From 1st October 2022, it is now a legal requirement for Landlords to have carbon monoxide alarms and smoke alarms installed at all properties.

Take a look at the chart above, do you suffer from any of these symptoms? don't take chances with your life, carbon monoxide is a silent killer, have your appliances serviced every year, fit carbon monoxide alarms in your home, take a look at the chart on the services page, it will show you where to place them. If you don't feel competent enough call us, we will only be happy to install them for you.

Have your appliances checked and serviced at least once a year, it could save your life! 

Did you know that by law as a landlord you have a legal obligation to have a gas safety report done annually, and you should have your gas appliances serviced once a year. If you do not then you could be in for a very heavy fine or even imprisonment...............why take a chance, when you are gambling with safety and lives, it's not expensive,
but the penalties are.

 As a landlord, you are responsible for the safety of your tenants. The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 deal with landlords’ duties to make sure gas appliances, fittings and flues provided for tenants are safe.

 You are responsible for the maintenance and repair of flues,appliances and pipework which you own and have provided for your tenants use by a Gas Safe registered  engineer . Although there is no prescribed timeframe for these duties, good practice would be the demonstration of regular, annual maintenance checks and subsequent repairs.

You are also responsible for ensuring an annual gas safety check  is carried out  within 12 months of the installation of a new appliance or flue which you provide and annually thereafter  by a Gas Safe Registered engineer. You must keep a record of the safety check for 2 years and issue a copy to each existing tenant within 28 days of the check being completed and issue a copy to any new tenants before they move in.

If you are a tenant

Your landlord has duties under the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 to arrange maintenance by a Gas Safe registered engineer  for all pipework, appliances and flues, which they own and have provided for your use. Your landlord must also arrange for an annual gas safety check to be carried out every 12 months by a Gas Safe registered engineer. They must keep a record of the safety check for 2 years and issue a copy to each existing tenant within 28 days of the check being completed and issue a copy to any new tenants before they move in. 

• We will check your carbon monoxide levels for free in your Home with every Job done by us.
• Your Safety Is Our Priority.
• Get yourselves a carbon monoxide detector, they are easy to fit and are like a smoke alarm.
• Carbon Monoxide is a silent killer, why take a chance, be safe and get a detector installed today.  
• If you would like us to supply and fit you one, then ring or email us for details.

Prevention of Carbon Monoxide poisoning

Don’t s

• Do not use poorly maintained appliances that burn gas or other fossil fuels

• Do not burn charcoal in an enclosed space

• Do not operate petrol-powered engines indoors or in enclosed spaces

• Do not install, convert or service fuel-burning appliances without proper expertise

• Do not use gas appliances if they produce yellow flames and deposit soot on walls

• Do not use unflued appliances in small closed-up rooms

• Do not use gas cookers for heating rooms

• Do not sleep in a bedroom with a paraffin heater or an unflued gas fire

Dos

• Do employ a qualified, reputable and registered engineer for work on all fuel-burning appliances

• Do employ a suitably qualified engineer, who is registered with the Gas Safe Register (formerly CORGI), for work on gas appliances

• Do have fuel-burning appliances checked regularly by a qualified engineer

• Do fit a carbon monoxide alarm that meets British or European Standards

• Do make sure chimneys and flues are clean and not blocked

• Do make sure that all rooms are well ventilated when an appliance is being used

• Do fit an extractor fan in your kitchen