The Link between your Health and your Boiler

Carbon Monoxide poisoning is a threat in every home. You may not realise it, but a faulty boiler can be a killer.

I’ve looked a few stats up and found that there were 83 suspected cases of Carbon Monoxide poisoning between 2009/10 in London alone. But what is even more tragic is that these instances most probably could’ve been easily prevented.

Usually they are caused by a boiler or flue system not being installed correctly. This could be the fault of a rogue trader or a homeowner who is looking to save a bit of money and decides to install the boiler themselves. Never attempt to do this. It might save you a few quid, but could end up costing you a lot more in the long run, and not just in monetary terms.

For anything boiler or gas related, give me call. If you’ve just moved into a new home, call my 24 hour London heating engineers so they can give your system the once over. If you’ve had a boiler installed but something didn’t seem right about the person who installed it, let me check their work.

If it’s not up to scratch, I’ll get it sorted for you and I’ll let you know what to do about pursuing the person who did the original job. Everyone I employ here at Bates is Gas Safe registered. Don’t settle for anything less.

Get Fit, Stop Smoking, Fix the Boiler……

If like thousands of people across the country you have made a number of New Year’s Resolutions, you are probably thinking now we’re into January, was there any point?

Getting fit, giving up smoking or getting a new job are all resolutions we all make, but ultimately ignore a month down the line. However, there is one less glamorous but important resolution that you can make, and easily keep: getting your heating system working at its optimum.

You may tolerate a noisy boiler but the time will come when it packs up all together. Instead of waiting for that time, give me a call and I’ll take a look at it. Just think how quiet it will be without your boiler or heating system groaning at you throughout the night! You should ideally get an annual boiler check every year so if you’ve been putting this off, make a resolution to do it this year.

Alternatively, I could fix a few little problems for you all in one go. A dripping tap that keeps you awake at night? No problem. A radiator that doesn’t get as hot as the others? I’ll sort it. Water that comes out the tap at what feels like a thousand degrees? Give me a shout.

At the end of day these aren’t life changing improvements. But they will stop those little things from annoying you. And after all, it’s the little things in life that matter isn’t it?