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Gas leak

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icecreamcrackers · 09/08/2013 21:10

Hoping someones oh is a gas man or something just for advise, I do have someone coming for a quote on Sunday and don't want to get fleeced.

Had to call up national grid at the weekend because my gas meter locked off and displayed 'call help', they decided it was the gas card an reset the meter only to find that when they did a pressure test the pressure kept dropping so bingo capped supply.

While thinking where a gas leak could be in the house and saving money for the repairs I've been looking at the exposed underside of my boiler today and there seems to be a big burnt patch of wallpaper underneath it and also on the sides where is sits on the wall the insulation seems to have melted at the rear on both sides.

The boilers is only 4-5 years old i believe and was serviced before we brought the property in December. I have read that burn marks near a boiler can indicate a gas leak so my question is could this be where im losing pressure (boiler was off at the time) or have I maybe got two problems instead of one?

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MrsTaraPlumbing · 09/08/2013 23:50

Get a few guys in to give you a quote - that's the only way to feel confident in the price, the advice and the job.
Go to Gas Safe register website and put in your postcode to find local gas engineers.
The must be on the Gas Safe Register they will have an id card and will be really pleased if you ask to see it.

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