Landlord Safety Certificates-What do you gas engineers do?

[Hardy1]

Hi there just a quick question, regarding landlord safey certificates, when you engineers give landlord certificates out, do you carry out a service at the same time, or just do the min checks required fsd's working pressures, visual on flue e.t.c?, or do you guys do a full strip down?, cause when i ask a engineer 2 go full service and about 4 go just the minimum checks, so a bit confused about it at the moment, what do you engineers do?.

 

[SimonJohns]

An inspection is just that. An inspection

It's the ll responsibility to service the appliance once a year. If that isn't done the cert isn't worth the paper it's written on

 

[Hardy1]

so when doing a ll certificates always service the appliance ?

 

[SimonJohns]

so when doing a ll certificates always service the appliance ?

I wouldn't if I wasn't getting paid for it. But I also inflate my prices to include a service for my own peice of mind so it makes no difference to me

 

[Hardy1]

so if a ll rings you up and says i need a ll certficate what do you do ?

 

[gasmarc]

tell him its x amount and double the price plus parts if he wants a service, You will get wise guy landlords who say it needs a service also and the thing does not even work

 

[Hardy1]

cheers thanks- so if doing a ll certificate what do you guys do ?- not a service.

 

[SafeGasInstall]

just safety check

 

[Hardy1]

cheers

 

[stevetheplumber]

in actual fact theres little diffence betwen a service and a landlords cert with condensing boilers

 

[gasmarc]

I totally disagree with you there, Some boilers like vaillant and bosch need gaskets replacing once the combustion chamber is opened

 

[SafeGasInstall]

you dont have to do change gasket on every yearly service , unless you get out of tolerance reading as we all know

 

[REDSAW]

that becomes more of a repair!.

 

[SafeGasInstall]

that becomes more of a repair!.

gas man will say " proper service boys "

 

[REDSAW]

all depends what your getting paid for, i will even 't' cut the case for those snobs if the monies there.lol.