>> Proving competence could be tricky, especially to a judge in a court of
>> law. There is more to gas than tidy soldering.
>
>Why would a judge in a court of law get involved?
When you get prosecuted under the Gas Safety regulations after blowing up your house.
And pray tell us what more is needed than competent soldering when
>extending an existing gas pipe by a short distance?
>
>> My advice is get a Corgi gas engineer to sort out the cooker point. I
>> know they don't come cheap, but at least you will have a safe and gas
>> tight installation.
>
>If only one could be certain of this. But membership of CORGI is no
>guarantee of an honest or reliable tradesman.
Sadly true.