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9 Power and Heating Systems
Gas / Electric / Heating Systems
Gas and Electrical Safety Inspections
Every year, a qualified gas-safe engineer visits tenants who have a gas appliance or open-flued appliance installed. These visits ensure that all gas appliances, such as the boiler, fire, and cooker, are in good, safe working order.
Note: Any faults noted in a gas cooker will be the tenant’s responsibility to maintain. The engineer will also check your smoke, carbon monoxide, and heat detector alarms during this visit.
We will carry out an Electrical Inspection Condition Report (usually called
an EICR inspection) every five years. A qualified electrician will do this and ensure that all the electrical elements of your home (sockets, electrical cabling consumer unit, etc.) are safe to use.
We will make an appointment with you for each of these visits. It is essential that you give these engineers access to your home when asked to do so. If you don’t let them in for any reason, we have the right to access your property to allow them to carry out the work.
Never use any gas appliance if you think it’s not working properly. If the flame isn’t burning correctly, i.e. orange or red (rather than the usual blue) on your cooker or gas fire, or if there’s soot or dust present, those are tell-tale signs that something is wrong.
We also carry out independent audits of the management of the gas safety system and quality sample checks on the works done by the engineers on site.
More Information
Sign Language Users Contact for Scottish Gas Networks:
www.sgn.co.uk/signlive
You can find our Gas Safety Policy on our website:
Gas & Flued Appliances Servicing (paragonha.org.uk)
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