Housing home user guide

. Gas
The Gas Meter box is located in the ground box
outside of you home. This also, as the name
suggests contains the Gas Meter. The Meter box
can be opened using the Meter box key provided
as part of your handover pack.
The Gas supply can, if necessary, be turned off.
This is carried out by turning the lever located in the
Gas Meter box, until it is at 90 degrees (across) to the
pipe that it is on. The gas pipe is labelled accordingly.
Gas pipework internally feeds:
a. The central heating boiler
b. Provision for a gas cooker
Note: there is no provision for a Gas Fire in the Living Area.
Please note that only British Gas and GAS SAFE registered plumbers are permitted
to work on or alter gas fittings.
The company currently providing gas to your home is British Gas, their
customer services can be contacted on 0800 048 0202 or visit their website:
www.britishgas.co.uk
c. Heating and hot water
Heating
All the relevant information for the operation of the Central Heating system can be
found in the User Manual in Section 7 of this Guide.
Re-pressurising Boilers:
Every pressurised system, regardless of the type of boiler (combination boiler or
standard system), will incorporate a pressure gauge which you can read. This
pressure gauge is the device with which the system
water pressure in your boiler and radiators is
monitored.
To maintain the system in a healthy condition
the pressure gauge should be checked
monthly. If when you check it, you find that
the system pressure has fallen please contact
Sovereign Housing Association.
Your central heating system manual will advise of
the pressure that your system runs at.
Most systems should be pressurised to between 1 and 1.5 bar.