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A gas safety inspection, carried out by a gas safe registered engineer takes approximately 1 hour during a site visit. The resulting Gas Safety Record which is required by landlords for rented properties – this includes Airbnb properties as well as standard rented homes – is available immediately after the inspection is completed.

Landlords renting properties to tenants or advertising on Airbnb (or other similar services) are required to have a gas safety inspection once a year.

If you’re a homeowner, a Gas Safety Certificate is not a requirement, but we recommend a gas safety inspection is undertaken alongside your annual boiler service – which is necessary to fulfil the requirements of your boiler warranty and for preventative maintenance.

Once you’ve become a Plumberoo customer, we can reach out to you once each year by telephone, email, SMS or WhatsApp to remind you about getting a boiler service.

We’ll then book in an appointment at a time convenient for you or your tenants.

Plumberoo offers home visits for gas safety and installation services in South, West and Central London. If you’re unsure whether your location is covered, please get in touch with the team.

Power flushing is a method used by professional heating engineers to thoroughly clean a central heating system. Sludge and debris (magnetite) build up in systems over time and it can dramatically reduce the efficiency of your heating. A dirty system can also void warranties on new boilers.

By having Plumberoo power flush your system, you can save money on your energy bill – since your boiler won’t work so hard to circulate heat around the property – and prevent breakdowns and wear and tear on the boiler and other heating components.

Smart heating can be achieved in a range of ways, usually involving a smart thermostat such as a Google Nest, or a system of individual smart thermostats fitted to each radiator such as the Tado system. Plumberoo can advise you on how best to upgrade your existing plumbing to a smart system.

If you’re installing electric radiators or underfloor heating, these can have smart, app controlled hardware too.

Most systems with app control can also be activated by voice, through integrations with Apple HomeKit, Amazon Alexa or Google Home.

Plumberoo provides central heating and gas services in South, West and Central London. If you’re unsure whether your location is covered, please get in touch with our team.

Three quick steps:

1. Find your mains stopcock and turn it off, this will stop the water supply and minimise damage
2. If you don’t know where it is, call us we may be able to guide you to it
3. Book a Plumberoo engineer to help diagnose and remedy the cause of the problem

We find that there are always gains to be made if you’re not satisfied with your water pressure. It might be that your plumbing needs a clean and descaling, or that there’s a faulty valve in the system, or that your gravity fed supply needs a booster pump to increase the incoming pressure.

Plumberoo can advise on any of these solutions if you get in touch.

If you live in a hard water area, you might suffer from a lot more limescale than if you had softened water – this usually means you spend more time cleaning, and find you get dirty shower screens and smears on your appliances.

You can check your water quality here.

People find that soft water, which contains less calcium and magnesium, is kinder to skin and hair when used for showers and baths. Soap also lathers more quickly when mixed with soft water, and you’ll find your shampoos, gels and soaps last longer.

Plumberoo serves South, West and Central London. If you’re unsure whether your location is covered, please get in touch with the team.

If you use too much paper, wet wipes or other sanitary products down your toilet, this can lead to a blockage. Other common causes include:

• Damage to the drains
• Defective joints
• Weak flush

Plumberoo can help diagnose the root cause by using cameras to inspect your drains. We can then offer an appropriate remedy.

The best recommendations to avoid this are:

• Use a strainer over the plug hole to catch large debris
• Don’t pour fat and grease down the drain
• Consider letting excess fat solidify and throwing it in the bin instead
• Use foil and greaseproof paper to collect and throw oil away during cooking

The most immediate advice is to stop adding to the blockage. Ideally, limit the use of water and avoid flushing your toilet until the drainage issue has been resolved. If you’re facing a flooding emergency, call a plumber.

Plumberoo drainage services in South, West and Central London. If you’re unsure whether your location is covered, please get in touch with our team.