Do I have to use CORGI?

[Stork_III]

1) No.
2) Yes.
3) Initially you pay for Bottle, about double cost of that for gas only.

4). Why bother, Propane better in winter, widely available in UK. Used for last 5 years in my HR and never any probs.

 

[Heckler]

am just a time served fitter, but the university of life has put me in the position of being in charge of maintenance of multi million pound gas and oil production facilities at several times in my life. bear in mind also that on said facilities gas systems work at 3000 psi.
in essence, 2 bits of copper pipe, joined by a bit of rubber hose with a couple of hose clips sealing the rubber on to the copper, do i really need to to get a corgi man in to check that i have changed the rubber hose correctly? hmm.
going on to propane and butane, i found out that if one has the requsite regulator that my ENO stove works quite happily on propane or butane.
stu

 

[Alfie168]

If you deem yourself competent then go ahead..no problems as far as I'm concerned.

Did any of the Corgi bashers actually tell Corgi I wonder? They do not like bad workmanship one bit and will happily supervise work to be redone properly or kick the guilty party off the register. They don't mess around if they have the evidence of bad workmanship.

There is no specific boat qualification. Most Corgi engineers will only be authorised for natural gas. You have to go and get an additional LPG ticket..which will involve probably a two day course followed by a one or two day assessment with a theoretical and practical element. Then there will be the rule book and good practice book and the unsafe situations book etc etc.

There are some lazy barstuards out there, but there are also some really good engineers out there as well. No different to any other job. We are Corgi engineers and if we see poor work we report it to Corgi, and they chase the perpetrator.

I'm not LPG registered or i'd comment more..but I didn't really like the sound of Jubilee clips on gas hoses mentioned earlier. Don't think they are an approved fitting as they can cut into the hose...but there you go.

Tim

 

[hlb]

really like the sound of Jubilee clips on gas hoses mentioned earlier. Don't think they are an approved fitting as they can cut into the hose...but there you go.
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No. I dont think my corgy man did either, he fitted jubilee clips and then just left them loose. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[VicS]

The Corgi website has a facility to find an installer. One specifies a post code and a range around that, together with the type of installation, eg boat, and the type of gas (natural or lpg) In theory then it is possible to locate a Corgi installer qualified to undertake lpg work, prepared to work on boat installations and within a reasonable distance. I found 4 within 10 miles of my boat.
See here

 

[l'escargot]

[ QUOTE ]
The Corgi website has a facility to find an installer. One specifies a post code and a range around that, together with the type of installation, eg boat, and the type of gas (natural or lpg) In theory then it is possible to locate a Corgi installer qualified to undertake lpg work, prepared to work on boat installations and within a reasonable distance. I found 4 within 10 miles of my boat.
See here

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There is a similar facility specifically for marine installers here on the calormarine site which even lists the marinas that they undertake work in.

 

[Bilgediver]

Well as expected for LPG and boats there are non in Central Scotland

 

[Heckler]

ref the jubilee clips, someone better tell beneteau that they cant use them cause they are the original fittings!!
stu

 

[misterg]

A rumour that I heard was that 'worm drive' clips were unacceptable to the small dogs for securing LPG pipes (despite being widely used & sold for such), and that 'O' clips should be used:

Maybe until the small dog turns up one day and hasn't got one in his van....?


(Image pinched from Bullfinch Gas )

This is what really annoys me about the CORGI mafia: Installation standards have been determined by the LPGA, BCGA & British Gas (as was). CORGI (as a body) have appropriated these and jealously guard the information, making it difficult for anyone else to understand the CORRECT procedure. This is dressed up as a safety measure (because you and I aren't to be trusted), but in reality is just a protectionist stance to prevent people cross-checking what their members are doing, and making it difficult for the competent to get the right information to carry out work on their own homes, as is their legitimate right, leaving the stubborn to just go ahead anyway. These standards need to be freely available in the public domain, so that everyone with an interest can understand what constitutes a correct and safe installation, rather than leaking out in hearsay and the sound of teeth being sucked.

/rant

Andy

BCGA = British Compressed Gasses Association, not British Carrot Growers' Association, which also exists /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[sailorman]

freedom of info Act??????????

 

[wotayottie]

You're now in the land of the ambulance chasing lawyer, so you will find it difficult to get anyone to take the risk of doing the job and an insurance company will not look kindly on a diy. Mind you, gas is dangerous - the 2 worst boat accidents I have seen were both gas explosions, and both demolished the boat.

In your place I would continue with propane.

 

[VicS]

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there are non in Central Scotland

[/ QUOTE ] The original question came from someone in Essex! Mind you there may not be any there either.

 

[Giblets]

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These standards need to be freely available in the public domain, so that everyone with an interest can understand what constitutes a correct and safe installation, rather than leaking out in hearsay and the sound of teeth being sucked.

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Totally agree with you on that one Andy. However I must take issue with the last few words - I have spent many, many years perfecting the correct pitch to be achieved for satisfactory tooth sucking to convince the customers! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif