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InScotlandtheelectricalInstallationofanEcogenappliancerequiresabuildingwarrant(legalpermissionfromthelocalauthoritytostartthework).Thisbuildingwarranthasto

beapprovedbyaregisteredelectricalinstaller(knownformallyasan'approvedcertifier')orbecheckedbythelocalauthority.

InNorthernIrelandguidanceshouldbetakenfromthelocalauthorityorequivalentgoverningbodyforallelectricalworks.

TheHealth&SafetyExecutiveoperatesthe'GasSafeRegister',aselfcertificationschemeforgasheatingappliances.

ThesearrangementsrepresentachangefromthesituationwherebycompliancewithBuildingRegulationswasacceptedasbeingdemonstratedbycompletionoftheBenchmark

Logbook(whichwasthenleftonsitewiththecustomer).

WiththeintroductionofSelfCertificationSchemes,theBenchmarkLogbookisbeingwithdrawn.However,asimilardocumentintheformofacommissioningchecklistand

serviceintervalrecordisincorporatedatthebackoftheseinstructions.

ThiscompanyisamemberoftheBenchmarkinitiativeandfullysupportstheaimsoftheprogramme.Itsaimistoimprovethestandardsofinstallationandcommissioningof

centralheatingsystemsintheUKandtoencouragetheregularservicingofallcentralheatingsystemstoensuresafetyandefficiency.

BuildingRegulationsrequirethatinstallationsshouldcomplywithmanufacturer'sinstructions.Itisthereforeimportantthatthecommissioningchecklistiscompletedbythe

installer.TherelevantsectionofBuildingRegulationsonlyrelatestodwellings.Thereforethechecklistonlyappliesiftheapplianceisbeinginstalledinadwellingorsomerelated

structure.

TheflowchartoppositegivesguidanceforinstallersontheprocessnecessarytoensurecompliancewithBuildingRegulations.

ElectricalRegulations

TheDistributionNetworkOperator(DNO)andtheElectricity

Providermustbeinformedoftheappliancesconnectiontothegrid.

TheDNOnotificationisachievedbythecompletionofaG83/1connectionproforma(seeDocument5133893supplied)orentryoftherelevantdetailsontheDNOwebsiteif

available.

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