We all know moving house can be stressful with
lots to consider, but the excitement of getting in and dreaming about your
interior decorating plans can mean that less exciting aspects of a move, like
health, well being and safety, take a backseat.
Before you move in :-
• Ask the current owners for the property’s gas
safety record – sometimes known as a gas safety certificate – to find out the
history of all the gas appliances. They should have a health check from a
registered gas engineer every year.
• If they can’t provide a record, or it’s been
more than 12 months since the last check, get in touch with a local Gas Safe
registered engineer who can carry out a safety check for you when you move in.
To find your local Gas Safe registered engineer.
• Only Gas Safe registered engineers can legally
undertake gas work at a property, whether it’s on appliances, flues or
pipework. This means your home buyer or structural surveys might not confirm if
the gas appliances in your new property are working as they should be by
default and you’ll need to check.
• Don’t try to fit, fix or move gas appliances
such as a boiler, oven or cooker yourself – it’s best to use a Gas Safe
registered engineer who has the right skills.
• Before drilling, hammering or putting screws
into a wall or floor, check what’s behind it with a pipe, cable and stud
detector.
• Never block or cover air vents and flues. If
your flue becomes blocked, these gases will leak back into your home, leaving
you exposed to carbon monoxide.
• Know the six main symptoms of carbon monoxide
(CO) poisoning – headaches, nausea, dizziness, breathlessness, collapse and
loss of consciousness.
Before assembling gas line in our house we so do
this kind of officially inspections by gas agencys
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