There can be no shortcuts when you install new gas appliances
Much as gas is one of the friendliest of energy forms, keeping our homes nice and warm at a relatively low cost, it still has to be treated with a high level caution. The reason is, as most people know, gas gives highly poisonous fumes that if allowed to leak into homes through gas appliances and flues can cause serious illness or even death. Statistics show that the number of such instances is on a continuous decrease simply because the UK public has discovered that there can be no shortcuts when they install a new gas appliance.
The symptoms of gas poisoning are almost impossible to trace and especially during the winter when heaters and boilers are working around the clock coincides with the "flu season". That can mean that the headaches, nausea, coughing and wheezing that people be putting down to flu, might mean that they are slowly being gassed, especially as doors are windows are being kept tightly closed to keep any heat generated from escaping, which also means that the build-up of gas in the home can continue unchecked.
Anyone who has even one gas appliance in their home should make sure to protect themselves and their love ones from the risks that escaping gas can bring. The first question that anyone should ask themselves is if there is a risk that any appliances in the home were not properly installed by a
British Gas (Corgi) registered installer.
If you are certain that this is the case, then the pressure is off, but not entirely. If you are experiencing problems with any gas fired appliance, and you fear that someone less experienced may have attempted to repair it, then call in your British Gas technician in to have a look out.
One sign to look out for to indicate that there may be a gas leak, is the flame (or pilot light) is an orange or yellow colour, instead of the sky blue colour which it should be. If a soot powder begins to form in and around a suspect appliance it could mean a blockage being caused due to improper air flow.
Increased public awareness of the dangers of gas leaks has cut the number of incidents down to a level which, while it represents a major improvement on previous figures, still needs to be improved to a level that is non-existent.
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