The advice offered by the SBGI, is contained in the following PDF files supplied by them.
The SBGI also suggest it would be appropriate to seek CORGI's views.
It would be foolhardy in our view to ignore such advice, though we are only too aware this subject raises serious questions.
There endeth the lesson.
Question
If reconditioned parts are potentially suspect and indeed potentially dangerous, how come we have a situation in the United Kingdom where companies can openly ply their trade in such allegedly dubious practices.
We need to bear in mind that many Installers may not be aware of the risks. Probably most RGI never see the Gas Installer magazine, as we keep banging on about, and as confirmed by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC).
Trade magazines actually have a limited circulation and many readers receive more than one magazine therefore the real unique readership is probably limited, at grass roots.
Question
Whenever professionals seek to enter new niche markets they get themselves equipped, trained and qualified with bits of paper. Therefore we imagine that if we were competent to repair PCBs for boilers, we would endeavour to do the same. Which raises yet more questions:
Could / should electronic information be supplied by boiler manufacturers to open up the market, the same as Microsoft are being forced to do with their source coding in the EU.
Even if the market was opened up, is there a standard per PCB [each being unique] that reconditioning manufacturers can aspire to and boast about complying with.
Is there a cartel working to ensure that the market can never be opened up, thus ensuring an healthy market in overpriced goods, complete with VAT to serve a profligate and discredited administration.
Question
What can we do about it all.
Not a lot probably but with the contacts we have now we could start to broadcast the many PCB upgrades, to name and shame those boilers with an history of unhappy problems. Nothing illegal about that.
