Hi and thank you to everyone for the input and there are some good points which I need to look into. The guy who did the PAT testing stayed for about 3 hours and when he left said that he would have to return after the landlord agrees to what needs to be done in regards of the earth wire assessment.
MikeinLondon you made a lot of valid points and the following I do know of:
The flat didn’t have a combi boiler up until 4 years ago and it has never been serviced by a gas engineer.
The water to the hot water taps is fed via the mains supply but the cold water in the bathroom is fed via a communal tank in the loft of the building.
Something is definitely contaminating the hot water supply but I can’t figure it out, it could be holes in pipes, heat exchanger, or something else which is faulty but the landlord is adamant that the water is fine and he won’t give me any details or help of the installer even though I said I would pay for it. For the last 8 months of living here is when the skin issues began.
The rash doesn’t start as a rash, whenever I use the hot water it burns my skin even when using cool water, it becomes red, itches and tiny blood filled blisters appear which only get worse with time and begin to peel like sunburn, the hot water dries my hands then cuts appear which are incredibly painful. My G.P prescribed all kinds of medication and nothing worked at all, he himself has never seen anything like this.
I moved out for 6 weeks didn’t change detergent, diet or anything else at all to see if anything changes and within the second week I was healing and within 6 weeks all my skin had healed especially my eyelids, ears and hands.
I really don’t know what step I should take next and who I can ask to check out the boiler, any advice who would be able to diagnose the problem as it is coming from the hot water supply. If I can’t get help, then I will need to move out and risk losing my deposit for breaking the tenancy but my health is the most important and this is the last straw as the landlord isn’t cooperating and the agency who lets the flat never seem to help.
Thanks
MikeinLondon you made a lot of valid points and the following I do know of:
The flat didn’t have a combi boiler up until 4 years ago and it has never been serviced by a gas engineer.
The water to the hot water taps is fed via the mains supply but the cold water in the bathroom is fed via a communal tank in the loft of the building.
Something is definitely contaminating the hot water supply but I can’t figure it out, it could be holes in pipes, heat exchanger, or something else which is faulty but the landlord is adamant that the water is fine and he won’t give me any details or help of the installer even though I said I would pay for it. For the last 8 months of living here is when the skin issues began.
The rash doesn’t start as a rash, whenever I use the hot water it burns my skin even when using cool water, it becomes red, itches and tiny blood filled blisters appear which only get worse with time and begin to peel like sunburn, the hot water dries my hands then cuts appear which are incredibly painful. My G.P prescribed all kinds of medication and nothing worked at all, he himself has never seen anything like this.
I moved out for 6 weeks didn’t change detergent, diet or anything else at all to see if anything changes and within the second week I was healing and within 6 weeks all my skin had healed especially my eyelids, ears and hands.
I really don’t know what step I should take next and who I can ask to check out the boiler, any advice who would be able to diagnose the problem as it is coming from the hot water supply. If I can’t get help, then I will need to move out and risk losing my deposit for breaking the tenancy but my health is the most important and this is the last straw as the landlord isn’t cooperating and the agency who lets the flat never seem to help.
Thanks