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Can none GasSafe engineers turn my gas on?
Anonymous user 06/03/2024 - 2.31 PM
Had a gas engineer come round yesterday, he turned my gas off and removed power to the boiler as it was being powered dangerously. So I had an electrician in who specialises with boilers as I believed it was just not being powered. He came in powered it but noticed the gas was off, so he's gone ahead & turned the gas on. Can a none GasSafe engineer do this?
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4 Answers
Aspect Plumbing & Heating (Sussex) Limited
Rating: 5 out of 5
no to turn on a gas applience that has been turned of a warning notice attached with paperwork a full assessment is required to comply with gas safely.
Answered6 December 2023
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H.G. Plumbing and Heating Services
Rating: 5 out of 5
No Definitely not, he would have no way of testing the gas supply for leaks, even if there were no leaks on the supply, the appliance could be dangerous. You should call a Gas Safe registered engineer, to re test before using.
Answered6 December 2023
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Dw Plumbing and Heating
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A non gas engineer should not reinstate the gas to an appliance, regulations state that only a competent and registered engineer should do this and should carry out minimum safety checks when doing so
Answered6 December 2023
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Prospect Heating Services
Rating: 2.4 out of 5
No only gas safe engineer can turn gas back on
Answered6 December 2023
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