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Month: July 2015

Landlords Certificates

15/07/2015
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If you are a landlord, it is your responsibility to ensure that all boilers, flues and piping in your renting property are properly maintained and serviced. At Heating Controls & Devices we provide Landlord Gas Safety Certificates that give your tenants peace of mind that you and your property complying with the latest gas legislation. The Gas Safety Regulations 1998 specifies that landlords have a duty of care to ensure that all gas boilers and other appliances are safe and…

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If I Smell Gas or Suspect a Gas Leak

15/07/2015
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STEP 1 – SWITCH OFF THE ECV The first step you should take if you smell gas (often a rotten egg smell) and suspect a gas leak is switch off the meter at the Emergency Control Valve (ECV). Emergency Control Valve (ECV) This is a safety mechanism on a gas service pipe connecting a gas meter to the gas mains. Every gas pipe installation and meter should have one. The ECV is situated where the gas network or gas…

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