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Howard in reply to @Airhead

Most existing installations don't pass current standards but are not dangerous.

I thought that was the same with gas, in that you get a bunch of safety warnings on an existing install that don't need remedying but the owner should be aware of.

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Airhead in reply to @Howard

It's complicated. I don't know enough about the gas safety cert requirements to make a proper comparison.

It seems to me from the electrical side that a condition report is very different from a gas safety cert and an electrician is only required to remedy very few dangerous faults or shut the system down if the owner refuses to have the fault rectified immediately.

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Mr_Sworld in reply to @Airhead

Gas certificates are all about carbon monoxide and CO2 levels. These things will kill you quietly in your sleep.

While I agree that older electrical work is generally kosher a leak on explosive gas links or boilers is not.

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