Gas Safety Week 2023 is here!
At Curo we're supporting Gas Safety Week 2023. We'll be sharing safety advice all week using the hashtag #GSW23. Find out what you can do to stay safe with our top nine tips:
1 Know the tell-tale signs of an unsafe appliance such as sooty stains, yellow lazy flames, boiler errors, uncommon noises and pilot lights frequently blowing out. If you suspect a problem, report it to Curo.
2 Make sure you don’t block vents or attempt DIY gas work. If you need to carry out work on your Curo home, check this page first.
3 Look out for details of your annual Curo home safety check. Our GasSafe engineers will check your gas appliances plus lots of other safety-critical parts of your home. Please keep your appointment for this free and essential safety check.
4 Make sure you know how to run your gas heating as efficiently as possible this autumn: check out our heating tips here.
5 Carbon monoxide (CO) can be a deadly product of unsafe gas appliances. Know the six main symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning – headaches, dizziness, breathlessness, nausea, collapse, and loss of consciousness. Find out more about CO here. All Curo homes with gas appliances will have CO alarm - find out more about these, as well as heat and smoke alarms, in our fact sheet below:
6 As a landlord, we have gas safety responsibilities: one of which is to provide a Landlords Gas Safety Record annually. We provide this as part of our annual home safety checks. Find out more about Landlords Gas Safety Records on the Gas Safe website.
7 If you're a Curo leaseholder and you live in a block of flats, please send us your annual gas safety certificate so we know that gas appliances in your home are safe and aren't compromising the safety of other people in your building.
8 Now's a good time to briefly test your heating system before you really need it. That way we’ll have more time to fix any problems and make you’re your system’s running efficiently before the cold weather arrives. If things don’t seem right – try our heating lifehack tips first.
9 If your gas boiler breaks down, our team of Gas Safe registered engineers are here for you. We always prioritise boiler repairs. Gas Safe registered engineers are qualified and competent to carry out gas work for you. Report it at MyCuro or contact us here.
For more tips head to GasSafetyWeek.co.uk and look out for posts across social media with the hashtags #GSW23 #GasSafetyWeek