Has 2020 inspired you to take the necessary steps to better yourself and your lifestyle? Why not start with saving your water at home. With many different ways to do this, we have summarised the most popular and effective water saving techniques in the hope that they can inspire you. Install a water meter If
Finally, the warmer weather is here and when it comes to your boiler, this means only one thing... service time! Over the winter months, yours has saved you with plenty of warm showers after those brisk walks in the cold outdoors and those radiators that bought a heated comfort during those chilly evenings you spent
Throughout the year, your boiler is likely to be one of the things that your household depends on most, but as they don’t come with warning alerts or use by dates, how can we know when there is an issue that requires the need for a full replacement? Here are a few tell tale signs
If you have a central heating system, you may have heard about magnetic filters. But what exactly are they, what do they do, and do you really need one? The thing with boilers is that you want them to run efficiently, to last as long as possible, and to require as few repairs as possible.
Have you noticed any cold patches on your radiators? Are there any strange noises coming out of your radiators or boiler? It could be a sign that you need a power flush. What is a power flush? Over time, dirt and sludge can build up within your central heating system which will prevent your boiler
Are you concerned about your boiler’s safety? These days modern boilers are much safer than the boilers of old. Modern boilers have a balanced flue and are room sealed which ensures that toxic gases cannot escape into the room. They also have extra safety features which cause them to cut out if the flue is
If your radiators are hot at the bottom but cold at the top, you have air trapped, which needs releasing for your combi boiler to work properly. Combi boilers provide a combination of two functions: washing and heating. Your combi boiler channels water in two different routes, one for each function. Neither flow will come
Now that September has moved in, the cooler weather is already making its presence felt. While it may not be cold enough for the heating just yet, it’s only a matter of time. Now may also be a good time to have your boiler serviced, if you haven’t already done that over the summer, and
Now that summer is here most of us tend to forget about the boiler. You don’t need the heating on, and you use less hot water; if you have an electric shower then you may hardly use the boiler at all! But this is not the time to forget all about your boiler. In fact,
Every now and then, we all find a slow-draining or even blocked sink either in the bathroom or the kitchen. Over time, as we flush things down the drain and forget about them, they slowly build up and eventually form a blockage somewhere along the waste pipe. We don’t really like to think about what
