Heating, Cooling & Renewables Advice

Clear, practical guidance to help you understand your home's heating and cooling options, recognise common problems and make more informed decisions about installation and maintenance.

27 March 2023 | Boilers

All You Need to Know About New Boilers

Considering a new boiler? What to expect, from the future of gas boilers and when to replace an old boiler to installation times and costs.

12 February 2023 | Heat Pumps

Thinking of Removing Your Air Source Heat Pump?

Heat pump not keeping you warm or too expensive to run? Usually the system design is to blame; pipework, radiator or weather curve changes can help.

4 February 2023 | Advice

The History of Heating

From the first fireplaces and the Franklin stove to coal, oil and gas boilers and today's heat pumps: a look at the history of domestic heating.

3 February 2023 | Boilers

The Benefits of Proper Heating System Design in HMOs

Why HMO heating needs proper design: a full heat loss survey, correctly sized radiators, weather compensation and hot water priority to cut costs.

2 February 2023 | Heat Pumps

The Truth About Air Source Heat Pumps: Debunking the Myths

Air source heat pumps are surrounded by myths. We look at cost, noise, reliability, running costs and climate to help you decide if one suits your home.

27 July 2022 | Boilers

Replacing a Powermax Boiler

How we replaced an oversized Powermax boiler in a Wakefield flat with a combi boiler, new copper pipework, a vertical flue and smart modulating controls.

25 July 2022 | Boilers

Combi Boiler: How to Save Money on Your Gas Bills

Save money on your gas bills by turning down your combi boiler’s hot water and heating temperatures, and how weather compensation controls help.

Delta Flow heating, cooling and renewables advice

20 July 2022 | Boilers

Smart Modulating Thermostats

What smart modulating thermostats are, how load and weather compensation work, and how modulating controls make your boiler more efficient.

1 March 2020 | Advice

What to Do When You've Got a Leak

Found a leak? What to do for a leak on a mains water or heating pipe, a waste pipe or the main supply, starting with finding and turning off your stop tap.

21 January 2020 | Boilers

The Difference Between a Boiler Service and a Gas Safety Check

What’s the difference between a boiler service and a gas safety check? What each one covers, and why we recommend a boiler service every 12 months.

14 January 2020 | Boilers

Ideal Logic F2 Fault: Things to Check

An F2 fault means your Ideal Logic boiler has lost its flame. Checks you can do yourself: your gas supply, the flue and the condensate pipe.

4 July 2019 | Boilers

Looking After Your New Boiler

Look after your boiler and it will look after you. Why an annual service matters, how to check boiler pressure, and how to deal with radiator cold spots.

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