I stand by my comment which is factually true.
Your statement is factually true with regard to domestic installations Prof.
- The query is about a gas appliance which is fitted to a touring caravan that is used for leisure purposes.
You wrote:
'You must use a qualified gas fitter for any such work in domestic installations.'
That is factually true, but the OP was not about domestic installations.
The inference to be drawn from your statement could be taken to mean that your statement applies to touring caravans.
It doesn't.
But for clarity when you mention "the gas regulations" and "the Gas Safe regulations" neither of those actually exist. The document you should be referring to is the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations (GSIAUR), which does make out a special case for the owners of
private caravan or motor home, that is for their own use only.
It must not be lent or hired to any other persons - not even family members.
Provided that tight restriction is observed. then the owner and nobody else is permitted to undertake work on the gas system without being qualified to do so.
I didn't notice any statement from the OP in which he wrote that he intends to lend out or to advertise his caravan for hire.
However and importantly, what the exemption does not exclude is how the work must be carried out . It still has to follow the approved work methods and testing regimes set out in the approved codes of practice.
It is therefore very unlikely that a DIY'er will have either the full knowledge of what is legally required, and or the tools to complete the job properly.
No one is arguing with that point Prof.
If you had read what I have written earlier you would see that I acknowledged and reinforced this point.
If we want to stick to factual accuracy however, muddying the waters by introducing regs about qualified engineers when the fact is that it's not applicable to touring caravans used for leisure purposes serves no useful purpose here.
Gas systems should never be treated flippantly.
I haven't seen any evidence on this forum of anyone treating gas systems flippantly.
When a question is asked on this forum, the question usually receives helpful replies even though some replies might not be what the OP wants to hear.
Fridge removal and refitting safely and correctly can be a difficult and complex job.
It's best done or at least checked by a professionally competent fitter.
We don't need to scare people away from this forum with warnings about domestic installations when the OP was nothing to do with domestic equipment.