why have a FGA acs assement

[GQuigley67]

i dont use one as i install boilers every day, not part of the commisioning process, but i do have CPA1 and i have used them when servicing

 

[Mike Jackson]

The thing is if you take CEN1 you're deemed as competent to work on boilers. No differentiation is made between installing and servicing so you need to have the necessary skill set for both activities. Most (if not all) modern boilers require the use of a FGA to carry out the necessary checks for the annual service.

There are also some boilers where the manufacturer asks for FGA as part of the commissioning procedure. If you convert a boiler from NG to LPG it's normal to need a FGA to set it up correctly.

How about a flue too close to an opening where it could be classified NTCS or AR depending if there is any ingress of POCs. You can't check this without a FGA although I feel that CPA1 is woefully inadequate in the respect of checking ambient CO.

I think that knowing how to use a FGA is important with modern appliances but I feel that the way the requirement has been implemented has been rushed and the CPA1 qualification should have been built into CCN1 and for it to become a legal requirement 5 years after it was first incorporated.

 

[mcniven]

vokera unicas dont require a fga, unless gas valve is altered!! so commisioning not require fga.. although i know most of u look down on easyinstall vokeras. x

 

[Mike Jackson]

There's plenty of boilers that don't need FGA on installation. Ideal, Worcester, Baxi to name a few.

 

[xpertbert]

I can not see you can't have one, gas safe have realised its a tool that is needed to commission today boilers on top of all the other testing requirements, it's also required for servicing on some boilers, it also can help tell you there is a problem with a boiler. My only complaint is more money we have to pay out, more laws we have to stick to, without really increasing our income, let's face facts for what we do as gas installers, signing our names to all those appliances at property's we should all be on a fantastic wage, but times are hard,

 

[garrythegasman]

I prefer to use a fga on all service / repairs on A rated boilers , but I do feel that gas safe will want to make it a requirment, i just wanted to hear other rgi views . ps i am really chuffed to be a junior

 

[adam84]

As ive said before, the only people making real money in the gas industry these days are the training centres and the people that we have to register with. If you turned round to a joiner and said: now then mr tradesman you spend 5 years of your life training in your profession and then we will force you back into college every 5 years and charge you a small ransom for the privlege of it and then add a steady stream of extra qualifications over your working life to extract more of your hard earned money from you but at least we will smile at you whilst we take your money." he would wrap knock you unconcious with his 6 foot spirit and say "on your bike". Rant over.:cuss:

 

[mcniven]

hahaha ^

 

[xpertbert]

To bloody right he would, our trade has been blead time after time and they just keep going.

 

[Rickster123]

Kirk will be along any minute! :62: