GAS INSTALLATION REGULATIONS
Is your installation legal and according to regulations? Contact us should you require us to inspect and ensure you meet regulations.
All our installations are done according to the SANS 10087 – Code and in accordance with the Municipal By-Laws.
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SAFETY REQUIREMENTS & REGULATIONS

The Minister of Labour published on 4th October 1997 an amendment to the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1993 in respect of ‘The Vessels Under Pressure Regulations No.17468.” This regulation states that as from the 1st August 1997 it is a legal requirement that:
“No person shall install a fixed appliance, equipment or system for gas, LP Gas, fuel ……. unless such person is a holder of a certificate of registration ………”
Gas bottles may not be installed:
- Less than 1 meter sideways from doors and windows.
- Less than 2 meterS from drains and air vents or any other place where the gas can gather if the bottle leaks.
- Less than 3 meters below windows unless a non-combustible roof is installed between the gas bottles and the bottom of the window.
- Less than 1 meter from the property boundary wall unless it is a firewall, at least 1.8 meters tall and there are no ventilation gaps in the wall (acceptable if up to 48kg X 2 gas are stored).
- Less than 3 meters from the property boundary wall (if more than 48kg X 2 gas are stored).
- Less than 5 meters sideways away from a switchable electrical point or plug switch and socket or electrical motor or pool pump etc. (but not a light bulb) and not less than 1.5 meters above the gas bottles.
Further Requirements:
- If you have your gas bottle contained within a gas cage then the top of the gas bottle must be 300 mm below the window (a 19Kg bottle is between 800 – 900mm tall).
- Light bulbs cannot be less than 1.5 metres above a gas bottle.
- Only class 1 or 2 copper pipes, or other approved gas piping, may be used. (This is not the same copper piping used for plumbing).
- Copper pipes going through a wall must be sleeved.
- Approved flexible gas hose may not be more than two meters long and may not go through any partition (including wood, drywall, cupboard wall etc).
Certificate of Conformity for Gas Appliances:
The Machinery and Occupational Safety Act of 1993 requires owners of buildings to hold a certificate of compliance in respect of the electrical installation. This has now also been extended to also include a compliance certificate of conformity of gas installations. This requirement applies to all new gas installations since 1st August 1997 and again applies when a property is sold / transferred to a new owner.
The installations would include all built in gas equipment – Gas fires, Heaters, Gas Braais, Stoves, Ovens, Hot water systems, etc.
The Cylinder should always be stored in an upright position and in a well ventilated space.