Hetas for dummies

[SilverShadow]

Ie, me! 😁 

 

Hey folks, please forgive my naivity, but a couple of quick Q's around HETAS certification, if you would indulge me, please

 

1) In terms of obtaining a certificate for an existing wood stove/flue/hearth system - can any authorised fireplace installer inspect & grant certification?

 

2) if not a fireplace installer, then is there a recognised trader/entity who can undertake this? 

 

3) if so, does anyone have a ballpark figure for inspection/approval? (Afaik, the certificate itself is approx £36)

 

This is purely from a research perspective, for potentially renovating an old stove in an outbuilding (which is exempt from building regs)

 

Many thanks for your time 😁

Shadow

 

[SteamyTea]

Give HETAS a call, they may be able to issue a replacement certificate.

[Alan Ambrose]

I think that all stove / flue / chimney work, inc refurb, needs either a Hetas-qualified person (who can self-certify) or alternatively BC sign-off.

[SilverShadow]

Cheers for the input guys

 

Apologies, but had a busy few days, so unable to respond until now....

 

In response to the above:

 

1) Alas, i don't think there is an existing HETAS certificate - the previous owner did a self-install (single flue pipe through breeze block wall). Although the outbuilding strictly doesn't need it (as it's not subject to B Regs,), i wanted to obtain one, from an insurance point of view (if the unthinkable happened, and i needed to claim)

 

2) Agreed, i was planning on using a HETAS certified company/person to undertake this. However, to save on cost i wanted to build up the fireplace & let them just sort the stove/flue. As part of this, i was hoping they could certify the fireplace during the install.

 

If i did the install myself then i'd need BC to sign it off (i guess)< as i can't find any companies that specialise in inspection/approval 🤷‍♂️

 

[Alan Ambrose]

>>> the previous owner did a self-install

 

That’s ok but they should have supplied you with a copy of the BC cert. I went that route by allowing a BC inspection and also detailing how I met the regs and manufacturer’s requirements. About a 6-page doc with drawings, photos during installation, test results etc.

 

Getting anybody to certify after the fact will be hard - nobody wants the liability of someone else’s potentially dodgy work.

 

If you bought recently your solicitor should have been on top of this.