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Can anyone tell me if it is a legal requirment to do this yearly as is the case for gas fired ones? Our housing association says it is not and I had to nag for 5 months to get ours done, and the spare parts needed are still not forthcoming 4 months later. when the council ran things the boilers were always done about every 14 months.

Jean...l'm not sure but l could phone our maintenance man in the morning. We are gas but l'm sure he'll know.

jude

Thanks Jude. Just seen this after e-mailing you.

I should think the CAB would know the law on this.

Will email you tomorrow with answer.

jude

Don;t know but would have thought it should be on a yearly check.
Carol

I thought it was down to the house holder,
oil burners not sure,

BUT if you are renting out......its the owners legal responsibility to have annual checks done on gas equipment

however if you are private,its up to you,
but if your boiler equipment is insured for breakdown cover, then I believe that you MUST have annual service records....

at least thats it, in my case..........

Bob

I will have to try and find out because it worries me. My neighbours are in the same situation and I am prepared to start a petition if i can prove that the landlords are liable for servicing annually.

Sorry Jean...l still have'nt heard from him, he may be away for the weekend!!

jude

I googled oil fired boilers and it said yearly. Contact your City Councillor/MP - that is what they are there for.

For Gas Boilers, the landlord is responsible for carrying out an annual Gas Safety Check. This must be carried out by a Gas Safe Registered Engineer. The rules are very strict and rigidly enforced.

As far as I can tell, no specific safety regulations apply to Oil fired Boilers, although landlords remain responsible for the overall safety of their tenants, and it would be in their own interest to ensure regular safety checks are carried out.

A safety check is not necessarily the same as a service either. Have you checked your tenancy agreement to see if it mentions who is responsible for servicing, as opposed to safety?

We live in our own private home, with an oil fired boiler, and there is no requirement for us to have it serviced at all.

However, it has broken down a couple of times, usually over Christmas, and now we have it done every year for our own peace of mind. It's not expensive.

Thank you Helen. When we had our own home we always had our boiler serviced yearly, but the Housing association dont do that and wait till it goes wrong. They never have any spares , either. If we take on the servicing, we take on the responsibility for replacing it if things go wrong.