It's not a scam, been going for years. I fitted many under the scheme and surveyed even more
Eligibility varies, it is not "be on benefits" as I fitted many for people of working and retirement age who were not on benefits
It's been a while since I was involved so I couldn't comment on the...
It doesn't have the be networks, if you book through them it's likely to be a subby that does it
However in my experience getting someone other than the network operator to do it is impossible
Yes it's illegal because "employers must ensure persons working in gas are competent"
The must makes it a legal requirement
Should
Shall
Must
Should is obvious, however there has to be a good reason not to
Shall is code of practice
Must is legal requirement
Thanks for quoting one tiny part of my post
The bits that annoy me are the people claiming, without proof, they are automatically better than the qualified people
The amount of DIY work by people who are clearly skilled in their field was horrendous. Just because you are a practical...
Love these threads
I am not longer ACS qualified, conscious decision, however the amount of dangerous work done by non qualified people far out weighed the amount by qualified people
There will always be bad professionals, in every trade but ACS and Gas Safe saves lives
When you have had to...
When I moved house I followed a very simple rule. If it has been buried, untouched, in the shed for 7 years I clearly don't need it.
2 skips, weeks of eBay and multiple charity shop runs I now have an organised shed with easy access to the stuff I actually use and a loft for things I can't part...
I've used these, only because I used to order my fibreglass for sub and boot builds back in the day
Make sure you read it, often a kit doesn't have hardener (catalyst) so it's not really a kit
https://www.fibreglassdirect.co.uk/fibreglass-roofing-supplies/fibreglass-roofing-kits.html
Far from an expert but it sounded very spitfire-ey, in fact I was about to head home when I heard it fire up
Here's a shot of of it circling (Took about 900 so still sorting)
I'm not interested in a random Google post
When I was on the tools I was commissioning one a day on average, what's that, 200+ a year? if you want to talk numbers
I also work closely with manufacturers these days, but much bigger stuff (1MW+)
Anyway, this is the reason I try and stay away...