Install or replace or alter position of fuel burning appliance

Install or replace or alter position of fuel burning appliance

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If I want to install, replace, or alter the position of any type of fuel burning appliance (including a gas boiler with a flue), will the building regulations apply?

- All gas appliances: YES - If you are having a boiler installed, your installer should leave you with a completed installation record; a commissioning certificate such as the one produced by the BENCHMARK scheme; and a user instruction manual. All works on gas appliances should be carried out by a registered gas safe engineer. To contact the Gas Safe Register (GSR) by telephone 0800 408 5500 or click here.

- Solid fuel appliances: YES - The fuel burning appliance installer should provide you with information about the safety performance limits of the installation and should also fix a notice plate in a place where it will be readily seen - e.g. adjacent to the mains water stop cock or adjacent to the electricity consumer unit. If you employ an installer registered with a competent person scheme to carry out the work you will not need to involve the building control department. Please click here for a list of registered competent schemes.