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Failed Gas Safety Check, Advice Please.

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Mylo0811
Mylo0811 Posts: 28 Forumite
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Currently a tenant privately renting a property.
Had a gas engineer round today on behalf of the landlord for a Gas safety check.
They've deemed the boiler unsafe due to three different things.
I'm just wondering what my rights are, as we are now without hot water, and have no way of heating the home, or getting washed etc...
This is a HUGE inconvenience and I'm unsure what to do whilst we wait. I need access to a shower at least!

Thank you in advance for any advice.
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  • aneary
    aneary Posts: 921 Forumite
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    Have you been given a timeline for it to be fixed/replaced?

    Has the LL contacted someone to fix it?

    Have you heard from the LL?
  • m0bov
    m0bov Posts: 2,524 Forumite
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    Can the LL supply a heater? Boil water? Wash by hand?
  • Cakeguts
    Cakeguts Posts: 7,627 Forumite
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    Mylo0811 wrote: »
    Not sure if this is in the correct section, so please move if it isn't

    Currently a tenant privately renting a property.
    Had a gas engineer round today on behalf of the landlord for a Gas safety check.
    They've deemed the boiler unsafe due to three different things.
    I'm just wondering what my rights are, as we are now without hot water, and have no way of heating the home, or getting washed etc...
    This is a HUGE inconvenience and I'm unsure what to do whilst we wait. I need access to a shower at least!

    Thank you in advance for any advice.

    It will take the same length of time to sort out as it would if you owned the house and the boiler.

    Ask the landord for something to heat the bits of the house that need to be heated (the ones you are using at a time.)

    Boil the kettle for hot water for washing. If you have a hot water tank is there an immersion heater?
  • moneyistooshorttomention
    moneyistooshorttomention Posts: 17,940 Forumite
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    Have you established with the landlord/landlady what happens if the fuel bills increase temporarily because of this (with electric being a dearer fuel than gas)?
  • Typhoon2000
    Typhoon2000 Posts: 1,122 Forumite
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    You can buy bucket immersion heaters for heating a big bucket of water that you can then use for washing.
  • moneyistooshorttomention
    moneyistooshorttomention Posts: 17,940 Forumite
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    Typhoon2000 wrote: »
    You can buy bucket immersion heaters for heating a big bucket of water that you can then use for washing.

    That's handy for the landlord/landlady to know:D
  • Mylo0811
    Mylo0811 Posts: 28 Forumite
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    aneary wrote: »
    Have you been given a timeline for it to be fixed/replaced?

    Has the LL contacted someone to fix it?

    Have you heard from the LL?

    No, not yet.
    I've not been able to get hold of the landlord yet, I am trying.
    m0bov wrote: »
    Can the LL supply a heater? Boil water? Wash by hand?

    Once I get in touch with him I'll ask him.
    Cakeguts wrote: »
    It will take the same length of time to sort out as it would if you owned the house and the boiler.

    Ask the landord for something to heat the bits of the house that need to be heated (the ones you are using at a time.)

    Boil the kettle for hot water for washing. If you have a hot water tank is there an immersion heater?


    So a while then :eek:
    If I owned the house, I'd have emergency cover for something like this so it would be sorted ASAP.

    No tank, all the hot water runs off the boiler.
    moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »
    Have you established with the landlord/landlady what happens if the fuel bills increase temporarily because of this (with electric being a dearer fuel than gas)?

    This is a question I'd like to ask, but not sure how to... It's definitely going to cost me more, off to buy an electric heater now, as it's bloody freezing!
    Typhoon2000 wrote: »
    You can buy bucket immersion heaters for heating a big bucket of water that you can then use for washing.

    Didn't know this, how much is that likely to set me back though :/
    Could you fill the bath, then heat it with an immersion heater? Obviously removing it once it's hot.
  • davidmcn
    davidmcn Posts: 23,596 Forumite
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    Mylo0811 wrote: »
    I need access to a shower at least!
    Are there showers at work?
    Gym?
    Swimming pool?
    Friends?
    Relatives?
    Neighbours?
    Landlord's house? :D
  • Pixie5740
    Pixie5740 Posts: 14,515 Forumite
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    moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »
    Have you established with the landlord/landlady what happens if the fuel bills increase temporarily because of this (with electric being a dearer fuel than gas)?
    moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »
    That's handy for the landlord/landlady to know:D

    Yet again you are confusing what you think should happen with the landlord's legal responsibilities.
  • Mylo0811
    Mylo0811 Posts: 28 Forumite
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    I am more wondering about my rights.
    If he fixes it pronto then great, but if I'm days or even weeks without hot water. That to me is not acceptable. I'm paying £850 a month, and the boiler has been installed incorrectly. Which means whoever did the safety certificate I currently have didn't do it properly.
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