Winter Checklist

Winter Checklist Heating Readiness Tips Call us today for any type of service or repairs for any gas appliance. We are all gas safe registered engineers. Winter is fast approaching. Getting your home ready doesn’t have to be drudgery. With planning it can go smoothly. Checking your home is the first step with a winter checklist for gas and boiler safety. Winterizing your home involves having adequate heat, ensuring your home is insulated and managing heating energy use. Winter Checklist : Service Your Gas Heating System So, the most important winter heating tip is servicing your gas heating system. If your central heating is run on gas, be sure to have a qualified specialist come out to check your system before starting it up. The professional should certify that the system starts and operates properly and that it doesn’t need repairs. If repairs are needed, do it now rather than later. It will prevent the system from breaking down later or escalating to a much bigger winter heating emergency. Schedule a visit with a reputable gas service specialist. They will check the system, make sure it starts up and whether repairs are needed. Winter heating preparation for gas systems include checking for carbon monoxide leaks. In addition, water heaters and other gas appliances like fires should be checked and prepared for winter by using insulation if applicable. Insulating your home against drafts is one of the best ways to control winter heating costs. Checking windows, doors, electrical outlets for drafts and using the right material is important. Setting temperature gages to 20⁰C will help with energy bills. You should cover...

Gas Safety Info for East London Tenants

Call RJ Gas, and our Registered Gas Safe engineers will ensure gas safety is guarding and protecting your family and home today. Gas safety and the Law In these economic times more people are renting than ever. It’s important to RJ Gas that our friends and neighbors around the East London area know what their landlord’s responsibilities are concerning gas safety. Here’s a simple breakdown: The pipework of the property, along with major gas appliances, and flues must be properly maintained. At least one gas  check needs to be performed every month. A record must be on hand for tenants to look over the results of annual gas safety checks within twenty eight days of completion. Gas Safety Checks in Short These are about maintaining not only a safe home environment, but an efficient one as well. Gas fittings and appliances must be safe to use. Gas leaks, terrible explosions, Carbon Monoxide issues, and fire can be avoided with monthly and annual checkups. Safety checks are a big deal, here’s a few of the things they include: Check the flues and ensure combustible material is being safely removed. Making sure the gas is burning properly because of an adequate oxygen supply. Diagnostics are performed on appliances to ensure they also are properly burning gas. Safety devices like alarms are checked. The age old adage that it’s better to be safe than sorry definitely applies to gas appliances, and the harnessing of gas energy altogether. With a track record like ours, we enjoy the trust and loyalty of our customers. We’ll make it our mission to protect you, your property,...

Gas Appliances and Counterfeit Dangers

Visit RJ Gas Showrooms for genuine high quality home Gas appliances. In the modern era, let’s face it; a majority of the products we use aren’t made in our home towns and cities. We don’t know who the people making them or, and most likely couldn’t pronounce the first or last name of their manager. In a massive global market there are plenty of places to hide illegality, and through the loop holes we find counterfeit products, that are not only fake knock-offs, but extremely dangerous. Fake Electrical and Gas Appliances Warning No longer does this black market in the modern economy only center on entertainment based things like technological products and services, or fashion, but our home electrical and gas appliances as well. It’s important to get these products from people you trust, that can show you their certifications and proof of adherence to strict international trade regulations. This is why loyal customers throughout East London appreciate our showrooms, and are expertly informed floor associates. Our staff knows what quality is, and we can explain everything to do, and have warranties for all gas appliances. Our technicians deal with faulty counterfeit products, typically bought online, all the time. They’re cheaply made, reverse-engineered, and produced to make money, not to provide quality service and customer satisfaction through genuine gas appliances. Checkout RJ Gas Showrooms to be Sure It’s always better to know what you’re getting and to be able to feel safe when using them. We’ve got a huge assortment of gas fires, all types of gas cookers, and after your purchase will have it typically fitted with 24...

Appliances on line or RJ Gas?

Why play roulette with appliances on line, when you choose a name you trust? Whether they’re for a new home, or to replace old ones, gas appliances are an integral part of a modern lifestyle and shouldn’t be taken lightly. While shopping for appliances on line provides an incredibly vast assortment of choices, this can end up being confusing, and in a rush to end the search and find process consumers mistakenly  go for what looks decent in a picture and costs the least. As RJ Gas is not only a retailer of gas appliances, we also are the ones most often called to come install, repair, or even replace online products because they ended up being poor investments. Our showrooms are open to the public during business hours to browse, in the flesh.   Appliances on line and Descriptions What’s more helpful and informative, reading through mindless specs online, or being able to chat with a friendly customer service professional that knows the ins and outs in a practical way; one that speaks your language. From a large array of both inset and outset gas fires, as well as eye-level, built-in, and freestanding cookers, RJ Gas can make sure you get your hard earned money’s worth, and offer some amazing deals in the process. Appliances on line and Visualization Looking at little pictures in a computer screen, or even smaller ones on a tablet or hand held is one thing. Being able to see a cooker, hob, or oven in person makes it far easier to visualize it in your home. Too often appliances on line look good...

Energy Statistics in the UK 2012

Energy Statistics 2012 Eye Openers Here are a few of the really juicy bullet points broken down in a 29 March 2012 statistical press release from the Department of Energy and Climate Change. It gives an idea of what the annual 2011 data looks like, and what kind of implications there are for the UK, especially our friends and neighbors in the East London area. RJ Gas knows all about energy consumption, we’ve made it our business for generations. It’s important that we all have solid footing on where we stand in this changing and shifting modern world. Energy is our business, and it’s everyone’s concern, so RJ Gas put this together to inform and empower our fellow British folk.     Energy Statistics Concerning 2010-2012 Overall, production of energy hit a record low, 13.5% lower than a year earlier, in 2010. Apparently, this is because of drastic declines in oil and gas production, slow downs, and ultimately a import dependency of 36.5%. 1976 was the last time we saw those kind of energy statistics. The downward trend in oil production that seemed to begin around the turn of the century continues, being down by 17.5% more than in 2010. Natural gas as well saw its production lower by 21% annually over 2010. Primary energy usage fell 7.5% from first quarter 2010, to 2011. Gas demand was also lower by 17%, and electricity by 3.5%, Miraculously, household electricity bills “across all payment types” went up 8.5%,gas +9.3%, all the while continuing to be the fourth lowest in the EU. Finally, Petrol and diesel as of March 2012 has reached,...

Have a Boiler Problem in East London?

If there’s a boiler problem in East London, let us know about. Once we get the call, over 75 years of cumulative experience immediately sets into motion. Our company vehicles have been a part of the scenery in the area for a long time, and we’ve come through for countless people dealing with a stressful boiler problem in East London. What kind of boiler problem is it? Whatever it is, we’ve got 35 years of successful installations, solid work, and customer service ready to make things right. From keeping those baths warm and the living room nice and toasty, to updating and modernizing one already in place, RJ Gas gets it done well. A few good Boiler Tips from RJ Gas to You In order to reduce wear and tear on heating couplers, which are expensive mind you, we advise our customers to avoid shutting down their boilers. Of all the boiler problem in East London, this is among the peskiest culprits behind them. It’s much more efficient to keep the pilot light going, and it’s ok to leave it engaged for months, so don’t fret while relaxing on your well deserved vacation. Most leaks in central heating systems are the result of incredible amounts of pressure weakening radiators and pipes. These days, efficiency is a part of being environmentally friendly. RJ Gas understands that, so we advise our customers to service their systems at a minimum of once a year. We do this for people all the time, and also bleed the radiator, which can be a bit risky for brave individuals that don’t really know what they’re...