Recent content by claudialondon

I will excuse your rambling post, maybe you were having a bad day. If your installation is not fully up to spec, it is not fully safe. And that is what it says on the paper One person said its ok not to have an additional handle one person says its not. I have to pay out money, I dont want...

im not trying to get out of my responsibilities - quite the opposite - I want no issues on the completed safety check. How much would it cost to earth the 'gas meter outlet' Many thanks again.

OK thanks finally for someone giving me a rough estimate. Now I have that estimate of cost I wont be ripped off. I still dont understand if the gas enginner is pulling a fast one. One reply on here was he isn't but then why has he said that the boiler is unsafe to use and marked the...

Pipeword is not sleeved and appliance is not safe to use. Should there be a seperate box for pipework installation - because there isn't. £305 is the quote to do the repair work and if it needs doing then I am happy to pay. Are not the rules set on what is needed and what isnt? Do I...

The flat is on the 3rd floor and the gas meter is located with all the other gas meters for the 10 flats. Its outside downstairs next to the basement flat. It through a door which doesnt have a lock. Is it reasonable for me to have a meter there or not? Dont I have to get any work done...

so please can you advise on how much a safety chain will cost to be fitted, the pipe to be sleeved and a emergency handle to be added? why would I need two handles? he had given me a price for all the work but its so high it made me come on here for advice. how long will the work take...

edit, Also no emergency handle but I know for a fact that there is one. Not inside the flat but down below next to the basement flat. If anyone can advise on the best way forward or if indeed the gas company is pulling a fast one. Many thanks again.

Had a gas safety check done recently in London and was notified that it had failed. Warning notice states that no cooker chain and gas pipe not sleeved. I am abroad right now and my property is about to be rented out - hopefully before Christmas. The engineer has now gone on holiday...