Boiler 'at risk'

Brallaqueen

Hello everyone

I live in a block of flats and every year I have lived here the management Co arranged for a LL gas safety inspection and my boiler passed.

Today, the gas engineer has classed the boiler as at risk, turned it off and left me a warning/advice report.

Boiler is a Gloworm Hideaway 40b, floor mounted. It is old, but not sure how old.

Report says that "boiler is burning at 14.7 mb,max is 12.2. requires new gas valve".

I have no clue as to what this means in terms of immediacy, whether it is necessary work or only advisable, or what. I am very worried, partly because I know that some boiler co.s are renowned for trying it on, and partly because I'm worried about any danger this may pose to me and my lodger.


If anyone could help I'd really appreciate it

(X-posted to "in my home inc DIY")

G_M

Do not use the boiler.

1) Ring your landlord or agent, explain what has happened and ask what they will be doing about it and when.

2) then follow up with a formal letter to your landlord (send a copy to the agent) repeating the problem, and repeating whatever response (if any) you got from the phone call, so that it is recorded in writing. A friendly letter is all that's needed, but you DO need to have it in writing, and you DO need to be told what will be done and when.

LL has a duty to maintain the boiler, so must fix it in a 'reasonable' period of time.

theartfullodger

Call me cynical but was engineer by any chance from British Gas?

Write & advise landlord, keep copy.

C_Mababejive

Said gas valve has a built in adjustable regulator. Presumably he checked and adjusted it?

Brallaqueen

Thanks all - I'm sorry I didn't make it clear in the OP that I own the property, my head was a bit all over the place at the prospect of a dangerous boiler!

I rent a room out to a lodger so I am a resident LL - sincere apologies if I have misled anyone.

My lodger is a nervous person so has elected to stay away this evening, she was already worried about the boiler and asked for a CO2 alarm (no problem and no CO2 so far) but this will definitely not help the situation I had an electric blanket kept for just this purpose but she wouldn't take it. Can't blame her I guess.


Artful - not British Gas, no. Another company who shall remain nameless at the moment.

Engineer was pushing to repair it next day but lodger thankfully didn't committ to anything so I have had time to collect my thoughts and thanks to your help have calmed down a bit! A second opinion is being sought and I will raise C-Mabejive's point about the adjuster with the second contractor.

G_M

If you own the flat, and the boiler, then you need to get it repaired yourself (unless it is included under the lease as responsibility of the Freeholder/management company - but I've never heard of that!)

There again, I've never heard of management companies doing annual inspections on owner/occupied flats.

But by all means get a 2nd opinion - usually wise with any property works.