Mobile Home Gas Safety Inspection Tips

Owning a mobile home can be fun, going out on weekends with the family and spending long periods in the summer, but how safe is your mobile home?

Your mobile home is like an extension of your main home, and as such, you need an annual gas safety check to make sure you and your family are safe.

So what is a mobile home gas safety inspection?

Just like at home, all gas appliances need to be inspected and repaired.

But why do we only use our mobile phones about 10 weeks a year?

It’s probably more important to get a gas safety inspection done on a mobile home than your main home because it’s unoccupied for most of the year, while your home is.

So what is there to check?

First, we need to find a registered gas safe company that is registered to work with LPG, who can also perform a mobile home gas safety inspection.

You may already know someone who is registered for gas insurance, the engineer who checks your main house, but they may not be registered to work with LPG.

The best way to find an LPG engineer is to contact the safe gas registry, either through their website or by calling them, they will be able to put you in touch with someone who can work with LPG.

the check’s

First, we must establish that there is no gas leak, we do this by performing a gas tightness test, this will show if there are leaks.

The hoses connected to the gas cylinders that supply gas to your mobile phone can deteriorate over time and will need to be replaced.

All hoses that are connected to your mobile home are date stamped and as such should be checked and replaced as appropriate.

accessories

Most mobile homes have some form of heating fitted, for older models it may be a gas fire and newer models a central heating boiler.

Whichever form of heating is installed, it should be checked to make sure it is safe to use.

gas fireplaces

The gas fire should be inspected, making sure the on/off switch works freely and is not hard to turn.

One of the most important checks is to make sure the flue is not blocked and is properly removing the products of combustion, i.e. carbon monoxide is not getting into the room.

Since cell phones are only used for a short time during the year, things happen, like the smoke vents coming out of the top of the mobile home get blocked.

They can be blocked by leaves from overhead trees, even nesting birds, so it is vital that your mobile home gas safety inspection is carried out.

boilers

Just like your home, your boiler needs an annual service, this is to make sure everything is working as it should and to make sure it is safe to use.

kitchen appliances

If your mobile has a gas oven and hob, then these should be checked as well, just to make sure they are in good working order and safe to use.

site rules

Wherever your home is located, you will find that all parks require this mobile home gas safety inspection to be conducted once a year. They will also like to see the inspection certificate and make a copy for their records.

rent to friends

There may come a time when you rent out your mobile home to friends to earn a little extra money, we all like to earn a little more.

But now you have to do another inspection, it’s called the Owner’s Gas Safety Inspection (CP12).

Even if you rent it for a day, you will need this owner inspection check.

Conclusion

Carrying out the mobile home gas safety inspection is all about the SAFETY side.

Most of the time, the mobile home is empty, and like all unused things, they can get stuck or break when you start using them again.

Always be happy and have fun on your mobile, but the most important thing is to be safe.