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Help - Unvented hot water cylinder
Beattie3
Posts: 3 Newbie
Hi all,
I was hoping for some help. I am currently buying a property which has an unvented hot water cylinder. The sellers have no information regarding the installation or service history of it. It has been replaced from the original as the original building all the flats had OSO and this is now Gledhill. (the flat is in probate so information as a whole has been lacking)
My solicitors have advised that due to the lack of a NICEIC certificate or a building regulations approval certificate the property is open to enforcement action by the local authority for a breach of building regulations. The sellers have agreed to pay for an indemnity insurance policy they've also confirmed
"You should be aware that the indemnity policy only provides cover against enforcement action and does not cover you for any defects arising from the installation. It may also be that, if works were not carried out by an appropriately qualified person, they may not have been installed correctly. It is therefore important that these issues are resolved to your satisfaction by any survey or inspection you have carried out or by asking an electrician to visit the property and provide you with confirmation as to whether the works are in order before you commit to the purchase"
The solicitors have advised on an electrician to visit the property but from what i've read online it should be a plumber with G3 certification.
Does anyone have experience with this and how I should proceed? Thanks in advance.
I was hoping for some help. I am currently buying a property which has an unvented hot water cylinder. The sellers have no information regarding the installation or service history of it. It has been replaced from the original as the original building all the flats had OSO and this is now Gledhill. (the flat is in probate so information as a whole has been lacking)
My solicitors have advised that due to the lack of a NICEIC certificate or a building regulations approval certificate the property is open to enforcement action by the local authority for a breach of building regulations. The sellers have agreed to pay for an indemnity insurance policy they've also confirmed
"You should be aware that the indemnity policy only provides cover against enforcement action and does not cover you for any defects arising from the installation. It may also be that, if works were not carried out by an appropriately qualified person, they may not have been installed correctly. It is therefore important that these issues are resolved to your satisfaction by any survey or inspection you have carried out or by asking an electrician to visit the property and provide you with confirmation as to whether the works are in order before you commit to the purchase"
The solicitors have advised on an electrician to visit the property but from what i've read online it should be a plumber with G3 certification.
Does anyone have experience with this and how I should proceed? Thanks in advance.
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Yes it should be a G3 certified engineer. Is it heated by a gas boiler or just electrically? Guess that's where the confusion has arisen.0
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but from what i've read online it should be a plumber with G3 certification.
That is correct. If you do arrange a visit, you might as well get the boiler looked at/serviced at the same time.0 -
The flat is all electric. So would getting an updated EICR and also getting G3 qualified plumber to service the boiler suffice?
I'd imagine it would be two different people, a plumber for hot water unit and an electrician to check the electrics.0 -
Sorry, I jumped to the conclusion was heated with a gas boiler.Beattie3 said:The flat is all electric. So would getting an updated EICR and also getting G3 qualified plumber to service the boiler suffice?
I'd imagine it would be two different people, a plumber for hot water unit and an electrician to check the electrics.0
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