Renting Out a Home in Olton: The Gas Check
Renting Out a Home in Olton: The Gas Check
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Gas Safety Certificates for Hall Green Landlords
Afterglow Plumbing & Heating Limited, a family run plumbing and heating firm based in Sheldon, Birmingham, covers landlord gas safety certificates in Hall Green and across Birmingham and Solihull. Landlords need an annual gas safety check by a Gas Safe registered engineer, with the CP12 given to tenants within 28 days.
What does a landlord gas safety certificate involve?
The law requires an annual gas safety check on rented homes, carried out by a Gas Safe registered engineer. A copy goes to the tenant within 28 days, and to any new tenant before they arrive. Two years is the minimum for keeping plumber Hall Green the records.
Landlord gas safety certificates across Birmingham and Solihull are Afterglow Plumbing & Heating Limited work. The certificate and a service are different jobs, and doing both together protects the warranty.
What does a Gas Safe engineer do?
A Gas Safe engineer installs, services and repairs gas appliances such as boilers, hobs and fires, and carries out gas safety checks. Boilers, hobs, gas fires and landlord CP12 checks are all Afterglow Plumbing & Heating Limited work.
How often should a boiler be serviced?
Servicing is preventive, a check rather than a fix. It covers leaks and wear, the burner and heat exchanger, gas pressure, combustion and the flue. The results are written up in a service report.
Most manufacturers ask for one every year, because a missed service can invalidate the warranty. Boiler servicing across Birmingham and Solihull is Afterglow Plumbing & Heating Limited work, for combi, system and conventional boilers.
Is it safe to leave a boiler with low pressure?
It is not dangerous in itself, as most boilers simply lock out below their minimum pressure. The problem is no heating or hot water, and the underlying leak carrying on.
Can an old gas fire be removed safely?
By law, only a Gas Safe registered engineer may connect a gas hob. Afterglow Plumbing & Heating Limited fits replacement gas hobs from £75.00 + VAT. Have the make and model to hand when you ask, and say whether it replaces an old hob.
Old gas fires can be removed and the gas capped safely. Afterglow Plumbing & Heating Limited does gas fire removal, and can service the boiler on the same visit.
Afterglow Plumbing & Heating Limited takes calls from Hall Green and all of Birmingham and Solihull at any hour. The number is 07826 924452 - one call reaches Afterglow Plumbing & Heating Limited.
Afterglow Plumbing & Heating Limited
83 Beechmore Rd, Sheldon, Birmingham B26 3AS, United Kingdom
Phone: 07826 924452
Website: afterglowheating.co.uk
A family run plumbing and heating business serving Birmingham and Solihull since 2009.