) and the older blue board hadn't been on sale for more than three years [1]

This is obviously how our man here makes his money

[1] which resulted in a prosecution following my writing a letter to the court

[geoff]

In message , Bob Eager writes

I think you were way over his head there

[Bob Eager]

That was my point...the term 'engineer' is much misused.

There are some good tradesmen around, who have to pay through the nose for their 'guild membership'.

[geoff]

In message , Astral Voyager writes

I explained earlier - maybe before your NG was x-posted to, that CORGIs are not allowed to engineer anything - that implies modification IYSWIM

They are only allowed to fit like for like parts (one after another until it works, normally ...)

[clangers_snout]

So, to bring it back to my original question. When I replace this radiator myself, and I then sell the house, and the buyer asks (well his solicitor asks) "where's the paperwork for this", what do I tell them?

[Bob Mannix]

That there isn't any. If they really want the house they'll buy it anyway.

[The Natural Philosopher]

Sadly we dont have a word - apart from 'mechanic' 'electrician' ' or 'plumber' for someone who has passed some sort of trade exam, but is not what in France or Germany would be called an engineer: Namely someone with a professional academic degree in an engineering discipline.

[Astral Voyager]

The point was that there is no such thing as a 'CORGI engineer'. Even if you accept the term 'engineer' then CORGI has nothing to do with it. CORGI is merely a registration body who (I assume as a minimum) verify and confirm a certification issued by another body. So the term should be 'CORGI registered engineer'. Semantics maybe...but clarifies what CORGI's role actually is.

Mel.

[Mark]

What about the word "technician"? That's the one I would normally use for someone like that described above.

[Dave Liquorice]

What paper work? There isn't a requirement for any paper work to change a radiator. Your not going to tell them you changed the radiator are you, not unless they ask pretty specific questions about the heating system. Vagueness is all...

[Dave Plowman (News)]

You have paperwork for every replacement in your house? It's up to the buyer to satisfy himself that the heating system is in good condition - only a fool would rely on the owner for that.

[Ed Sirett]

Like for like replacement, is not generally a notifiable activity.

Replacment of a vented (sic) HW cylinder was notifiable for a while but common sense has now prevailed.

Adding radiators is not notifiable either.

Replacing a boiler is.

[Andy Hall]

There's nothing to tell him.

You will not have done anything that requires notification to any official body or involvement by any pseudo official body like CORGI.

However, if you feel that having a piece of paper from one of these organisations (which you wouldn't get for a radiator change anyway), then hire a registered fitter to do the job.

You are concerning yourself about nothing.

[The Natural Philosopher]

Yes, except they all call themselves engineers. And aren't as good as a technician.

[John Stumbles]

CORGI don't describe them (us) as such: it was the term used by the OP. CORGI's current term is "Installer" (as in Registered Installer, as in Council Of Registered Gas Installers = CORGI)

[Andrew Gabriel]

Is it now 'officially' not notifiable, or just no one takes any notice? ISTR that Prescott's office tried and failed a number of times to get plumbers to form a self-certifying body.

[geoff]

In message , PeterMcC writes

He's gone very quiet

Was it something we said ?

[Bob Eager]

They come, they go...

(apart from Drivel, that is)