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Cookers, hobs, gas fires and boilers are all installed to manufacturer instructions and current standards, with the correct connection method, restraint where required, and ventilation checked for the appliance type and the room it sits in.

Before any appliance goes on, the existing gas supply is assessed. An installation pipe that was adequate for one appliance may not carry the volume required once another is added, and undersized pipework shows up as poor performance and incorrect working pressure at the appliance.

Notifiable installations are notified and registered so your paperwork and manufacturer warranty are valid from the outset.

A service is more than a visual inspection. Combustion is analysed, working and standing pressures are measured, the burner and heat exchanger are cleaned, seals and the case are checked for integrity, and the flue is inspected along its route and at its termination.

A gas safety check assesses each appliance for safe operation, correct ventilation and satisfactory flue performance, and records the outcome. Landlords need this documented; owner-occupiers benefit from exactly the same inspection.

Where a defect is found, it is classified honestly and explained: what it is, what the risk is, and what putting it right involves and costs.

Pipework alterations come up constantly during kitchen refits, extensions and appliance relocations. Runs are sized for the total appliance load rather than for what fits, supported and clipped correctly, and protected where they pass through structure.

A tightness test verifies that the installation holds pressure with no detectable leakage. It is carried out after any work on the pipework and is the check that confirms the system is sound before appliances are recommissioned.

Where a meter or emergency control valve is inaccessible, we will flag it: you need to be able to isolate the supply quickly in an emergency, and a boxed-in or blocked control defeats that.

Open-flued and flueless appliances rely on permanent ventilation sized to the appliance's heat input. Draught-proofing, new windows and blocked-up vents have all quietly removed that ventilation from thousands of homes.

Flue integrity is checked along its full accessible route and at the terminal, including clearances from windows, boundaries and openings. Room-sealed appliances are far more forgiving, which is one reason modern boilers are safer than the units they replace.

We recommend an audible carbon monoxide alarm in any room with a gas appliance, positioned to manufacturer guidance. It costs very little and it is the only warning you will get for something you cannot smell.