Landlord Responsibilities - Central Heating?

pavan1359

Hi guys, my first post, so go easy.

Im soon to become a new landlord, and want to go about things in the right way. The property i will be renting does not currently have a combi boiler or gas central heating etc.

I will be having a new boiler installed, as well as the central heating system. I have had a look on a few websites, and i know i have to get the boiler installed by a corgi registered installer, and obtain a gas safety certificate, but what about the actual central heating, i.e the pipework going to and from, and including the radiators? my father an i installed all the central heating in our home, so can we install this in the rented house, or does this also have to be completed by a corgi registered engineer?

thanks for your help.

mlz1413

I think you can do all the work as long as the connection and switch on are done by Corgi.

I also think if the install is done by corgi engineer then it comes with a safety cert - but don't know if that covers connection only.

I would get yourself some quotes for installing and connecting from your local gas plumbers and ask each one about the pros and cons of what you are asking here.

(Also you may find that they have long waiting times for fitting systems)

chappers

I would speak to a plumber about this.
basically you could do the rest of the install apart from the boiler, however the plumber may not be willing to connect to your system.I would speak with the plumber and ask him what you can do yourself to reduce the costs.

pavan1359

Thanks guys. i will have a word with them, and see what will work out to be the cheapest.

Any tips on where the cheapest place to buy a good quality boiler and rads from is?

Thanks.

mlz1413

find a decent plumbers merchant or let the plumber buy them, don't buy them from Wickes or Focus etc, they will rust and most plumbers hate working with this stuff.

clutton_2

any plumber who comes and just does the connection - and then gives you a Landlords Gas Safety Certificate - is signing off the ENTIRE system - including the work that you have done - not many plumbers will be willing to do this.

chappers

clutton wrote: »

any plumber who comes and just does the connection - and then gives you a Landlords Gas Safety Certificate - is signing off the ENTIRE system - including the work that you have done - not many plumbers will be willing to do this.

That is basically what I think most plumbers will say, however the system will have to be working to a stisfactory level for the plumber to be able to commission the boiler.
IMHO it's not rocket science a flow and return circuit connected to a few radiators , terminating at the boiler.
If you find a plumber willing to let you do the works, i would strongly advise pressure testing the system first before he comes to install, he won't be happy if he can't finish his work because the system is leaking everywhere.
Also don't know when you fitted your last heating system, but there are now regs with regards to thermostatic valves and suitable heat loss.I would advise you ask the plumber to spec the system for you, to a level at which he is happy.