The Benefits of Annual Boiler Safety Check: Extending Life
There are plenty of reasons to book safety checks for your boiler, from extending its lifespan to saving money. These benefits are huge for you and your home, being key for a happy, healthy, and affordable lifestyle. Learn more about some of the reasons to complete an annual boiler safety check, and see how a check can comfortably extend your boiler’s life.
What is an annual boiler safety check?
An annual boiler safety check is a relatively simple process. You book an engineer to take a look at your boiler and establish whether it runs in a safe and secure manner, and is effectively the equivalent of an MOT for your boiler. If your boiler’s parts aren’t clean or working properly, you can likely ask the engineer to help with these problems in a larger service. Before you start wondering “does a gas safety check include radiators?”, yes, a good engineer should check every gas appliance during the process.
The benefits of an annual boiler safety check
There are plenty of benefits to completing an annual boiler safety check, with homeowners looking to keep their properties in the best possible condition. Some of the main advantages of an annual boiler safety check include:
Keep your boiler warranty valid
A boiler warranty requires constant attention to stay valid. With the rate at which boilers can have issues arise and gradually cause problems, manufacturers ask that you have an inspection every twelve months to keep the system working properly and reduce the chance of any faults happening through poor maintenance. Make sure that the engineer you book to take a look at the boiler is a registered gas engineer so the safety check is completely valid. This point depends on the boiler manufacturer that you used, so read the warranty carefully to find out what you need to do.
Catch issues early
When you have an issue with your boiler it can appear to come all at once out of nowhere. However, this is rarely the case, with boilers having incredibly minor faults that are part of a long domino effect that leads to a complete failure. One of the best parts about using an annual boiler safety check is the fact you can catch major issues as soon as they happen. Rectifying action can take place right away rather than waiting for your boiler to be completely broken before acting, which means that in a couple of years’ time, you won’t need to shell out for a completely new boiler for your home.
Save money in the long-term
Boilers that are getting old and have operational flaws can be fairly inefficient. They don’t heat up water as quickly as they used to and can take a lot more gas to get up to the temperatures you need. As the amount of gas you need for your system keeps driving up, a safety check can find inefficiencies, and with further services, can eliminate them to get your system back to its best. These savings might seem short across a matter of days and weeks, but in the following years, you can save hundreds of pounds by having a boiler that works properly.
Keeps you safe
A boiler that isn’t properly looked after and checked on can be a serious threat to your health. Whilst they are incredibly useful appliances to have in the home, they also involve a lot of dangerous processes and can be risky when left unchecked. Some of the biggest threats include the potential for carbon monoxide poisoning or even a gas explosion if there are major safety concerns. A gas safety check prevents these issues from occurring and protects your home from any potential disasters.
More comfortable home
Your home is far more comfortable when you have a boiler that works properly. Imagine coming home from a hard day of work only to find that you can’t do the washing up, that the building feels cold and frigid, and you can’t have a hot bath to loosen up your muscles. We all strive to get a little bit more comfort in our lives, and whilst a boiler check isn’t something that takes up too much of your time or something that takes a lot of effort, it’s something that does a lot to make your home as liveable as can be.
How to book gas safety checks
The process of booking a gas safety check is pretty simple. ADS offers annual service packages to make sure that your boiler and heating are properly maintained, spreading your costs and helping to avoid a breakdown that would ruin your finances and stop you from having heat in your home, potentially for weeks on end.
If you’re looking for an annual boiler safety check, get in touch with the ADS team today and get started. We’re happy to have a chat about any of your needs, and can’t wait to help with your safety check.