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.

 

[gasmarc]

point I am making is I wont do a fixed price service as I dont know what or if anything needs replacing and I am not going to drive miles for parts and my time on a fixed price also a special kit is required on some of the bosch models

 

[Barry98]

when i last seeen god sorry my gas inspector , i was about to start stripping down a baxi when he stopped me and said for a llc theres no need to strip down and service if your fga readings are good

 

[SafeGasInstall]

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

can you cat the grass too while you having fun with my boiler

 

[tipintim]

Dont want to sound rude, (cant afford another infraction) but what you get is written on the certificate. Basically, you get whats on the can. Read it.
I charge £50 for 2 applinces to check. If I were to service, it would be £40 plus parts.

 

[yo1]

you have to change the gasket if you remove the burner tho, going by mi.
and yh you do what it asks on the sheet..

 

[sparra1100]

when i last seeen god sorry my gas inspector , i was about to start stripping down a baxi when he stopped me and said for a llc theres no need to strip down and service if your fga readings are good

yep i was told that, dont even touch it if its well in the ratio reading as doing more harm that good,looks bit dodgy to a customer but thats what i was told

 

[Barry98]

i still did the service as i had that in price but took on aborad what he said

 

[quality]

I took my 1956 bsa trials bike for a check the other week (apparently they call it an MOT) it failed I got a certificate to prove it failed, and they charge me £40 for a piece of paper that said its needs this and that.
I was almost crying

 

[gasmarc]

gutted for you , I took my car for its mot at a new garage as my old one was moving the guy pulled me up on a ten pence size hole in the floor of the merc , I gave the car to a mate who investigated further and found a hole big enough to put your head through ouch £250 later got mot

 

[WPH]

during a ll i dont do a service unless asked too, the letting agents and private ll are saying im not paying more than £50 so they get a inspection as long as everything on the fga and tt is sound then imho its fine