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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:

  1. the gas that the appliance was originally manufactured to use; or
  2. 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:

  1. Already be registered or licenced in the class of Gasfitting work, and
  2. 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:

  1. Licensed in the class of Gasfitting work, and
  2. Registered in this class.

How to apply

See: Apply for registration in a specialised or restricted class