Stay safe with your BBQ

BBQ’s have been linked to several campsite deaths caused by carbon monoxide poisoning. Carbon monoxide is a highly poisonous substance which is created when fossil fuels such as gas and solid fuels like charcoal and wood fail to combust fully due to a lack of oxygen. You can’t see it, taste it or smell it but it can kill quickly with no warning. 

Samsian Ltd BBQ 

If you’re planning on using a BBQ, whether it’s a disposable type, gas or charcoal make sure you keep yourself safe and don’t put yourself at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. Follow these top Gas Safe Register tips for BBQ safety:

  • Never take a smouldering or lit BBQ into a tent, caravan or cabin. Even if you have finished cooking your BBQ should remain outside as it will still give off fumes for some hours after use.
  • Never use a BBQ inside to keep you warm.
  • Never leave a lit BBQ unattended or while sleeping.
  • Only use appliances in accordance with the operating instructions.
  • Place your cooking area well away from your tent. Always ensure there is an adequate supply of fresh air where the BBQ is being used.

If you’re using gas camping equipment follow these extra tips to help you stay safe:

  • Never take a gas stove, light or heater into a tent, caravan or cabin unless it is a permanent fixture, installed and maintained correctly.
  • Check that the appliance is in good order, undamaged and that hoses are properly attached and undamaged. If in doubt get the hoses replaced or don’t use it.
  • Make sure the gas taps or cylinder valve are turned off before changing the gas cylinder. Only do it in the open air.
  • Don’t over-tighten joints on gas camping equipment.
  • When you have finished cooking, turn off the gas cylinder before you turn off the BBQ controls – this means any gas in the hose and pipework will be used up.
  • Read the manufacturer’s instructions about how to check for gas escapes from hoses or pipework, e.g. brushing leak detection solution around all joints and looking for bubbles.

For more information or advice you can call us on 01732 885882, visit the Gas Safe Register website or use their freephone number 0800 408 5500.

Take care this summer and don’t put yourself or your family at risk.

Domestic & Commercial Gas Engineers in Kent

When was the last time you heard “the customer is king”?

Samsian Ltd are a company who still believe in the traditional values that seem to have disappeared.

Courtesy – Professionalism – Quality – Care

These are words we understand & value highly. Our customer feedback pages are clear testimony to how focused we are on:

Buy with confidence from Samsian Ltd
Buy with confidence from Samsian Ltd

Total Customer Satisfaction

Based in Borough Green in Kent, we work on all makes and models of domestic and non-domestic commercial central heating systems & gas appliances including, System Boilers, Combination Boilers, Condensing Boilers, Gas Fires, Cookers, Convectors, Hobs, Warm Air, Pipework, Water Heaters, Unvented Hot Water Systems, Central Heating, Solar Hot Water.

We also carry out gas boiler replacements, new gas boiler installations as well as full central heating installations in all of the following areas:

Addington  Farningham  Otford  Allington  Gravesend  Paddock Wood  Ash  Green Street Green  Plaxtol  Aylesford  Halsted  Bottom  Badgers Mount  Hartley  Riverhead  Basted  Higham  Ryarsh  Bearsted  Hildenborough  Seal  Brasted Horton Kirby  Sevenoaks  Bat & Ball  Ightham  Shipbourne  Bexley  Istead Rise  Sidcup  Bexleyheath  Kemsing  Southborough  Borough Green  Kings Hill Southfleet  Bromley  Knockholt  Stansted  Crayford  Larkfield  Swanscombe  Crouch  Leybourne  Teston  Culverston  Longfield  Tonbridge  Darenth  Maidstone  Vigo  Ditton  Meopham  Wateringbury  Dunton Green  Mereworth  Welling  East Malling  New Ash Green  West Kingsdown  Eltham  Northfleet  West Malling  Eynsford  Ofham  West-Peckham  Fairseat  Orpington  Wrotham & South East London

Call Samsian Ltd for a competitive service in Kent & South East London that we believe is second to none. Just read our testimonials.

Central Heating Repair

Life without central heating or hot water can be pretty glum. If your gas boiler breaks down or your central heating or hot water system is not working, Samsian Ltd can repair it quickly and efficiently.

  • Fast, efficient repair to your boiler or central heating & hot water system
  • Expert service & advice from Samsian’s own Gas Safe registered engineers
  • Friendly, knowledgeable & local to Kent & South East London
  • All work guaranteed
  • Fully insured to work in your home or business
  • CRB checked for added peace of mind
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If you are having trouble with your central heating or hot water system and live in Kent or south East London, let Samsian Ltd take care of the worry. Old or new, big or small we repair it & don’t forget we can also offer very competitive pricing for boiler replacement with genuine savings & warranties up to 7 years on selected Vaillant ecoTEC models, so call Samsian Ltd now on 01732 885882 or use our contact form for a rapid response.

The Customer is King

When was the last time you heard “the customer is king”?

When you use Samsian Ltd, if you don’t hear it you will feel it as we are a company who still believe in the traditional values that seem to have disappeared.

Courtesy – Professionalism – Quality – Care

These are words we understand & value highly. Our customer feedback pages are clear testimony to how focused we are on Total Customer Satisfaction.

We repair, service & install all makes and models of domestic gas and non-domestic commercial gas appliances from all the leading manufacturers including:

System Boilers
Combination Boilers
Condensing Boilers
Gas Fires
Cookers
Convectors
Hobs
Warm Air Units
Pipework
Water Heater
Unvented Hot Water
Central Heating
Solar Hot Water

Call Samsian Ltd now on 01732 885882 for a competitive service in Kent & South East London that we believe is second to none.

A quick guide to modern domestic gas boilers

All modern domestic gas boilers are ‘condensing boilers’ which means they produce more usable heat from the fuel than old fashioned boilers, making them so much more efficient.

There are two main types of boiler available & these are the:

  • Combination boiler – This boiler takes care of both your heating and water. It combines a central heating boiler with a high efficiency water heater so is ideal for smaller households and for people who need hot water quickly.
  • Conventional boiler – Conventional boilers store heated water in a separate hot water cylinder which is ideal for families and larger homes where lots of stored hot water is needed.

If you need help or advice choosing your new boiler, give Samsian Ltd a call on 01732 885882 for some friendly free advice.

HOMEOWNERS UNWITTINGLY EMPLOY ILLEGAL GAS FITTERS

100,000 home improvement projects left with dangerous gas work

100,000 home improvement projects, such as new kitchens and extensions, left homeowners with illegal and dangerous gas work of which they had no knowledge until it was too late, according to annual figures released by Gas Safe Register’s investigations team.

Of these projects 1 in 7 were found to be ‘Immediately Dangerous’ and required the gas appliances to be disconnected straight away to avoid a gas leak, explosion, fire or carbon monoxide poisoning. In all cases home owners had left their project to a builder, contractor or project manager to handle who in turn subcontracted to dangerous and illegal gas fitters.

A new report into home improvement work, also released, found that the majority of Britons leave the supervision of home renovations to a building firm rather than manage it themselves. When hiring these building firms, people expect them to verify all necessary checks on the tradesman they subcontract to. Worryingly 85% of people who had gas work carried out in their home had no idea whether the job had been done by a safe and legal Gas Safe registered engineer.

With 100,000 home improvement jobs ending up with illegal gas work in the last year, Gas Safe Register is warning home owners to check the credentials of every tradesperson working on their project.

Handing over a home improvement project, like a loft conversion or kitchen renovation to one builder or project manager may be an efficient route, but homeowners still need to keep a handle on who is working on the job,warns Phill Brewster, national investigations manager from Gas Safe Register.

“As this study has revealed, homes are under threat from shoddy workmanship as a result of rogue traders. We were alarmed to find so many illegal gas jobs were the result of subcontracted home improvement projects, where the homeowner had simply trusted the project manager to check the credentials of the fitter”

Phill continues: “The study also found that Britons most popular home improvement job is having a new kitchen fitted. But home improvers fitting new kitchens should be cautious. Our investigations team are often called out to inspect new kitchens where dangerous gas work has been carried out, and more often than not we find gas escapes and carbon monoxide leaking from hobs and cookers. This happens when builders and kitchen fitters try fitting the gas appliances themselves, or subcontract to illegal gas fitters.”

Gas Safe Register’s advice is simple, if you’re having any home improvement work done find out in advance if it will involve gas work. Even common home improvements jobs such as loft conversions and conservatories can involve gas which you may not realise. When it comes to gas you don’t want to get it wrong. If you do, the consequences could be fatal. If you want to keep your family and home safe always check the gas engineer is qualified and registered.

Planning on home improvement work? Follow Gas Safe Register’s top tips:

  • No matter how big or small the home improvement job, find out if it will involve gas work and only use a Gas Safe registered engineer.
  • If you’re using a builder or project manager to employ the gas fitter, check their credentials to make sure they are Gas Safe registered and can work safely on gas.
  • If you’ve recently had home improvement work done which involved gas and you’re not sure if a registered engineer did the work, nominate your property for a free safety check.
  • If you suspect an illegal gas fitter report it to Gas Safe Register immediately.

For more advice on avoiding illegal gas fitters visit www.GasSafeRegister.co.uk or speak to Samsian Ltd.

Source Gas Safe Register May 2011