Gas Safety Inspection How much does it cost?

A Gas Safety Inspection are from £25 (+£10 per open flue or chimney if applicable), volume discount rates are available to Letting Agencies,with an additional £4 per additional appliance.

What do we do during a gas safety inspection?

In general terms we assess your installation and appliances for dangers, both present and potential. This largely involves checking the gas pipe work is not leaking; checking appliances have been installed and are operating safely. Checking flues and ventilation are adequate and are operating effectively.

What are we looking for?

Primarily, danger to life, property, or conditions where appliances and / or installations could deteriorate, we do this by standard checks, tests, and comparing against the Gas regulations, British Standards, and manufacturer’s instructions.

What will your record of inspection include?

Most installations and appliances are declared as safe, but some may also have some fault(s) noted. This is often because regulations and standards have been (and most likely will continue to be) revised upwards since it was installed.

These faults fall into three categories;
• Not to Current Standard
• At Risk
• Immediately Dangerous

Not To Current Standard – The gas appliance or installation is not installed in accordance with current installation practise. It is safe, but it is up to us to advise you on whether you should bring it up to standard. As it is safe, you would receive certification stating this.

At Risk – These are fairly serious faults with the potential to become dangerous. An example given by CORGI is the use of plastic or hose pipe instead of the appropriate materials for the gas pipe work. These faults would attract a notification of an unsafe installation, and a warning notice.

Immediately Dangerous – Fairly self explanatory, something is dangerous. An example could be a gas leak. These faults would also attract a notification of an unsafe installation, a warning notice, we would seek your permission to cap the installation / appliance. If permission is not given the appliance would be turned of and the gas transporter notified.