Plumber Jason Wayne Walker sorry for installing dangerous gas fittings while on drugs

ABC Jason Wayne Walker was fined for installing dangerous gas fittings.

A West Australian plumber who was under the influence of drugs and alcohol when he installed dangerous gas fittings has apologised for his potentially deadly actions.

Jason Wayne Walker failed to ensure gas fittings complied with regulations and were gas-tight at two Bunbury properties and a Donnybrook house in June 2013.

Walker pleaded guilty to 13 offences, telling Bunbury Magistrates Court he was bingeing on drugs and alcohol at the time.

"I didn't know what I was doing half the time, I was too out of it," he told the court.

Although each of the offences carried a fine of up $50,000, Magistrate Dianne Scaddan said Walker would be fined $4,600 because he had undertaken six months of alcohol and drug rehabilitation, and had already been penalised by the State Administrative Tribunal.

The court heard Walker did not pressure-test pipes when he installed hot water systems, which caused them to spilt - resulting in gas leaking into homes.

State prosecutor Jasmine Rhodes said the familyat one Bunbury property only realised something was wrong when they smelt gas later in the evening.

She also said Walker fitted a stovetop in a Donnybrook home with LPG gas instead of natural gas as the label "clearly" indicated.

LPG gas has twice the energy of natural gas and posed a significant risk to the homeowners, the court was told.

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Plumber Jason Wayne Walker sorry for installing dangerous gas fittings while on drugs