Where the gas main runs out
The government estimates that 29.5% of homes in the Teynham and Badlesmere area aren't on mains gas. The 2021 Census shows where they are. In Teynham village most homes are on gas. In Lynsted about one home in five heats with oil alone, in Doddington about one in six, and in Rodmersham it's nearly half. Add the homes on LPG and you have one of the busiest patches for oil and LPG boilers anywhere near Sittingbourne.
We are OFTEC registered for oil and Gas Safe registered for natural gas and LPG, so it doesn't matter which side of the A2 you're on.
Oil boilers and the tank
An oil boiler is only as good as its supply. At a service we check the tank, the filter, the fire valve and the line to the boiler, not just the burner. If you're replacing an old tank, the building regulations have rules on where the new one can go: in general at least 1.8 metres from the house and 760mm from the boundary, unless there's a fire barrier, and with a bund in places where a leak could reach a drain, stream or well. We'll check your spot before anything is ordered.
LPG
About 2% of homes in Teynham parish and 3% in Lynsted heat with LPG, from a bulk tank or bottles. An LPG boiler is close to a natural gas one inside, with different settings and safety checks, and it needs a Gas Safe engineer qualified for LPG. We are.
Orchards, creeks and old farmhouses
Kent's historic environment record says the Brennet, at Osiers Farm, was planted in 1533 by Richard Harris, Henry VIII's fruiterer. It's traditionally accepted as the country's first modern orchard. Down at Conyer Creek, barges were built from about 1866 until 1945. The farmhouses and manor houses that came with all that, many of them listed, are exactly the kind of big, older house where a well-sized oil boiler earns its keep.
New homes at Frognal Place
Swale approved 298 homes at Frognal Place in 2024, so a lot of Teynham's boilers will soon be new ones. New-build boilers are usually on long manufacturer warranties that need a yearly service to stay valid. We can do that service and the record.