News and useful tips
Our latest news, plus advice on how to keep your heating and plumbing in perfect working order
My pipes have frozen, what do I do?
Sometimes, despite your best efforts Mother Nature gets the better of you. While we may not have had freezing temperatures yet this winter, they will inevitably come sooner or later as we head into the winter season. To help prevent problems as much as possible, follow the tips to avoid
Avoid frozen pipes this winter
We may have had the warmest summer on record, but don’t be lulled into a false sense of security just yet… Remember the Beast from the East last winter? Prepare early this year, just in case we end up with another harsh winter or sudden cold spell – you don’t
Top bathroom trends
Has the time come for you to update your old and tired bathroom? It may well be if you have had it for a number of years, or if you have recently moved into a new home that requires a little bit of updating. If replacing the whole bathroom isn’t
Why get your boiler serviced in the summer months?
We all know just how important it is to get our boiler serviced on an annual basis, but during the summer months, we're often too busy thinking about our upcoming holidays or outdoor improvements to be worrying about our boilers. But as the colder months begin to creep in and
Common summer plumbing problems and how to deal with them
With the UK basking in beautiful sunshine, it is inevitable all of the associated entertaining, outdoor fun, and gardening we will be doing at home puts increased demand on our water systems. To ensure you're prepared, and ready to spot potential problems that may occur this summer, we recommend you
Boiler insurance: is it worth it?
It’s that time of the year again when you breathe a sigh of relief that your boiler made it through the winter without leaving you high and dry – or should that be cold and dry – by breaking down in the middle of a cold spell. You may have
Underfloor heating: when is it right for your home?
With the hottest bank holiday on record behind us we are all looking forward to some warm weather, finally. So we are pretty sure that the last thing on your mind right now is your home’s central heating system. But this is the best time to be thinking about it,
How to spot a good boiler engineer
It is official, spring has arrived! That cold spell over the long Easter weekend had to be the last one of this year, surely? Whether it is or not, your boiler has worked very hard this year keeping you warm during numerous ‘beasts from the East’ and kept your hot
Proactive management of leaks
It is inevitable that at some point in the life of your home’s plumbing, something will go wrong. Natural wear and tear, regular use, temperature fluctuations, and changes in pressure all conspire to put pressure on our plumbing systems. The trick is to be alert to any changes and
Dealing with a broken boiler
It’s just another Tuesday morning and it is still cold and icy outside, but this time you wake up to a home that is not as warm as it should be. In fact, it feels positively freezing. And there isn’t any hot water. It is every home owner’s nightmare:
Regulating sludge in central heating systems
You have no doubt turned on your heating by now as we have already been seeing some rather cold weather with more to come. Perhaps you have turned it on and found that it’s not heating up as well? Or maybe you vented it and found that it had some
The importance of regular maintenance to your boiler
According to the Energy Saving Trust a boiler is the most common way of heating our homes in the UK. Increasingly, combi boilers are used as older boilers are replaced as they are efficient and provide hot water on demand as well as powering a home’s central heating system. Most
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