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This morning I have emailed the leasing agent to voice my concerns and I have added a few bits of your comments to. Particularly the ones which said not to use a pellet to do a spillage test and to check the chimney is actually blocked before getting a sweep in. I've told them also that I have...

Also gasguru I'm sorry if I am useless at explaining. The engineer last week just lit a smoke pellet and held this using a pair of grippers in front of the radiants. Fire was on. The smoke billowed into the room. He didn't put a smoke match up the smoke tube as he had never heard of a smoke...

Thanks gasguru, I didn't see your reply until now.. I don't know if there is a decommissioned back boiler behind the fire or if it was removed or even ever there. No idea until someone removes the fire. The engineer last week did not mention a BBU and he was supposed to be servicing the fire...

I don't have last year's certificate - I have asked the leasing agent today to send it to me. It was done just before I moved in a year ago but I didn't get a copy. I realise now that the gas fire should have been SERVICED last week as it is a year since it was last done. Not just a gas...

Yes I have a lovely fabulous boiler in the hall cupboard which I think was replaced in Sept 2019. It replaced a boiler which was up in the attic.

Thanks yet again. I've just written an email to the leasing agent asking her to ask the engineer why he didn't do a smoke test up the chimney and I will keep you posted. I've also asked for last year's Gas Safety record. If I get it I think I will call the engineer who did the service and see...

Thanks Muggles....so would you suggest taking the fire off and doing a smoke bomb test up the chimney first? Can't believe the first guy didn't do this at all. Wish I could ask him back but leasing agent is organised that. Hopefully my own lovely plumber will manage to fit me in to do it...

Thanks muggles. Very helpful to know.

I have a gas engineer friend. He said he would come and have a look next week and see if there is a BBU. I have no idea. I think I will pay him to come and check I think. Worth the money for peace of mind. He did tell me last week that a decommissioned BBU was illegal now...but the engineer...

I say smoke bomb but I'm unsure if it was a match or not. It was a pellet like thing. He held that in front of the radiants. Didn't remove the fire. I will see if I get more replies and I think I will call the company and ask these questions. Also I think I will pay myself for another...

Hi...1st timer here. I have a baxi bermuda fire. Got serviced last week. Condemned..too much spillage. Gas engineer had no idea what the 'smoke tube' was (young lad). Did 2 smoke tests holding match in front of radiants. He googled the fire to try and find info. Said chimney was blocked. He...