Thousands of heating installers are totally unaware that they must comply to the new building regulations after April 1 2002 according to the Central Heating Information Council (CHIC).

For anyone working on a domestic heating and hot water system after April 1 2002, there are a number of things which they should be aware.

If installing new domestic heating or hot water storage equipment, it must comply with Building Regulations Part L1.

When a new boiler or hot water storage system is installed you must have the installation approved by the local building control body or leave a fully completed "commissioning certificate". This can only be completed by a CORGI registered engineer, or for oil an OFTEC registered technician and for solid fuel a HETAS registered installer.

For more information check out www.centralheating.co.uk