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Type A Appliance Conversion
What is Type A Appliance Conversion work?
Get to know the regulation
Under Part 5 of the Plumbing Regulations 2018, Type A Appliance Conversion work is the adjusting or altering of a Type A appliance to operate on a different gas from:
- the gas that the appliance was originally manufactured to use; or
- the gas that the appliance had been previously converted to use.
Typical Type A Appliance Conversion work
Type A gasfitting plumbing practitioners registered in this class typically undertake gas conversions on domestic and commercial Type A gas appliances, such as cookers, space heaters, water heaters, and leisure appliances.
This class does not authorise you to work on Type B gas appliances.
As a registered practitioner in this class, you must understand and apply the compliance requirements of Type A Appliance Conversion work. These requirements include the compliance requirements for the parent class of Gasfitting work, plus:
To undertake Type A Appliance Conversion work to a safe and competent standard, you must also be able to:
- Read a site or building plan and identify gas lines and appropriate locations and clearances
- Adjust or alter a Type A appliance to operate on a different gas from the gas that the appliance was originally manufactured
- Adjust or alter a Type A appliance to operate on a different gas from the gas that the appliance had been previously converted to use
- Understand the difference between Type A and Type B gas appliances.
What do Type A Appliance Conversion plumbers need to know and do?
Type A gasfitters need critical knowledge and skills to ensure the health and safety of the community. What does this mean for you?
As a registered practitioner, you must be able to understand and apply the compliance requirements of Type A Appliance Conversion work. These requirements include AS/NZS 5601.1: Gas Installations.
To undertake Type A Appliance Conversion work to a safe and competent standard, you must also be able to:
- read a site or building plan and identify gas lines and appropriate locations and clearances
- adjust or alter a Type A appliance to operate on a different gas from the gas that the appliance was originally manufactured
- adjust or alter a Type A appliance to operate on a different gas from the gas that the appliance had been previously converted to use
- understand the difference between Type A and Type B gas appliances.
What competencies and experience do you need?
Registration
To be eligible to apply for registration in Type A Appliance Conversion, you must:
- Already be registered or licenced in the class of Gasfitting work, and
- Successfully completed the VBA's examination for this class.
Licence
To be eligible to apply for licencing in Type A Appliance Conversion, you must already be:
- Licensed in the class of Gasfitting work, and
- Registered in this class.
How to apply
See: Apply for registration in a specialised or restricted class