📪 Newsletter: http://skill-builder.uk/signup Roger helps his neighbour figure out a fault the British Gas engineer failed to spot. ________________________________________ A systematic approach to fault finding is essential when tackling electrical issues in central heating systems that cause fuses to trip. This process not only identifies the underlying cause of the problem but also ensures safety and system efficiency. Here’s a …
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Traditionally reliant on gas or electricity, the welding industry is now witnessing a groundbreaking innovation: water-powered welding equipment.
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What is a gas detection wearable? What are the benefits of connected safety technology? Here are answers to those questions.
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The cost of living crisis brings Roger back with another rant on the huge issue of energy costs and looks at why and how it is happening.
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Roger looks at the analysis of Ofgem figures by the Energy and Utilities Alliance. Energy and Utilities Alliance (EUA) 🔗 https://eua.org.uk Founded in 1905, the Energy and Utilities Alliance (EUA) is a not-for-profit trade association that provides a leading industry voice to help shape the future policy direction within the sector. Roger discusses air source heat pumps on Radio 2 …
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Martyn Bridges from Worcester Bosch Group returns to talk about the future of gas boilers with Roger. Worcester Bosch Boilers 🔗 https://www.worcester-bosch.co.uk/products/boilers Worcester Bosch Heat Pumps 🔗 https://www.worcester-bosch.co.uk/heat-pumps A heat pump is a relatively new technology in the UK although they are widely used in Scandinavia and many parts of Europe where there is an abundance of renewably sourced electricity. …
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Safety io has introduced a series of features to improve its customers' user experience when it comes to gas detection and management.
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Climate Change Committee experts should scrutinise the economic and technical feasibility of zero-carbon pledges, says the Gas Users Organisation.
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Government U-turn on gas boiler ban in new homes welcome but further clarity needed, says Gas Users Organisation.
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After reading the reports from the recent gas explosion at a bakery in central Paris, Roger talks about staying safe with gas cookers, gas safety devices and tests his own gas hob to see if it cuts out properly.
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A builder has been fined after carrying out unsafe gas work at a property in Hall Green.
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The landlord of a property in Ilfracombe has been given a suspended sentence for risking the lives of his tenants by undertaking dangerous gas work.
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A man has been fined and given a suspended prison sentence after working on a number of boilers without being Gas Safe registered. High Wycombe Crown Court heard how Philip Locke carried out work on a boiler in 2013 without being registered, faults were later found with the boiler. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuting issued a letter to …
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Gas safety failings of a Preston Landlord lead to a suspended prison sentence after failing to ensure gas appliances were checked for safety.
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An unregistered gas fitter from Farnborough has been prosecuted for carrying out illegal gas work which was found to be unsafe. Basingstoke Magistrates’ court heard how Mr Fergus Leask, who also trades as Eldan Plumbing, had assured the homeowner that he was Gas Safe Registered. When he was unable to supply the gas safe certificate months after installing the boiler, the …
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Skill Builder’s ‘Day in the life’ feature takes a look at a typical day in the life of different tradespeople. In the first in the series we talk to a plumbing and heating engineer who goes by the name of Gas Man God who is one of the co-founders of the Gas Safety Super Heros campaign.* Name: GasManGod Trade: Gas …
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A builder has been sentenced to 250 hours of community service for putting a home owner at risk following renovations to their house in Cardiff. Cardiff Crown Court heard that Brian James was hired to carry out renovations to a bungalow in Cardiff specifically to install new plumbing and heating, including a boiler. Brian James admitted in court that although …
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A Durham landlord has been given a suspended prison sentence following his failure to maintain or check the gas fittings in one of his properties.
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An illegal gas work fitter has been prosecuted after he installed a gas boiler and left it in a potentially dangerous state because he did not commission it.
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An unregistered gas fitter has been ordered to complete 250 hours of community service for illegally installing a LPG gas boiler and hob at a Newquay home as well as producing fraudulent documentation. Dean Marshall, aged 47, of Dukes Way, Newquay, installed the gas boiler and gas hob at a property on Chynowen Lane, Newquay several years after his registration …
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