4.13.2013

How to Find a Good Central Heating Installer

When it comes to the central heating installation, it is vitally important that you find the right installer that is fully accredited and reliable. With central heating vital in an individual or families home, it is essential the right installer is called upon to do the job efficiently and most importantly, safely.

Types of Central Heating

When a person is searching for a central heating installer it is important that it is known specifically what type of central heating is required to be installed. An example of this is whether it is the conventional system of gas and oil fitted or renewable as in solar energy. This is an advantage in finding the right central heating installer with specific professional experience in the chosen type of installation.

Installer Recommendations

With many different search methods knowing exactly what you need to be installed is a lot easier way to find a quality installer and also refines the search of who is best for the job. Recommendations from friends and family are a great way of choosing a good central heating installer. Landlords, or other related tradesmen or women might also be able to give good recommendations of an installer that will be best for the job. This acts as a testimonial for the engineers to see if there previous work they have done is worthy of further work.

Accreditations and Qualifications

It is important the engineer has proof of their qualifications when installing a central heating system. Formerly known as the CORGI registration scheme, if the engineer is gas safe registered, this is an accredited qualification for a central heating installer. Online applications are available to check gas safe registered companies and installers within the area a person lives is a good way of checking before the engineer comes to the home. It is also important to check if they are registered to a competent person’s scheme. The government runs this scheme and if the engineer is in this certain scheme this should be displayed and visible for the customer to see if required to do so.

Get a Range of Quotes

Getting quotations from a range of companies and engineers is a good way of checking qualifications and getting value for money. Making sure the full quotation is given before hand is important for the individual's organisation of money and peace of mind when the work is being done. This then stops the worry of further charges being incurred when the work is being done. If the engineer has given you a full quotation on labor charges as well as parts and materials prices then this is good for the trust between the engineer and customer due to no hidden charges. A quality engineer should give a full quotation as mentioned and also create a simple plan of where the boiler and radiators will be located for example. The engineer should also give time scales to the customer. Guarantee and warranty should be discussed with the engineer and their contact details should be given to give the customer peace of mind should an incident occur, and is there extended warranty on the work carried out should there be a problem further down the line.

Tommy Kemp is a Gas Safe Engineer at 0800 Repairs Gas Services and has years of experience with the safe installation of central heating systems in the home.
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