diff --git a/backend/documents_parser/tests/test_summary_pdf_mapper_chain.py b/backend/documents_parser/tests/test_summary_pdf_mapper_chain.py
index cf4ecb27..bd37d60d 100644
--- a/backend/documents_parser/tests/test_summary_pdf_mapper_chain.py
+++ b/backend/documents_parser/tests/test_summary_pdf_mapper_chain.py
@@ -327,3 +327,54 @@ def test_summary_001479_ext2_sloping_ceiling_roof_uninsulated_for_pre_1950() ->
     # Assert
     assert epc.sap_building_parts[2].roof_insulation_thickness == 0
     assert epc.sap_building_parts[1].roof_insulation_thickness is None
+
+
+def test_summary_001479_secondary_heating_routes_mains_gas_fuel() -> None:
+    # Arrange — cert 001479 §14.1 Main Heating2 lodges "Secondary Heating
+    # Code: SAP code 605, Flush fitting live effect gas fire, sealed to
+    # chimney". The Summary surfaces only the SAP code (605); the fuel
+    # type 26 (mains gas) must be derived from the code range so the
+    # `_fuel_cost` orchestrator's `secondary_high_rate_gbp_per_kwh`
+    # picks up Table 32's gas tariff (£0.0348/kWh) rather than the
+    # default standard-electricity tariff (£0.132/kWh). Worksheet line
+    # (242) "Space heating - secondary … 3.4800 70.5022" confirms gas
+    # pricing.
+    pages = _summary_pdf_to_textract_style_pages(_SUMMARY_001479_PDF)
+    site_notes = ElmhurstSiteNotesExtractor(pages).extract()
+
+    # Act
+    epc = EpcPropertyDataMapper.from_elmhurst_site_notes(site_notes)
+
+    # Assert
+    assert epc.sap_heating.secondary_heating_type == 605
+    assert epc.sap_heating.secondary_fuel_type == 26
+
+
+def test_summary_001479_full_chain_sap_matches_worksheet_pdf_exactly() -> None:
+    # Arrange — cert 001479 (Summary_001479.pdf / P960-0001-001479.pdf)
+    # is the first cohort cert with a real GOV.UK EPB API counterpart
+    # (cert ref 0535-9020-6509-0821-6222). Worksheet PDF line "SAP value"
+    # lodges unrounded SAP **69.0094** (rating C 69, also the API-
+    # published integer). This is the load-bearing forcing function for
+    # the API↔Elmhurst parity workstream: any drift from 1e-4 means a
+    # mapper gap, not a calculator bug — the cohort 6 cert cascades all
+    # reproduce Elmhurst exactly at 1e-4 on hand-built fixtures.
+    #
+    # Source-data caveat (documented for future debuggers): Summary §3
+    # lodges Ext1 age band as "M 2023 onwards"; the worksheet header
+    # records "Ext1: L". Likely assessor data-entry inconsistency. The
+    # mapper trusts the Summary (its source of truth); accept whatever
+    # residual the M vs L disagreement produces.
+    pages = _summary_pdf_to_textract_style_pages(_SUMMARY_001479_PDF)
+    site_notes = ElmhurstSiteNotesExtractor(pages).extract()
+    epc = EpcPropertyDataMapper.from_elmhurst_site_notes(site_notes)
+
+    # Act
+    result = calculate_sap_from_inputs(
+        cert_to_inputs(epc, prices=SAP_10_2_SPEC_PRICES)
+    )
+
+    # Assert — 1e-4 pin, no widening, no xfail (project memory
+    # `feedback_zero_error_strict`).
+    worksheet_unrounded_sap = 69.0094
+    assert abs(result.sap_score_continuous - worksheet_unrounded_sap) < 1e-4
diff --git a/datatypes/epc/domain/mapper.py b/datatypes/epc/domain/mapper.py
index 7e2b7083..784023fb 100644
--- a/datatypes/epc/domain/mapper.py
+++ b/datatypes/epc/domain/mapper.py
@@ -2487,6 +2487,25 @@ def _elmhurst_heat_emitter_int(emitter: str) -> Optional[int]:
     return _ELMHURST_HEAT_EMITTER_TO_SAP10.get(emitter)
 
 
+def _elmhurst_secondary_fuel_from_sap_code(
+    sap_code: Optional[int],
+) -> Optional[int]:
+    """Derive `secondary_fuel_type` from an Elmhurst secondary-heating SAP
+    code. The Summary PDF lodges the SAP code (e.g. 605 for "Flush
+    fitting live effect gas fire") but not the fuel int separately; the
+    cascade's `_secondary_fuel_cost_gbp_per_kwh` defaults to standard
+    electricity when `secondary_fuel_type` is None — correct for the
+    portable-electric default but wrong for cert 001479's mains-gas fire.
+    Returns 26 (mains gas) for SAP codes in the 600-630 range; None for
+    other codes (cascade default fires, matching cohort 000490 SAP code
+    691 electric panel)."""
+    if sap_code is None:
+        return None
+    if 601 <= sap_code <= 630:
+        return 26  # Mains gas, matching `_ELMHURST_MAIN_FUEL_TO_SAP10`
+    return None
+
+
 def _elmhurst_sap_control_code(sap_control: str) -> Optional[int]:
     """Extract the SAP code integer from a heating-controls field like
     'SAP code 2106, Programmer, room thermostat and TRVs' → 2106. The
@@ -2587,6 +2606,9 @@ def _map_elmhurst_sap_heating(survey: ElmhurstSiteNotes) -> SapHeating:
         ),
         water_heating_code=survey.water_heating.water_heating_sap_code,
         secondary_heating_type=mh.secondary_heating_sap_code,
+        secondary_fuel_type=_elmhurst_secondary_fuel_from_sap_code(
+            mh.secondary_heating_sap_code,
+        ),
         number_baths=survey.baths_and_showers.number_of_baths,
         electric_shower_count=1 if has_electric_shower else None,
         mixer_shower_count=0 if has_electric_shower else None,
diff --git a/packages/domain/src/domain/sap/rdsap/cert_to_inputs.py b/packages/domain/src/domain/sap/rdsap/cert_to_inputs.py
index 5d25d116..2648fb12 100644
--- a/packages/domain/src/domain/sap/rdsap/cert_to_inputs.py
+++ b/packages/domain/src/domain/sap/rdsap/cert_to_inputs.py
@@ -1877,10 +1877,21 @@ def _fuel_cost(
         table_32_unit_price_p_per_kwh(water_heating_fuel_code or main_fuel_code)
         * _PENCE_TO_GBP
     )
-    # Secondary fuel = standard electricity by default (portable electric
-    # heater per §A.2.2). Scope A has no lodged secondaries; the fraction
-    # is zero so the price contributes nothing to (242).
-    secondary_high_rate_gbp_per_kwh = other_uses_gbp_per_kwh
+    # Secondary fuel cost: route through the cert's `secondary_fuel_type`
+    # when lodged (e.g. mains-gas fire SAP code 605 → fuel 26 → Table 32
+    # gas price), otherwise default to standard electricity (the portable
+    # electric heater per §A.2.2 — same as the cohort's electric panel
+    # SAP code 691). Pre-slice this column hardcoded `other_uses_gbp_per_
+    # kwh` regardless of fuel type, charging gas-secondary kWh at the
+    # electric tariff and dropping ~£175/yr from the ECF on cert 001479.
+    secondary_fuel = (
+        epc.sap_heating.secondary_fuel_type if epc.sap_heating else None
+    )
+    secondary_high_rate_gbp_per_kwh = (
+        table_32_unit_price_p_per_kwh(secondary_fuel) * _PENCE_TO_GBP
+        if secondary_fuel is not None
+        else other_uses_gbp_per_kwh
+    )
 
     # Table 32 PV export credit (code 60 = 13.19 p/kWh, same as std
     # electricity under RdSAP10 amendment).
diff --git a/packages/domain/src/domain/sap/rdsap/tests/test_golden_fixtures.py b/packages/domain/src/domain/sap/rdsap/tests/test_golden_fixtures.py
index 839b2f8d..0be12f5c 100644
--- a/packages/domain/src/domain/sap/rdsap/tests/test_golden_fixtures.py
+++ b/packages/domain/src/domain/sap/rdsap/tests/test_golden_fixtures.py
@@ -94,13 +94,17 @@ _EXPECTATIONS: tuple[_GoldenExpectation, ...] = (
     _GoldenExpectation(
         cert_number="0300-2747-7640-2526-2135",
         actual_sap=78,
-        expected_sap_resid=-7,
+        expected_sap_resid=+2,
         expected_pe_resid_kwh_per_m2=-1.9082,
         expected_co2_resid_tonnes_per_yr=-1.0829,
         notes=(
             "Large semi-detached, TFA 526, age D, gas boiler PCDB-listed "
             "(no Table 4b code). Cert lodges open_flues_count=1 + "
-            "has_draught_lobby=true."
+            "has_draught_lobby=true + mains-gas secondary (SAP code 605 / "
+            "fuel 26). Slice 58 cascade routed secondary fuel cost through "
+            "the lodged fuel_type (rather than hardcoding the electric "
+            "tariff), tightening this cert's SAP residual −7 → +2 — the "
+            "biggest single SAP improvement on the golden cohort to date."
         ),
     ),
     _GoldenExpectation(