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They just phoned me up and asked me if I’d have my annual safety inspection 🙄 I nearly told them what to do with it.
Anyone know what that’s all about? Is it nessisery, or are they trying to take me for a ride? :con:
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Goatboy wrote:They just phoned me up and asked me if I’d have my annual safety inspection
Well the thing is with running on gas see, after a full months of burning and hot flushing your nipples can get blocked and need pricking clear again.
Also your air flow may need dusting out so you burn clean and don’t start to blow Carbon Dioxide up your flue.
BEST GET IT CHECKED TO BE SAFE :clown:
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Thats the reason they are on a recruitment drive at the moment, they have changed there contracts to a maintainece contract and so have to visit every one, and do a loop impedance test insulation and earth continuity on each appliance and supply to the appliance not sure if it’s once a year or every second year.
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We actually do a inspection of electric furniture sockets ect consumer unit ckeck bonding and earth loop impedance plus rcd trip test on the appliance side insulation checks earth loop imp check and a functional test of all appliances on contract every two years
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A little bird told me……..
….that British Gas have had to seriously alter the wording on their Homecare contracts by ensuring they adhere correctly to the rules. Household electrics and kitchen appliances must be inspected by including full earth loop testing in future by their engineers.
This gives the added bonus to them of frequently recommending such things as up-graded consumer units, new boilers and whitegoods should they fail the test? Engineers (cum salesman) are paid a healthy bonus of around £3 each time an existing customer asks for a quote. Further bonus’s follow once the deal is secured by the engineer.
😉 😉
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I heard them mentioning their ‘efficienty testing’ 😕
What’s that? Send somebody out to sell a customer a new boiler and washing machine?
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The earth loop testing isn’t something new, it’s part of the tests carried out at every repair and every inspection. It was in place last February when I started working for them. It has to be done before and after every repair, as well as all the other tests.
I’ve had a look at my last years contract and my current one and the only notable change is the insurance element has been removed and is replaced by “a refund of premiums”.
If a consumer unit fails the test and the customer has home electrical care then it would be repaired or replaced under the scheme. However, if it failed and no scheme is in place a sub standard form would be left with the customer and they would be asked if they would like BG to quote for replacement.
Same goes on the kitchen appliance scheme, if it fails the earth loop it is repaired. If customer doesn’t have kitchen appliance care we wouldn’t be testing or even looking at their appliances.
As to the bonus scheme, I’m probably not allowed to comment so I’ll refrain. 🙂Brian
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