If your boiler is coming to the end of its life, or it has broken down altogether, the thought may cross your mind to replace your boiler yourself. After all, calling out a professional heating engineer can be very costly and sometimes you may have to wait a day or two for installation to take place.
However, you will be breaking the law if you attempt to do this yourself.
You should never try to remove or install a boiler due to the fact that the appliance uses a gas supply to heat up. If you did attempt to do this, you run a very serious risk of a gas leak or worse, posing a threat to you, your family and your property.
This is why you should always call on the services of a Gas Safe Registered heating engineer to carry out any repairs or installations of boilers in the home. These highly skilled individuals are the only people legally able to remove and install a boiler.
As a leading specialist of boiler installation in Essex, Prime Gas has years of experience helping home and property owners get a new boiler which right for their needs. In our latest blog post we’ll be explaining the reasons why you should never attempt to install your own boiler at home.
What is the Gas Safe register?
The only people who are legally allowed to install boilers in the UK are heating engineers who are on the Gas Safe Register. You should check the engineers ID card and licence number before work begins – if they don’t have these in place then you could ultimately be breaking the law.
The Gas Safe Register ensures that anyone who is carrying out gas work has the correct qualifications and training to remain safe throughout the work, providing homeowners with peace of mind throughout the entire process.
Why can replacing a boiler be dangerous?
Boilers work by being connected to mains gas, which can be extremely dangerous if work is not carried out correctly. Any slight issue with the connection could lead to a gas leak, or worse an explosion, which could put the safety of you and your family and risk.
As a result, it is imperative that someone who knows what they are doing carries out any work on the boiler, whether its repairs or installation.
It’s against building regulations
Finally, if the above reasons weren’t enough, you could be going against building regulations if you don’t comply with the above. This could leave you open to a fine or worse in the long run.
If you’re looking to have a new boiler installed, the team at Prime Gas has years of experience and are fully Gas Safe Registered. You can be rest assured that your installation will be in safe hands.
