London Plumbing and Heating

Toilet Noise During Filling?

This is a complaint that comes up regularly and our plumbers in Sidcup and Watford have fixed many of them. A toilet makes a loud noise during the fill cycle after flushing. Sometimes the noise is only a few seconds and sometimes like a toilet.

Combination Boilers and Pressure Relief Valves

The Pressure Relief Valve is meant to act as a safety in case the boiler builds up too much pressure and needs to vent. You’ll find this type of system in Combination Boilers. As your boiler heats hot water in the Central Heating Loop the water expands. As it expands the pressure increases. That extra volume of water has to go somewhere or it will try to escape at the weakest point in the heating systems which could be a radiator valve, solder joint or the Pressure Relief Valve.

Save Money and Emissions with a Greener Central Heating System

As more and more people become determined to lead a greener lifestyle as the threat of global warming increases, one of the first places that you can make changes is within your own home.

Landlords Advised to Check the Safety of Boilers Following Incident

The HSE (Health and Safety Executive) is reminding landlords across the UK about their responsibilities when it comes to gas installations in properties which are occupied by tenants. The reminder comes after a landlord from Doncaster was fined £16,000 and £7,500 in costs for failing to ensure the correct installation of the boiler in one of her buildings occupied by tenants.

Woman Dies and Man Left in Critical Condition Following Carbon Monoxide Leak

A woman has died and a man has been left in a critical condition after a carbon monoxide leak in a London block of flats.

New Research Suggests Carpets and Underfloor Heating can Work Together

It looks like one of the biggest issues regarding underfloor heating can finally be put to rest following the results of new research. Whereas those in the industry have long known that underfloor heating can work perfectly well with carpets, a number of organisations have got together to prove it once and for all.

Plumbers Highlight Problems of Pouring Oil Down the Drain

The amount of fat that people are throwing down the drain is becoming a serious problem, and plumbers across the country are now warning about the potential consequences it can have. Last year, plumbers dealt with 70,000 blockages in the sewer systems, most of which were created by fat that had been discarded down the sink.

Insulate Before It's Too Late

Millions of pensioners will struggle to pay their energy bills and be left at risk this winter. Two factors are set to leave the most vulnerable out in the cold, with the ConDems planning to decrease the winter fuel allowance and the soaring energy prices. Last winter almost 37,000 pensioners died of cold-related illnesses.

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