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Winter 2016
energysafe issue 44
Gas information sheet updates
By Michael Weber, Gas Technical
Communicator
ESV advises plumbers and gasfitters
that changes have been made to some
of the gas information sheets available
on ESV’s website.
Gas Information Sheet No. 33 – Gas
installation notification
This gas information sheet has been
renamed and revised into a simpler format
for clearer understanding and direction.
The intent of this sheet remains the same
– to help gasfitters identify whether their gas
installation is a standard or a complex installation.
It also helps identify whether the Victorian
Building Authority or Energy Safe Victoria is
the relevant authority that needs to be notified.
To recap, standard gas installations require
the lodgement of a Compliance Certificate (CC)
to the Victorian Building Authority (VBA) within
five days of completing the installation, pursuant
to Section 221ZH of the Building Act 1993.
Complex gas installations require you to seek
acceptance by ESV prior to commissioning your
installation. You must submit a gas application
before beginning work and a signed Compliance
Notice (Schedule 11 of the Gas Safety Regulations)
on completion of the installation.
Major changes to this information sheet include:
»» the removal of the condition For natural gas –
5 or more accumulated meters in a shopping
complex or commercial premises under a
common or shared roof line constitutes a
complex gas installation”.
»» gas installation work for all mobile homes
and caravans, excluding commercial catering
vans, now comes under the VBA.
In its effort to promote awareness of energy
efficiency of gas installations and appliances.
ESV has produced two new gas information
sheets (51 and 52) for Type B appliances. The
intent is to help identify opportunities for licensed
Unsafe use of
portable water
heaters
Gas Information Sheet No. 51 – Type B
Appliance Energy Efficiency Information
for Licensed Persons
Technical information sheet 51 helps
identify opportunities for licensed persons
to influence the efficiency of Type B appliances
through decisions made during specification,
installation and commissioning, as well as
through ongoing maintenance.
Gas Information Sheet No. 52 – Type B
Appliance Energy Efficiency for End Users
Technical information sheet 52 helps identify
opportunities for end users to realise efficiency
benefits for Type B appliances through decisions
made during specification, installation