The summer holidays offer schools a valuable opportunity to get ahead of heating and gas safety before the new academic year begins. Whether you manage a primary, secondary, college, or multi-academy trust, the summer break is the ideal time to book essential maintenance – with no disruption to staff or students.
At GH Heating, we help schools across Essex and Suffolk ensure that boilers, gas systems, and heating infrastructure are safe, efficient, and fully compliant before term starts.
🔧 Why Summer is the Ideal Time for Gas & Heating Checks
During the school year, even routine maintenance can cause delays and inconvenience:
- Heating systems may be hard to access during lessons.
- Boiler rooms are in use or locked behind classroom areas.
- Engineers must work around student schedules and safeguarding requirements.
Summer offers clear advantages:
- Full access to plant rooms and systems without disruption
- Time to carry out repairs, upgrades, or replacements
- Less risk of delays from term-time restrictions
- Peace of mind that you’ll be ready for the first cold snap
Many schools plan maintenance well in advance to avoid peak season bottlenecks. Booking early can also help secure better availability and pricing.
🛠️ What Should Schools Be Checking?
While the boiler is the heart of the heating system, a comprehensive gas safety check covers far more. GH Heating offers full-site inspections and servicing for:
- Gas pipework condition and pressure testing
- Inspection of isolation valves and emergency shut-offs
- Commercial gas appliances (e.g. kitchens, water heaters)
- Radiators, TRVs (thermostatic radiator valves), and thermostatic control systems
- Flue systems, chimneys, and ventilation
- Pressure vessels and expansion tanks
- Carbon monoxide alarms and ventilation flow
- System pressure checks and top-ups where required
- Water treatment and inhibitor levels to prevent corrosion
- Full documentation and issue of a CP17 Commercial Gas Safety Certificate
These checks help to reduce the risk of gas leaks, inefficient performance, or emergency failures once pupils and staff return.
If your school has reported smells of gas, fluctuating heating performance, or unusually high gas bills, GH Heating can also carry out specialist gas leak detection. Using calibrated detection tools, we trace faults in buried pipework, internal appliances, or plant room valves — locating the source safely and efficiently.
🧪 Science Labs: A Critical Part of School Gas Safety
Science classrooms often have dedicated gas systems, which require the same level of inspection as boilers or kitchen equipment.
Our engineers check:
- Bunsen burner ports and bench-mounted gas taps
- Emergency isolation valves and signage
- Gas pipework integrity and leak testing
- Fume cupboard operation and extraction airflow
We ensure your labs are safe, compliant, and ready for practical teaching, all with minimal disruption during the summer break.
⚖️ Meet Your Legal Obligations
Schools must meet strict safety and compliance standards. These include:
- Annual gas safety checks on all commercial appliances
- CP17 certification issued by a Gas Safe engineer
- Carbon monoxide monitoring where required
- Clear and accessible isolation valves for emergency shut-off
- Safe and consistent heating for pupils and staff
- Documentation available for Ofsted, local authority, or trust audits
Failure to meet these standards can result in fines, closures, or serious safety risks.
✅ Why Schools Choose GH Heating
We’ve worked with schools and academies across Colchester, Ipswich, Essex, and Suffolk, delivering expert servicing and safety inspections on time and on budget.
Schools choose us because we:
- Coordinate with caretakers, business managers, and estates teams
- Understand the unique layout and pressure of school environments
- Provide detailed reporting for budgeting and record keeping
- Offer flexible summer scheduling to suit your site
👨💼 Trusted by Schools Across Essex & Suffolk
GH Heating is proud to be a trusted partner for dozens of schools throughout the region. Our engineers are Gas Safe and OFTEC registered, and experienced in both domestic and commercial systems.
We understand how schools operate – and we’re here to make your maintenance stress-free, compliant, and cost-effective. Whether your school has one plant room or multiple buildings with complex zoned systems, we tailor our service to your needs.
🗓️ Avoid the Autumn Rush
Each year, we receive emergency call-outs in the first weeks of term that could have been prevented with proactive summer servicing. Breakdowns during term time cause stress, expense, and class disruption — all of which are avoidable.
Booking ahead ensures:
- Compliance with legal and safety requirements
- Reliable, efficient heating from day one of term
- Minimal disruption to learning environments
- Budget control by addressing issues early
📞 Book Your School Gas & Heating Maintenance Today
If your school needs a CP17 certificate, a pre-term heating check, or gas safety servicing across your site, now is the time to act.
GH Heating provides:
- Trusted, local engineers
- Summer availability across Essex & Suffolk
- Clear pricing with no hidden fees
- Full documentation for audits and compliance
👉 Contact us today to book your summer gas safety inspection and start the next term with total peace of mind.