Good morning all,
We need a little bit of advice; we are looking to buy a property, and during one of the visits, the owner told us that he earthed his boiler himself as it was not done. He claims to have studied electronics engineering and other related things, but my partner is a bit dubious on how qualified that makes him.
The boiler has since been serviced many times, and the seller has provided recent gas and electrical certificates, which were both passed.
At my last visit, he showed me the earthing on the main fuse box (downstairs front room), and said the wiring had been done to the boiler (all the way to bathroom upstairs, back of the house). There is also an on/off switch outside the bathroom door. The wiring at least seems to have been well done, as I didn't see/notice it.
Should we worry about this and get it checked now, or is it likely that we can wait and get it check after the sale?
And also, what kind of prices would we be looking out in London, Croydon area?
Many thanks for your advice.
We need a little bit of advice; we are looking to buy a property, and during one of the visits, the owner told us that he earthed his boiler himself as it was not done. He claims to have studied electronics engineering and other related things, but my partner is a bit dubious on how qualified that makes him.
The boiler has since been serviced many times, and the seller has provided recent gas and electrical certificates, which were both passed.
At my last visit, he showed me the earthing on the main fuse box (downstairs front room), and said the wiring had been done to the boiler (all the way to bathroom upstairs, back of the house). There is also an on/off switch outside the bathroom door. The wiring at least seems to have been well done, as I didn't see/notice it.
Should we worry about this and get it checked now, or is it likely that we can wait and get it check after the sale?
And also, what kind of prices would we be looking out in London, Croydon area?
Many thanks for your advice.