Gas Safety Check - how long?!!

[FunPartyIdeas]

We're long-term renters and have just had the guy out to do our yearly gas safely check. We have a gas hob and boiler.
He was here for a grand total of 6 minutes before leaving. Paperwork always goes direct to LL and I was sorting out around the house when he left, with the words "All done."
But how can it all be checked sufficiently in 6 minutes?!!

Same here 7mins door to door! Supposed to run if due 10mins to check the flu?

!?!?!? Our gas boiler was checked and service yesterday from our usual firm, the engineer was here for an hour, so I don't see how six minutes would cut it. We have it done annually, and that's about how long it takes, whoever the engineer is.

Did you see what they did? They have equipment that makes it a lot quicker these days, but 6 minutes is ridiculous. Even if they were doing just the boiler it would still take longer than that.

@FluentTealGuide I heard him "checking" the hob and think he looked at the boiler, but 6 mins?!!
I have ensured I have decent carbon monoxide alarms about and I've installed quality smoke detectors in nearly all of our rooms but still seems dodgy...

Your landlord is required to give you a copy of the certificate.

I own my home but still get a yearly gas check and it's always way longer than six minutes. I wonder if they're doing a very basic quick check for a lower price

Admittedly, it's a full check and boiler service, but our chap tends to be here 30 mins, takeaway front off, runs water and then heating, checking for co2 emissions andother readings, empties a little tank, tops pressure up, last time he had to repair a seal as it was deteriorating and could have caused a co2 spill.

I'd hope a gas inspection would include takings readings and an internal check for deterioration and leaks which might not be evident depending on how boxed in a boiler is.

Thanks all. Is it worth me letting the landlady know he was literally here 6 mins?

Always been 5-10 mins for me. If you want a service then it’s longer. Been told boiler is in excellent condition so it doesn’t need to take long

@labourisnowdivisive Not sure how long boilers are meant to last, but we've been here 5 years now...

When we just had a safety check done by British Gas it was only about 5 minutes.

Our plumber now does a boiler safety check plus service and that takes about half an hour.

@FunPartyIdeasours is about 10 years old now! He’s a regular engineer that comes each year. I trust him and always have a chat too. He said not to waste my money on a service as boiler is immaculate….