Boiler Service London

capita_guy

emma1412 wrote: »

Hello there, I am very sorry to hijack this thread but I stumbled upon it through google while I was searching for a boiler service engineer.

My predicament is this: A friend of mine was over at my house yesterday (rented through agents) and he is pretty handy when it comes to DIY (he says) He stated that the new boiler installation wasn't up to the right standards because the flue was not sealed through properly. There is a gap to oputside which we can see out of. The boiler is a combi.

I was wondering what impact this could have and whether a service would be a good idea.

The agents have said that the boiler was installed correctly and by registered plumbers.

What is the situation as regards my safety and my rights? I am a little scared to go to the agent and start demanding something I might not need,

Thanks very much.

Switch off the boiler and contact gas safe. Tell them the agents are telling you the boiler is safe but you have some paperwork that suggests it is not and that the flue is not sealed. They will do a free inspection and take up the faults with the last engineer to visit. Contact the agents tell them what you have done re gas safe and see them rush to put right the faults. Do not use any appliances until they are checked. Are you in a new build flat or is it an older flat? Hobs with FSD are required now but older hobs fitted before the law changed can be used but do not meet current standards. Since the agents are obviously dodgy I would use your own gas safe engineer and send them the bill. They are using someone who will do what they want and not what they should do. Obviously their engineer does not want to lose their work with the agent.

littlered

Just seen this thread. I'm based in North London and used https://www.gassaferegister.co.uk to email some engineers.

I'm selling my flat and the new buyers want the boiler serviced before they put pen to paper. Ive been quoted £100+ vat for this. Does this seem fair? I just want to get someone basically say its safe and get the certificate at the end of the day. Sounds stupid, but does the certificate come with the Service?

tonytee

a service and a safety certificate are the same, i suggest you should pay around £50 for the service and certificate