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Chances are if you’re reading this then you’re either checking that you already have a Combi Boiler, or you’re looking to upgrade your Regular Boiler. First, let’s get everyone caught up.   What is a Regular Boiler? Regular boilers, which are sometimes known as...

When we talk about boiler sizes, we don’t mean their physical size - what we’re actually talking about is their output, or the power they consume. Sure, some boilers are bigger than others and this can indicate that it’s a more powerful boiler but that isn't always...

The brutal winter is coming to strike again, and it’s absolutely not the time where you want cold radiators or no water at all in your hot taps. These are the symptoms of an Airlock in your system. So what’s happening when you get an airlock in a pipe?  Water stops...

The good thing about boilers is that they don’t forget. They don’t lose the car keys 10 minutes after you should have set off from work, they don’t forget their wallets before impulse buying on Amazon and they don’t forget the national insurance number card you got...

Summer only lasts so long, approximately 8 days split up over 4 weeks in the UK. As winter rolls around then it’s almost certain that your heating and energy bills will be going up soon. During the winter months even when we keep thermostats the same, your heating...

What is Low Boiler Pressure? Why is it important? When your boiler is working correctly, heating and moving water around your central heating, you’ll barely notice it’s there. Until it stops. Your boiler needs a steady level of pressure within the system so that it...

When winter hits, it’s the worst time possible for your radiators to get a cold. Cold radiator spots can span from a small section along the bottom of the radiator, right up to the entire top half of the radiator being completely cold. This can add a big chuck to...