Gas work has had to be qualified and registered for about 15 years now and rented properties have needed only gas Certificates.
Electricians have been able to get away with being unqualified until recently and there is a shortage of 2391 people. I coached friends son when he was taking it. The electrical bits were reasonable straightforward but it included lots of irrelevant health and safety and first aid bits to pad it out.
Next April all rented properties will need electrical Certs ( last April according to some ). Electricians are paid less the plumbers until they have 2391 then they get more. Thats only because of the shortage!
The difference is that electrical wiring faults are very simple. Gas boilers are complicated and have significant set up and operational faults which can take a considerable amount of skill to diagnose.
Tony
Electricians have been able to get away with being unqualified until recently and there is a shortage of 2391 people. I coached friends son when he was taking it. The electrical bits were reasonable straightforward but it included lots of irrelevant health and safety and first aid bits to pad it out.
Next April all rented properties will need electrical Certs ( last April according to some ). Electricians are paid less the plumbers until they have 2391 then they get more. Thats only because of the shortage!
The difference is that electrical wiring faults are very simple. Gas boilers are complicated and have significant set up and operational faults which can take a considerable amount of skill to diagnose.
Tony