certification

[Parksy]

Hi just bought my first caravan bailey senator indiana 2006 i was told it will be fully checked over before pick up, gas water and all that, got it home filled it with water and it leaked at a joint near the water heater question ? if you buy a caravan from a dealer by law do they have to provide a gas and electric pass certificate with it

 

[Parksy]

Hi Bob, welcome to the Practical Caravan Forum.
I moved your post from the new members section to here so that it will be seen by experienced forum members, some of who are gas qualified service engineers and who will be able to give a definitive answer to your question

 

[Damian]

As far as the Gas and Electric are concerned, the original certificates are valid for 3 years.
After that the systems require recertification each year, so any van over 3 years old should come with new Gas Safety Certificate and Electrical Safety Certificate(Periodic Inspection Report)

It is a requirement of relevant utility regulations that these checks are done, but when , in particular, PIR's were first spoken about it caused a whole lot of anti regulation postings by caravan owners as it was seen as a money making ploy by the service centres.

However, it will become a mandatory requirement in the near future.

With particular emphasis on Gas, I have today had to isolate and label a cooker as Dangerous due to lack of regular maintainence and it producing lethal levels of CO.

 

[ProfJohnL]

Hello Bob,
I fully agree with Damian.

But any dealer worth their salt should check the gas and electrical systems before selling a caravan, because if any of the appliances were to fail and cause injury or loss, and it was able to be shown that the fault was present at the time of sale (new or secondhand) they are very likley to be liable.
One would hope they would extend their checks to the water systems also.
Under the Sale of Goods Act (SoGA) and this applies to any retail purchase, the seller is liable to ensure the goods sold are fit for purpose. Except where goods are perishable or have a short or unpredictable life expectancy (e.g. foods or consumables like brake pads) SoGA assumes that any fault arising within six months of a new purchase is the responsibility of the seller

The same basic rules apply to secondhand goods from a retailer unless a lesser period is agreed between the seller and buyer, such as 30day warranty offerd as part of the sale terms. However with secondhand items, there may be elements of non or reduced function, and provided these are specified as part of the sale terms they may be excluded as known faults.

 

[Surfer]

Hi just bought my first caravan bailey senator indiana 2006 i was told it will be fully checked over before pick up, gas water and all that, got it home filled it with water and it leaked at a joint near the water heater question ? if you buy a caravan from a dealer by law do they have to provide a gas and electric pass certificate with it

You need to take the caravan back to the delaer and ask them to do the repair. Under the Sale of Goods Act they have to carry out a repair or refund your money. Have a read of the Sale of Goods Act here.