Nowadays, many of our modern appliances have design features that mean they ‘lockout’ if something becomes a risk to your safety or there is a fault. We understand the frustration of a boiler that’s not turning on, but if that’s the case it may be down to a fault or safety issue. Whilst you may […]
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‘My Central Heating Pump is Noisy’
Whether you’ve had your central heating on recently or not, if you have a noisy central heating pump it won’t be a racket you’ve easily forgotten about. Whether it’s a clicking, clunking, gurgling or banging sound, it’s not just the noise that’s going to end up causing frustration – A central heating pump behaving this […]
Do I Need to Change My Radiator Valves?
This week we’re going to look at radiator valves and when you might need to change them. What is a radiator valve? First things first – Let’s take a look at the valves we get on a radiator. There are three valves on a radiator – A lockshield valve (at the bottom of the radiator […]
Is Installing New Central Heating Disruptive?
If you’re thinking about having your boiler and heating system replaced, or an entirely new central heating system installed, you’re probably wondering how disruptive this will be to your home and life. Getting a new central heating system fitted at this time of year will help keep disruption to a minimum. After all, you’re much […]
How Do I Bleed A Radiator?
Yes, we know, it’s June and we’re still talking about heating. But we wouldn’t blame you if you’d sneaked your thermostat up a bit today and nudged the heating to come on! Summer (even a British summer!) is actually a great time of year to take a look at your heating system and get any […]
Is Your Home Gas Safe?
The temperatures have soared outside the last few days – Finally some weather that feels more like summer! Now it’s starting to look as though the heating will finally be switched off until the Autumn, it could be a great time to take a look at your heating system and carry out any maintenance that […]
