If I want to install a fixed, flueless, gas appliance such as a cooker or fire, will the Building Regulations apply?
Yes, but if you employ a CORGI (Council for Registered Gas Installers) registered installer with the relevant competencies to carry out the work, you will not need to involve a Building Control Service*. The installer should follow the appliance manufacturer’s instructions or take other steps such as following the guidance in Installation and Maintenance of Flues and Ventilation for Gas Appliances so that adequate means of ventilation is available for dispersing the water vapour produced by the appliance to the outside air.
YES – but if you employ a CORGI (Council for Registered Gas Installers) registered installer with the relevant competencies to carry out the work, you will not need to involve a Building Control Service *. The installer should follow the appliance manufacturer’s instructions or take other steps such as following the guidance in ‘Installation and Maintenance of Flues and Ventilation for Gas Appliances (etc)’(BS 5440) (see Annex B:‘ Sources of information’) so that adequate means of ventilation is available for dispersing the water vapour produced by the appliance to the outside air. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) provide two free leaflets on the hazards posed by domestic combustion appliances and how these can be safely managed – ‘Gas appliances. Get them checked – keep them safe’ and ‘Landlords:A guide to landlord’s duties’ (see Annex B: ‘Sources of information’).
