Plumbing and Water Services

DG Maintenance Services provides comprehensive plumbing, water heater, and drainage services. We offer complete coverage for plumbing services, including pipework installation and repair, maintenance of hot and cold water services, and scheduled checks of sanitary ware, taps, and traps.

DG Maintenance also services and repairs hot water heaters, including electric hot water kettles, and installs brand new equipment. In addition, we offer drain clearance services with experienced drain engineers and the latest pressure jetting machinery and CCTV survey equipment. Most blockages can be cleared within the first two hours, and recommendations are given in writing and backed up with a quotation for remedial works if required.

Plumbing

With fully trained heating engineers on staff, we at DG Maintenance Services can also offer an unparalleled level of service when it comes to plumbing and water services.

“We find that the basic plumbing services in any given building – w/c’s, the sinks you wash your hands in, your source of drinking water – are often the most overlooked. Just because industry doesn’t regulate these areas as stringently as gas or air-con doesn’t mean you won’t miss them if they malfunction.”

Marc Revell – Senior Gas Engineer

We offer complete cover of your plumbing services; from pipework installation and repair, to service and maintenance of hot and cold water services – even scheduled checks of sanitary ware, taps and traps. Our regular maintenance work is often undertaken simply to comply with water regulations, often as part of a legionella protection programme – See other services; Tank chlorination & Legionella.

Water Heaters

As part of our maintenance service we also offer servicing and repairs to hot water heaters, as well as specifying and installing brand new equipment. Whether heated by gas or electricity, directly or indirectly – we offer a maintenance plan which will ensure that your equipment gives you reliable and efficient service. We also maintain electric hot water kettles, such as Zip water heaters, in larger office buildings and find regular de-scaling of these units gives improved reliability.

We are seeing increasing demand for unvented hot water cylinders, such as Megaflo, in order to give mains water pressure at hot outlets. These units have many benefits over conventional vented systems but are rarely a direct swap when updating older systems. Our engineers hold the necessary qualifications to specify and install a suitable product for your demands, whatever the requirements are.

Point of use electric heaters are incredibly common in commercial settings, as they are relatively simple to install and maintain. They provide the required hot water without the complexity of an indirect cylinder and boiler layout. We can inspect and maintain these water heaters as part of a service package and often suggest a drain down and de-scale where deemed appropriate, particularly on larger units such as Heatrae Sadia’s FBM series.

As a building owner or operator you will of course be aware of your responsibility to have gas fired equipment inspected on at least an annual basis. We at DG Maintenance & Services Ltd will fulfil this requirement and more, as we fully service and inspect your gas equipment – providing you with the peace of mind that your obligations are being exceeded.

Drainage

From time to time due to the build-up of what goes into our drains, like grease, silt and leaves, our drains occasionally gets blocked. This is all part of the normal wear and tear. Then there are foreign objects, often items flushed down a toilet, which cause a blockage. Finally, it might be a structural defect or breakage caused by tree roots, corrosion or subsidence.

Should you have problem with your drainage; from toilets, flooding, sinks or septic tanks we have highly experienced drain engineers with specially equipped vans.

All vehicles are equipped with the latest pressure jetting machinery and look and see CCTV survey equipment. We also have state of the art CCTV equipment to inspect all drainage systems with full digital reports.

With this range of technology at our disposal, we assess problems using a variety of techniques and fit the tools to the task.

Once we’ve found out what the problem is we have the right equipment on board to take care of it.

Most blockages can be cleared within the first 2 hours and if not our engineers will give you an honest opinion and update. All recommendations will be in writing and backed up with a quotation for remedial works if required.

Tank Chlorination / Legionnaires' Disease

In recent years Legionnaires’ Disease has become a very emotive subject affecting people in their living and working environments with outbreaks receiving widespread publicity. At the same time it has been found that those responsible for the operation of water services in at risk buildings, be they offices, factories, hotels, care homes, hospitals, etc., do not always fully appreciate their responsibilities.

Legionnaires’ Disease is a type of pneumonia which, besides affecting the lungs, may also have serious effects on other organs of the body often with fatal results. Infection is caused by breathing in airborne droplets of water which contain the Legionella bacteria, bacteria which are widespread in natural water sources.

An Approved Code of Practice (ACoP) L8 for “The control of legionella bacteria in water systems” came into effect in January 2001. To comply with their legal duties (enforceable under the COSHH Regulations and the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974), there is a requirement for building operators to undertake a formal Legionella Risk Assessment of the water services in their building. What does not seem to be fully appreciated is that the ACoP applies to all water systems in all non-domestic buildings – until you have assessed the risk of legionella proliferation how do you know that such a risk is negligible.

The Assessment, which is best carried out by independent specialists, should highlight areas of the water system where conditions exist which could stimulate the growth of Legionella. This could be a water temperature within the range of 20°C to 45°C or where suitable nutrient material exists in a dirty storage tank. The possibility of water droplet formation must also be assessed. This is commonly associated with spray fittings but is still possible from a badly scaled tap or even where water splashes in a basin. It is also important that current maintenance procedures are reviewed as part of the Assessment.

In many cases the Assessment will indicate that there is little if any risk from Legionella and that no further action is required. However, where potential risks are identified, it is essential that precautions are implemented to minimise these risks and that suitable documentation exists to demonstrate that all necessary work is being carried out.It is a commonly held myth that Legionnaires’ Disease will only be a problem in buildings that have air conditioning or cooling systems. In fact it is more likely to be found in the hot and cold water systems which are found in the vast majority of buildings. If in any doubt, ensure that a risk assessment is carried out.

We offer a full survey/treatment service with one to four annual visits – depending on your requirements. Monitoring water temperatures, noting pipework and tank condition and full chemical flushing to ensure that your responsibilities as an owner/operator of an industrial or commercial building are fulfilled.

Please contact us for further information.

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