A illegal gas fitter has received a suspended prison sentence for carrying out sub-standard gas work at a property in Essex.

Steven Arnold, trading as Thermostat Plumbing and Heating Services based in Hackney, North London installed a boiler,
cooker fitting and pipework at a property in Leigh on Sea, Southend. Mr Arnold was not Gas Safe registered  and had used
another gas engineers details to fill out the gas safety record, which prompted the owner to contact a inspector.

Upon inspection the work was found to be not to current standards and remedial work was required, Southend Magistrates Court fined Mr Arnold £12000 and ordered him to pay £1760 in costs and he was given a 2 month suspended prison sentence.

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A Landlord from London who did not have gas safety checks carried out at 3 flats in Morecambe
has been fined £6000.
Sean Powell , from Bayswater , was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive at Lancaster Magistrates Court.
Mr Powell pleaded guilty to 3 breaches of the Gas Safety Regulations 1998, by failing to arrange the checks, he was also ordered to pay £1424 in costs.

New Boilers are now being offered with longer warranties then ever before, 5 to 10 years by some manufacturers such
as Vaillant, Ideal and Worcester Bosch.  This is great news for the house owner, who benefits from knowing that if the 
boiler breaks down , they will not have to pay for the repairs. There is however a condition that the boiler be serviced every
year, failure to service the boiler will render the warranty null and void.

Many customers that we have been to, seem totally unaware of this and are not having their boiler serviced annually.
If the manufacturer is called out they will ask to see prove that the boiler has been serviced, this can be shown by
the service sheet record being filled in and signed by the service company on each visit, or by showing a receipt or invoice.
If you cannot provide this then the manufacturer may refuse to repair the boiler, and you will have to pay for it.

SO BE WARNED AND SERVICE YOUR BOILER ANNUALLY.