Gas regulation changes
As of Jan 2013 a gas engineer must be able to see all of the flue (like the exhaust pipe) for a boiler to make sure it’s not leaking. If this is hidden in any cavity walls etc an access hatch must be installed.
If the engineer attends and there isn’t a hatch there they will have to shut the boiler off until a hatch has been fitted which may take a few days.To make sure we don’t have any tenants without boilers for a number of days its best that we find out if this will be a problem before it comes to renewing the certs in 2013; as such, the plan is as follows:
ALL gas engineers doing inspections this year will be asked to inspect for this new regulation and report back to us to advise if any work will be required; this means we’ll have plenty of time to get access hatches installed if required.
If you'd like us to arrange to inspect your property and have any required work carried out in advance we're more than happy to do so, just let us know. For any properties we manage we'll be doing this automatically for you so you don't have to worry!
