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The Importance of Yearly Boiler Check

Carbon monoxide is called the silent killer, it has no smell, no colour and has is responsible for around 30 deaths every year in the UK. Leading experts in the heating and plumbing industry recommend that every household check their boiler at least once a year. This should be undertaken by a Corgi registered plumber or heating engineer.Lindsey Doyle, a news reporter from the Midland knew the risks of carbon monoxide yet when her boiler broke down just before Christmas, she decided to use her old gas fire. She noticed that she felt drowsy and suffered from headaches, but blamed the hectic lifestyle for it. She only decided to take action when actually her cat looked stoned when sitting by the gas fire. When she called a Corgi plumber they immediately disconnected the gas fire. In the early 1990s the government passed a law requiring all landlords to conduct safety checks by corgi plumbers and heating engineers to the flats boilers and gas appliances to ensure that the boilers and devic ...
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Uncertified Plumber and Boiler Fitter Jailed

Boiler fitter, David Mountford from Stoke-on-Trent, put many lives at risk as he continued to work on boilers in customers homes despite being banned by the court. He has been taking on several boiler jobs and pretended to be a fully certified plumber while not having the right qualifications. On January 18th, he was sentenced to six months in jail.Heating Centrals network is extremely tough on such checks and vets each and every plumber and heating engineer on its network to confirm they meet the highest standards required for the job. Furthermore, Heating Central proactively seeks immediate feedback form each and every customer after every job (boiler repair, boiler installation or a full central heating system installation).Mr. Mountford has set up a string of aliases and bogus plumbing and heating companies such as DM Plumbing, Noble Group and David Mansfield to hide his identity. To his innocent customers, Mr. Mountford presented himself as being a Corgi registered plumber, althou ...
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