From boilers to ovens to heaters, many households enjoy the usefulness, convenience, and affordability of gas appliances. Although gas appliances are highly functional, they do come with certain risks. If your gas appliances are incorrectly used or improperly maintained, you are exposing yourself and your family to the dangers of a gas leak, fire, or carbon monoxide poisoning. To keep your household safe, we have highlighted the top 4 gas safety tips to follow.
Top 4 Gas Safety Tips for Households
1) Have an Annual Gas Safety Check
Once a year, you must have a gas safety check performed on all your household gas appliances and pipes to ensure they are operating optimally and safely. The gas safety check must be completed by a registered gas safe engineer to ensure that the check is accredited and aligned with current regulations. On completion of the gas safety check, you must obtain a Gas Safety Record from the gas safe engineer.
2) Follow Safe Practices Around Gas
How you and your family act around your gas appliances is essential to keeping your household safe from any risks of gas leaks, fire, or carbon monoxide poisoning. We have highlighted 4 essential practices to keep you and your loved ones safe around gas.
- Only use gas appliances for their intended purpose.
- Ensure adequate ventilation when you use your gas appliances.
- Never store flammable materials near your gas appliances.
- Prevent accidents by keeping young children away from gas appliances.
3) Install a Carbon Monoxide Alarm
Carbon monoxide leaks are one of the highest risks with gas appliances in a household. Carbon monoxide is odourless, tasteless, and colourless, making it exceptionally difficult to identify in your home. An inexpensive and highly effective solution to this problem is the installation of a carbon monoxide alarm. The carbon monoxide alarm will alert you if there is a leak, saving you and your family from the dangers of inhaling carbon monoxide.
4) Regularly Inspect Gas Appliances
Regularly inspect your gas appliances for any warning signs of impaired performance. Warning signs include cracks in the gas pipework, strange noises when using your gas appliances, blackened marks around your gas appliances, and a weak flame coming from your gas appliance. If you notice any abnormalities, we recommend requesting a registered gas-safe engineer to professionally inspect the gas appliance.
Ensure Gas Safety in Your Home with J M Plumbing & Heating
J M Plumbing & Heating are the gas engineers you can trust to ensure gas safety in your home. Our team is comprised of qualified Gas Safe registered engineers, allowing us to offer expert and accredited gas safety inspections in your home. We are available to offer our professional gas safety services to Birmingham, including Redditch, Solihull, and Bromsgrove.
Keep your household safe by following our top 4 gas safety tips and contact us for professional boiler service checks. Simply call us on 07817 927067.
