I am sorry but I struggle with master plumbers magazine
they put in there what they want. bs that sides with pgdb all the time.
while a lot is very informative, it is still one sided, continually siding with them and there pathetic attempt at there interpretation  of the act they are supposed to follow.
   

haha good old NZ aye, seems to a growing problem.Were you annoyed robbo? I would have been a tad bothered lol

I have found that homeowners doing their own plumbing on their homes at some point in the homes history is becoming the standard in nz. I think I come across a new example every second week where drainage and plumbing has been done at some point by done by the homeowner themselves ( I can usually tell by the way the work has been done and the fact mitre10 price stickers are usually still on the push fit pipe, fittings, wastepipe/fittings, drainage fittings etc. most usually tell me if I ask, that they did this or that themselves in the past etc. Some volunteer the information and are proud of their past achievements.I have not come across anything dangerous but usually the plumbing/drainage wont comply for various reasons like lack of a terminal vent in the required position or any terminal vent at all, inadequate pipe support,no trap venting, over length waste or discharge pipes etc. I am usually on the job for unrelated reasons like to install a water softener etc, replace a gas heater/cylinder etc.

Mitre10 and bunnings promote DIY 24-7, failing to ever mention it is a breach of govt legislation to carry out your own plumbing/drainage work should their customers want to have a go with the fittings and fixtures they sell. I think at a management level they are fully aware of what can and cant be done legally but fail to mention it as to not turn off potential sales/customers.   

In my opinion it is the catalyst reason why more and more people have a go, to cut costs of renovating and maintenance down. These big box merchants need to be held to account. Next they will be selling gas fittings/hoses etc and then its all on!! Once upon a time they never sold solid fuel burners or gas appliances but they are well and truly into that these days so why not a move into gas fittings? Only a matter of time I reckon. They stock everything electrical now days promoting DIY electricians to get out the scissors and pliers so a supply of gas fittings will be on the cards next... Store expansion through trade expansion is their goal, the more services they can offer through one roof the higher their turnover/profit goes.

In Manly,Sydney, when thew first bunnings opened up they crushed all hardware stores in a year to 18 months, leaving mitre10 as their only competitor., They opened a super bunnings nearby to the original bunnings store and crushed mitre10 as well as the original smaller bunnings in another 12 months forcing mitre10 out. Box stores need to dominate locally to turn profits due to being the cheapest around they have to move large volumes of stock,so they will push DIY until the cows come home to encourage the biggest market (public) to buy buy buy.

Will be writing to the board in regard to the correspondence i keep receiving in all shapes and forms saying i must play my part to inform the public about licenses and restricted work etc etc etc.

My question is what are the bunnings and mitre10 mega's doing to play their part? Anything? Cheers

hi guys, Rodza says( supply of gas fittings will be on the cards next) Its already started.
... Bosch Gas Hot Water Unit..
Comes with
1x Bosch Gas Hot Water unit YS2670RAHlP RRP $1749.00
1x Bromic Auto Change over Kit $259.00
1x 6mtr Copper Pipe 15 mm $129.00
1x Test point and 15 mm adaptor M&F$15.99
1x 20 mm Gas Swivel Ball valve $54.99
1x Gas Thread seal $9.49
RRP Retail $2200.00

Two of the three Company Directors of Hot Water Shop Christchurch Ltd are Licensed gasfitters offering installation. I hope they have a CG on staff or bribe.  They should know better than to sell this gear to the public.

its a becoming a real joke isn't it...I had two more instances yesterday.

yea but joe blogs can do it and get away with a minimal fine at a local district court. The chances of some of these installations getting picked up are small to none. If it works etc and was safe but not compliant I would say the liklihood of these diy'ers getting picked up by the board is minimal.

If i ever come across rough gasfitting that I believe is diy, its a no go zone for me. not worth the risk unless the homeowner is prepared to have anything and everything that looks incorrect to be re-done at the time I am at the property.   

Its simple the board don't educate the homeowner  that its illegal to do there own plumbing and gasfitting (they dont have the faintest Idea what marketing is,  look at the show the card campaign and the mass amount of wasted money in that) then allow anyone to sell the product to Joe public then they can justify their levy and pick out the odd one to prosecute so they look like there doing something In sure with the amount the gather and use for prosecuting unlicensed plumbing in a year they could put together a great public awareness campaign as well as restrict sale of products to the public!!