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Sorry if this sounds a little silly, but what exctly does earth bonding do? Is it for metal appliances, pipes, etc and that if a live wire touches them, it means the current goes to earth, as if you touched the metal appliance and it was not earthed, the current would go through you instead??

Hello I have this room thermostat (programmble type) in my home :) The Common is the wire from the boiler and the NO is the DEMAND terminal back to the combi. The other 2 wires are not required, so you wil have to cut and cap off. (check your combi boiler manual for wiring to and from the...

capped off? as in no longer to be used? why is this, what tests do they fail?? if i have say the boiler and cooker serviced as well as a landlord's safety check, will this entail much?

Was just reading this post - my toilet cistern is fed from the mains (is a direct system) but I have a plastic float valve in it. Is this a problem..... should I change it? I remember when it was fitted it had a spare valve seat with it (so I guess one for higher pressure was fitted).

Sorry I also have a gas fire (forgot to mention in original post)! - so 3 gas appliances.

Thank you so much for your quick reply. So basically, it is a legal requirement, but not a full service. Is an annual service legally required, or is this optional? One other question, what is the approx. price for a gas landlord check, is it per appliance or per flat/house etc. I have...

Hello I hope somebody can help me please: I am thinking about renting out my 2 bedroom flat that I no longer live in. I have heard about something called a Landlord's safety check but am not exactly sure what it is or entails. I am guessing it is me having to have my gas appliances...