Worcester-Bosch boiler servicing

[Mike Clarke]

Statistically that's not surprising because most installations are done bu registered installers.

[charles]

I think it would. It certainly stopped a masonry bit in a hand drill when I was, a few years later, hanging a cupboard.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

A masonry drill is extremely poor at drilling steel. A small very sharp hardened nail, on the other hand...

[charles]

If there was no plaster on top it would probably skid off. However, as I said, this was nearly 50 years ago. At the time, steel channeling was considered excessive by some.

[mechanic]

That argument hinges on the word 'competent'. Insurance loss-adjusters and others might require documented evidence of this 'competence' of which you speak.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

And would they check the qualifications of a pro who had caused a fire too?

To prove just what actually caused a fire isn't as easy as you might think. Easy enough - possibly - to say it started in a faulty water heater or whatever. But to decide what that fault was and who was responsible in law is a different matter.

But as I keep on saying - if you know yourself not to be competent to work on gas - or anything else come to that, other than Meccano - leave it to a pro. Just don't keep trying to tell those on here who are competent to DIY they are breaking some law a trade body has invented.

[tabbypurr]

It's a big pile of charcoal or ash.

Or learn. That's primarily what we're here for.

NT

[Dave Plowman (News)]

I'd guess Mr Mechanic is actually a registered gas fitter trying to protect his employment. And nothing wrong with that. Except for the duff gen.

[Fredxxx]

At long last you have seen the light, that DIY gas work is legal.

Phew, that was hard.