I rent out a property (not to make profit...because I can't afford to sell it currently!)..........So I got all the safety features sorted re electric (5 year certificate) & the Central Heating (warm Air) serviced by the same guy who looked after it for the previous 10 years. He also gave me a Landlords Gas Safety Certificate (6 months ago).
I wanted (for the Tenants) someone who would look after the Gas, Electrics, drain, Plumbing etc & be available at short notice......my usual man could not guarantee getting parts for the Warm Air unit (15 years old) so I took out British Gas "Homecare".
When they came to inspect to see if they could cover the Warm Air unit & get parts they (British Gas) loaded me with a load of other requirements related to ventilation................that wasn't a requirement when my usual guy did the Landlords Certificate (he only wanted me to protect the flue as it passed through the Airing Cupboard)
British Gas Require me to have (because the "new" regulations say so) :
a)The vent covered up that feeds air into the cupboard that contains the Warm Air unit.............this vent is through the floor into the cupboard.
b) the vent in the BOTTOM of door to the cupboard that has the warm air unit in increased in capacity (he gave me something like 240cm2/min but just means changing the vent for one that hasn't got vertical slats)
c) A vent to the ROOM that contains the Cupboard opened up.......this means going through brickwork as the vent seems only to go into the cavity wall..............this will be some expense.
d) a strap on the flue as it passes through the loft space.
I make the point that this "ventilation" is all to do with the gas burning & not getting Air to heat & vent around the house through the ducting....there is a mega grill & ducting for this.
So what has changed since my usual guy done the Landlords Gas Safety Certificate ? or is this a try on ?
Why actually reduce a method of ventilation off (through the floor) ?
Paul
I wanted (for the Tenants) someone who would look after the Gas, Electrics, drain, Plumbing etc & be available at short notice......my usual man could not guarantee getting parts for the Warm Air unit (15 years old) so I took out British Gas "Homecare".
When they came to inspect to see if they could cover the Warm Air unit & get parts they (British Gas) loaded me with a load of other requirements related to ventilation................that wasn't a requirement when my usual guy did the Landlords Certificate (he only wanted me to protect the flue as it passed through the Airing Cupboard)
British Gas Require me to have (because the "new" regulations say so) :
a)The vent covered up that feeds air into the cupboard that contains the Warm Air unit.............this vent is through the floor into the cupboard.
b) the vent in the BOTTOM of door to the cupboard that has the warm air unit in increased in capacity (he gave me something like 240cm2/min but just means changing the vent for one that hasn't got vertical slats)
c) A vent to the ROOM that contains the Cupboard opened up.......this means going through brickwork as the vent seems only to go into the cavity wall..............this will be some expense.
d) a strap on the flue as it passes through the loft space.
I make the point that this "ventilation" is all to do with the gas burning & not getting Air to heat & vent around the house through the ducting....there is a mega grill & ducting for this.
So what has changed since my usual guy done the Landlords Gas Safety Certificate ? or is this a try on ?
Why actually reduce a method of ventilation off (through the floor) ?
Paul