Corgi registered Gas and Central Heating Engineers in London

Staunch and Flow are specialists in gas boiler repairs and servicing, as well as issuing Landlord Gas Safety Certificates. Please see our boiler services page for more infomation.

Landlord Gas Safety Certificates

All gas appliances in a landlord owned property, which is rented out must be checked for gas safety every 12 months.

We carry out the required safety checks on all the gas appliances and issue you with a "Landlord Gas Safety Record Form" (Certificate). This must be given to the tenant in the property and especially to new tenants before they are about to occupy any premises. Landlords must keep their copies for two years.

This is not a pass or fail certificate but one that records the state of the gas appliances and pipework.

If we find any defects, we will need the Landlord's authorisation to do the remedial work so that we can record that remedial action has been taken and that the premises and the appliance are safe.

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We are obliged to report dangerous gas situations to the Health and Safety Executive. We are also obliged to disconnect any dangerous appliances that we believe to be dangerous. These situations are where:

• there has been a design, construction, installation, modification or maintenance fault that is liable to result in an escape of gas, improper combustion or the products of combustion not being safely discharged to the outside atmosphere, and
• a fault that is or is likely to cause death or major injury

Gas Work Notification

As of April 2005, the government has made it legally binding on us to inform Corgi every time we install or exchange a gas appliance. As we have to pay for this and it takes time to do all the "paperwork" we need to charge you £40 + VAT for the cost of each notification.

Please note that we are required to notify them of the date we did the work with the address and the Post code.

Part L of the building Regulations: These regulations were instituted to help us conserve energy and reduce the CO2 emissions.

This means that when doing a new installation we need to fit a high efficiency boiler where necessary. In some cases these new boilers (see above) cannot be installed. There is a point scoring system to establish if it is impossible to install one of these new boilers.

New controls must be fitted to increase efficiency especially Thermostatic Control Valves (TRVs) to the radiators. It also demands that heating controls such as room thermostats, hot water thermostats and programmers are installed to minimise energy loss. This may mean extra work to your installation in addition to a straight new boiler exchange.

Part P of the building Regulations: As of the first of January 2005 new regulations came into force.

These regulations mean that only competent people can touch your electrical installation in your house. You can change a plug but that is about all.

Thus, We may need to have an electrician help us with an installation.

We maintain and service boilers: New boilers need annual servicing. They are much more complicated than traditional boilers. If they are not maintained properly this can lead to break downs. Boiler manufacturers all expect annual maintenance of their products.

Open Flued Boilers (boilers using Chimneys)

Changes to legislation mean that using open flues (Chimneys) are discouraged. The testing of these flues is much more rigorous and time consuming than testing balanced (through the wall flues). Please note if you have an open flue the new regulations may require more ventilation in the room where the boiler is located which will mean that vents will need to be made in the external walls.

Fanned Flues: A fanned flue is a pipe leading from the back of the boiler straight outside. These flues draw in air and expel the combustion flue gases from the same pipe (it has an inner and out tube). These are much easier to test when it comes to annual servicing. Older systems have balanced flues which are similar.

Gas Fires: The new legislation relating to these is extremely demanding. We can issue Landlord Certificates for these. However, we have decided that we can no longer install gas fires. This is best done by a specialist firm.

We have chosen The Bespoke Gas Fire Company Ltd to do this work. www.bespokegasfires.com 0208 952 6722

Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Heating

Action Airflow Ltd has 40 years experience in the Air Conditioning and Ventilation industry. We are based in the south east of England covering London and the surrounding counties. Our team of engineers are fully trained with ACRIB (Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Industry Board) in the handling of refrigerant gases and are also training to meet the new F-Gas regulations on green house gases.

At Action Airflow we offer a range of services and packages to suit your needs. We currently deal with popular high street retail outlets, estate agents and Airports. We also specialise with offices, comms rooms and home systems.

Installation - Our engineers have had experience with a wide range of manufactures and will be able to advise you on the most efficient and effective Air Conditioning system to suit your building. They will carry out a free site visit and quotation. Installation can also include full certified electrics if necessary.

Maintenance - Maintenance visits are carried out throughout the year to ensure the equipment runs to its full potential and to prevent the likelihood of any breakdowns. The number of visits is dependent on the environment the units are being used in.

Breakdown/ Repair and Call out Services - We pride ourselves on providing a prompt call out service. We understand the impact that a failing Air Conditioning system can have upon your business which is why we have engineers ready to attend your call.

De - commissioning - We have an environmentally friendly policy for the removal and disposal of gases from premises. All of the units we supply are AAA efficient (4.1), as AA (R22) will be phased out by 2010.

Action Airflow gives 100% loyalty to its customers and client satisfaction is paramount.

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If you request a site visit or need any further information please do not hesitate to contact us.