I recently replaced the boiler in our first floor flat with a combi. The guy who did it gave me a certificate for it, but also has put in an observation stating that the gas mains is not earthed on a different piece of paper.
1. Is this a serious problem?
2. If I were to rent out the flat, will this stop me from getting a gas safety certificate?
3. If I were to mend this, does it mean that I will need to get an electrician to connect an earthing lead somewhere from the mains meter in the hallway, to the kitchen (running behind walls and floors which might need to be opened up to conceal the earthing cable)
4. There is a water mains pipe which is earthed from the mains and is near the kitchen. Can I get the electrician to extend this to the gas main?
The wiring in the flat was done in 1980 regs.
Sorry I am not an electrician, but trying to understand the easiest way of resolving this issue, if at all it needs to be. We may be forced to rent the property soon, so want to get this sorted if required.
Any suggestions will be helpful. If this has already been discussed, please point me to the right forum as I tried searching but probably due to lack of right words ended up here.
with regards
Taz
1. Is this a serious problem?
2. If I were to rent out the flat, will this stop me from getting a gas safety certificate?
3. If I were to mend this, does it mean that I will need to get an electrician to connect an earthing lead somewhere from the mains meter in the hallway, to the kitchen (running behind walls and floors which might need to be opened up to conceal the earthing cable)
4. There is a water mains pipe which is earthed from the mains and is near the kitchen. Can I get the electrician to extend this to the gas main?
The wiring in the flat was done in 1980 regs.
Sorry I am not an electrician, but trying to understand the easiest way of resolving this issue, if at all it needs to be. We may be forced to rent the property soon, so want to get this sorted if required.
Any suggestions will be helpful. If this has already been discussed, please point me to the right forum as I tried searching but probably due to lack of right words ended up here.
with regards
Taz