It’s not the news you want to get from your boiler engineer – Especially if you only called them out for your annual boiler service or to fix a niggling fault. Whilst it can be frustrating and possibly even a bit scary – The good news is that any safety issues have been identified and […]
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My Boiler Has Lost Pressure – What Do I Do?
One of the most common problems you’ll experience with your boiler is loss of boiler pressure. Thankfully, this is usually something you can identify yourself and sometimes even put right without having to call a professional heating engineer! Here are the most likely boiler pressure problems you’ll come across, and how to resolve the issue. […]
How Do I Reset My Boiler?
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“Help! I’ve got hot water but no heating – What do I do?”
It’s that classic ‘don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone’ sort of moment. We get so used to having hot water and heating, that we only really realise how important it is when it’s not there! Cold water, cold radiators – All of a sudden, we notice how much we rely on hot water […]
