Heating and Hotwater Industry Council introduces labelling scheme for ageing boiler systems Alongside the usual socks, underpants, jumpers, and whatever this year’s ‘must-have’ toy is, retro style record players could be topping Christmas wishlists. With our penchant for all things…
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A look at an iconic type of boiler design, popular in our county During the height of the Industrial Revolution, there was one boiler design which stood head and shoulders above the rest. That of the Lancashire Boiler, used in…
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Gas free plan part of city’s plan to cut CO2 emissions The city of Amsterdam have come up with a more radical way of cutting CO2 emissions. Instead of fracking operations and building a multi-billion pound nuclear power station, the…
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How burst pipes could ruin your winter With the outlook for next week’s weather set to be a chilly one, there is no worse time in the year for burst pipes. Especially as a torrent of cold water is the…
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How to avoid being caught in the cold should your gas boiler pack in, in the worst possible time of the year “Winter draws on… winter is coming… the two worst winters: Mike and…” (Cut! Before the estate of the…
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Why the Association of Plumbing and Heating Contractors’ Quality Plumber Week (03 – 09 October 2016) will benefit our industry Without heating engineers, we would all be left in the cold. Literally. As for hot water and central heating, you…
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A brief look at combination boilers, a popular choice among households If you’ve watched Homes Under the Hammer often enough, you would notice that Martin Roberts’ clarion call is “get a combi boiler”. Instead of the cries of “Get a…
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Tado and Amazon team up to offer voice-controlled heating systems From the smallest of smartphones to the mightiest of PCs, voice-controlled apps are big business. We have come a long way from the era when voice-controlled applications meant wearing headsets…
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10 Crazy Facts on Plumbing — an Infographic