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Ask your QuestionCan you explain to me the differences between a commercial and domestic heating engineer? Do they need different licenses/qualifications or/and other requirements? Can one type of heating engineer do both types of work, legally speaking?
Asked by Tushar on 9th Sep 2020Best Answer
"A domestic gas engineer can only work in domestic house hold, that is houses.
A commercial gas engineer can work in non domestic properties like Hotels etc"
"Every aspect of gas work has different qualification needed to complete work a domestic engineer can only work on pipework and meters to a certain volume and should volume of gas exceed this then a commercial engineer would be required"
Answered on 23rd Dec 2020 - Member since Mar 2020 - report"Domestic gas engineer can’t work on commercial unless he has his ticket for commercial"
Answered on 9th Sep 2020 - Member since Jul 2020 - report"Domestic is houses etc whereas commercial work on larger things over 60kw for hospitals and schools etc."
Answered on 9th Sep 2020 - Member since May 2019 - report"Domestic work relates to gas appliances designed for use in a domestic property, and gas pipework up to 35mm in diameter, again in domestic property. ... Commercial work categories refer to the size of pipework, appliance type and gas consumption in addition to property type."
Answered on 9th Sep 2020 - Member since May 2020 - report