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Notre contrat d'entretien - Cliquez ici! Bodin Gaz Dépannage

Is it compulsory to provide maintenance for gas-fired devices supplying heating and hot water to households?
Article 31.6 of the departmental health code states that equipment producing hot water and feeding heating circuits must be inspected, cleaned and tuned at least once a year. Users are responsible for doing so in the case of domestic installations and property managers are responsible for making these maintenance provisions in cases where installations are shared among different properties within a same condominium.
French norms NF X 50-010 and NF X 50-011 (defined in the decree of 7 April 1983) list the conditions a "maintenance contract for domestic heaters using gas fuel" should include.
That norm applies for heaters up to 70 kW.
Intermittent-running systems producing domestic hot water which are not connected to a smoke duct (water heaters of <8.72kW), have a plate stating that they require periodic maintenance by a professional (article 12).
The specifics for inspecting and maintaining gas controlled mechanical ventilation systems feeding shared installations in condominium-type buildings are defined in the decree passed on 25 April 1985 (published on 26 May 1985). In these cases, maintenance inspections are required every year, and full check-up every five years.
  • Cleaning the heat-emitting unit (deposit there can lower efficiency by over 5%).
  • Cleaning and inspecting the burner, and subsequently performing a combustion trial.
  • Cleaning and inspecting the pilot (if there is one) and the smoke extractor.
  • Inspecting the hot water circulator.
  • Inspecting the appliance's safety devices.
  • Checking and adjusting gas flow rates
  • Checking for carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide emissions.
  • The labour involved in replacing defective components.