Plumber ordered to complete 150 hours of unpaid work after illegally carrying out work on gas boiler
Updated 4:27pm Tuesday 8th July 2014 in News
A PLUMBER who carried out illegal and dangerous gas work at a family home has been ordered to complete 150 hours of unpaid work.
John Ranfield was working on a bathroom job in Saffron Way, in Tiptree, when he was asked to fit a new gas boiler.
Although Ranfield was accredited by City and Guilds, he has never been on the Gas Safe or Corgi register, which all plumbers who wish to work on gas appliances must apply to join by law.
In the weeks after he fitted the boiler, Kelvin Cansick and his wife found their water was not being heated correctly and the appliance often cut out.
When an independent expert from the Gas Safe Register visited the house, he found the boiler posed an immediate risk to life or property because the gas flame was unstable - meaning the boiler could have been emitting poisonous gases.
Although it was immediately disconnected, the expert found five more defects, which included damage to the gas flue.
An investigation was subsequently carried out by the Health and Safety Executive.
Ranfield, 63, of Lansdowne Close, in Tiptree, who is a legitimate plumber, admitted breaking health and safety regulations by carrying out the work illegally in April 2013 when he appeared at Colchester Magistratess Court today.
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Plumber ordered to complete 150 hours of unpaid work after illegally carrying out work on gas boiler
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