Greg’s heating is a advance vaillant partner meaning when Greg’s heating fits you a vaillant pro plus boiler you get a extra two years on the warranty raising it fom I’ve to seven years.

7 year warrants offered on selected vaillant boilers as a registered installer for vaillant we get you an extra two years above the standard five year warranty.

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Gas boilers are used every day in your home and depending on the workload can wear quicker than many of your other appliances and it’s essential to have a yearly boiler service to keep it’s efficiency and run it safely . A large proportion of faults in a gas boiler can be easy and inexpensive to repair… and some are not. If you ignore it and allow these small faults to escalate they may well lead to major failure of the appliance, thus the need for expensive repairs or worse still – a whole new boiler! That is why you should ensure your boiler is serviced annually and by a base safe registered engineer.

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A very common problem , as heating systems and boilers are turned on after the summer period,is that of stuck Radiator valves resulting in cold and under performing radiators.

It is often a very simple job to release the valve and once you know how it is done you’ll have no need to call a gas safe engineer or plumber. There is no need to turn off the mains water or drain the central heating system. In call cases you will have to remove the thermostatic valve head from the main body of the valve. This will more than likely be held on by a threaded ring, screw or some other similar kind of method. Once you have removed removed it you should be able to see a centre pin that enters the body of the valve. It is this pin that sticks and very often all that is needed is a gentle tap on top of the pin and the main body of the valve to release it.

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Published June 2013

The Gas Safe Register is the only goverment baed official list of gas engineers who are qualified to work safely and legally on naural gas appliances. The law states that all gas engineers must be a member of the Gas Safe Register. It is a replacement for CORGI. The Gas Safe Register ensures the engineers on the Register are safe by inspecting the gas work they have carried out.

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Top tips for householder gas safety
Only use a Gas Safe registered engineer to install, repair and service your gas boiler cooker fire or hob.

Always check the gas engineer’s Gas Safe Register identification card. All Gas Safe registered engineers carry there Gas Safe Register identification card, with their own unique gas safety number embossed on it, showing the type of gas works they are qualified to undertake.

Get your gas appliances regularly serviced and safety checked annually , or in accordance with your manufacturer’s instruction guidelines, by a Gas Safe registered engineer.

Your Gas Safe registered engineer will carry out strict tests and checks to establish your appliances are Working ok.Where an appliance or pipework has been installed in a incorrect manner or unsafe way or is operating and the engineer can not rectify the situation at once, they will follow the guidance outlined in the Gas Industry Unsafe Situations Procedure to make the installation safe. This is the industry accepted document for guiding engineers on dealing with unsafe situations.

The Gas Industry Unsafe Situations Procedure can be a complex document to understand. Download Gas Safe Register’s factsheet to help you understand the procedure that engineers use to assess the safety of your gas appliance.

Fit an good audible carbon monoxide alarm. An alarm will alert you to the presence of the poisonous gas carbon monoxide, produced by unsafe gas appliances. Make sure you know the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Keep safe call a registered engineer if you have any doubts.

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Gas safety and corgi registered operating in and around the Southport area.

Prevention is better than a cure. Check the insulation on all your pipes and tanks in unheated and external spaces.

Know where your main stopcock is located and periodically check that it works by opening and shutting it so it does not seize up.

The most important action to take is to turn off the main stop cock and run the taps allowing the all the water to drain. Be careful of wet or moist electrics and if necessary turn off the power at your main board to be safe. While the water in a pipe is frozen there is danger of a flood damage but it’s when it thaws that the fun really begins, so if you believe a pipe is frozen act with all haste turn off the water and check for signs of pipe splits damage or blown joints, repair if possible or call a local plumber.

If during a very cold spell of weather the worst happens and you have a burst or leaking pipe, you will not be alone and it is at this time that plumbers can be very busy indeed, so if you know how to turn off the incoming water supply and how to drain the roof storage tanks you will spare yourself a awful lot of grief!

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One easy way to save water if you have an older WC toilet cistern that flushes nine litres or more is to add a small balloon filled with water, which ever will fit best. The cold water flush will be reduced by the volume of water in the balloon . You should place the balloon so that it does not get in the way of the movement of the ball valve float. Newer cisterns only flush six litres of water so adding a balloon or other water saving device is not beneficial and may cause you to use even more water, with repeated flushing necessary but many have dual flush buttons ;small button reduced flush; large button full flush.
Make sure the balloon used is of a good grade as a burst will over fill your cistern.

pluming advise by a local southport plumbing company march 2013