Gas safety

RetroBob

I'm buying a house and found that the boiler hasn't been serviced in a while. At what stage and to whom do I ask for them the boiler to be serviced and a current certificate be provided?

Thanks in advance!

pawpurrs

Buying is not like renting, they are under no obligation to have it serviced and provide you with a certificate........

Pssst

Pawpurrs is right. The more important issues are,

What make/model is it?
Was it installed competently?
Can the owner confirm it all works ok?

clutton_2

you can ask the current owner if they will agree for you to pay for a gas engineer to come and check if for you - but they are under no obligation to say yes

poppysarah

What's a while?
If it's an old boiler (ask for the name) then it might be on it's last legs.

theartfullodger

And, should you eventually buy, I'd pass on press reports of British **s engineers being invited round to "inspect" Boilers, strangely finding faults that nobody else can see and condemning the boiler & shutting them off from use.

Use anyone but BG.

Speaking for myself it seems the Gas boiler servicing game is not worth it to the customer. If the boiler works, is clearly clean inside round the flames I myself wouldn't bother that often.. No doubt Mr Corgi would disagree, but, as Mandy Rice-Davis said "He would wouldn't he".,

Cheers!

Artful

space_rider

I would certainly make sure you get the gas boiler checked. You could end up with moving in and finding the boiler not working and getting landed with a bill for a new boiler.

I get mine serviced yearly and get a customer checklist which covers safety, key inspection checks and an appliance performance test. I would be happy to show this to a buyer or solicitor if I was selling my home.

clutton_2

i own many boilers and see no need to get them serviced every year - bi-annually is more than enough - and i dont service new boilers for 3 years - i do, tho, get my CORGI landlords safety cers - so that checks for leaks etc

RetroBob

poppysarah wrote: »

What's a while?
If it's an old boiler (ask for the name) then it might be on it's last legs.

It's been in 10 years since it was built.

hostiegirl

I pay for BG to service our boiler reason I started was 8 houses in our street boilers packed up we live in a very hard water area and these were brand new houses so I suspect the builders got the cheapest duffest boilers to put in!. The engineer who first came said he had replaced loads on this estate alone.
We are moving into a house where the boiler is behind fire and I suspect has not been serviced for years. The policy I have ensures an engineer comes within 28 days of me moving in to do a full check at no extra cost. In my opinion it is worth paying for regular services.