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Frequently Asked QuestionsHeating Central is a customer focused experience. Our polite call centre managers are always happy to help and address your queries and find the most appropriate plumber for ...
Ground Source Heat Pumps ExplainedThe heating industry is going through one of the most important revolutions at the moment, with the introduction of new low-carbon-emission heating technologies. Heat...
Biomass Boiler is a RealityAs the cost of heating keeps going up some people have taken to wood burning stoves as a more eco-friendly way to achieve heating for the home. An interview with a family th...
Top 10 Tips for Saving EnergyCost of crude oil was under $25/barrel in September 2003. By mid 2008 the price was around $140/ barrel. With unreliable sources of oil and gas (Middle East, Russia, Venez...
London Plumbers Call for Unvented Tanks
London Plumbers Call for Unvented Hot Water CylindersWhat seems like a basic water heating system in many countries around the world is finally catching up in London and the rest of the UK. Pressurise...
Heating Prices Increase by 15 per cent
Cost of domestic gas and electricity has gone up by around 15%, becoming the latest in an ominously long list of financial bad news recently.British Gas, the UK's biggest energy provider (with around ...
Plumbing and Heating Company EAGA Keeps Steady Growth
Eaga, a Newcastle based plumbing and heating company that is one of the largest providers of residential energy efficiency solutions in the UK has revealed pre-tax profits have risen to £14.5m f...
It is not uncommon for things to go wrong when undertaking a complex plumbing or heating job. Most plumbers manage to restore things back to normal and complete the task at hand. This, unfortunately i...
Over 70s to Benefit from Reduced Heating Bills
As part of the government scheme to reduce carbon emission, people over 70 can now claim free cavity wall and loft insulation that would substantially reduce their heating bills. The government has la...
Nottingham University experts have built an original 1930 semi-detached property to evaluate ways to improve the energy efficiency of the property.Over 3 million semi detached propertied have been bui...
German manufacturer of boilers, Buderus, has launched a commercial system for solar water heating. The system which can accommodate up to fifty solar panels includes the full set of controls and ancil...
As the drive to become greener is starting to put pressure on home owners and plumbers alike, the manufacturers of boilers and central heating systems are making an effort to provide ever improving bo...
A recent study by the Carbon Trust has shown that a micro CHP system are well suited for larger existing homes or houses where it is not cost effective to improve the insulation.Micro combined heat an...
Cost of crude oil was under $25/barrel in September 2003. By early 2008 the price was close to $120/ barrel. With unreliable sources of oil and gas (Middle East, Russia, Venezuela), it is expected tha...
Unvented Cylinders - Adding Pressure Positively
It may appear like a basic hot water system for many of our European neighbours, but it is only now finally catching up in the UK. Unvented hot water tanks and central heating systems provide hot wate...
Part L of the Building Regulations To Help Fight Climate Change
In 2005 the Building Regulations introduced the new Part L demanding all new boilers installed to be categorized as high efficiency systems. This includes condensing boilers and combination (also know...
Seeing the Advantages of the Underfloor
Underfloor heating may seem like a relatively new technology winning hearts around the UK in recent years. However, you may be surprised to learn that it dates back to Roman times, where under floor d...
Winter Approaching - Avoid Frozen Pipes
Most people fail to realise the importance of protecting their pipes during the winter season. A frozen water pipe can be a nuisance. It especially becomes more of a nuisance once it is realised...
Cavity Wall Insulation - Reduce Heating Bills
In plain terms, a cavity wall is a wall that is made up of two "skins": an inner and an outer skin. The skins are technically walls, but the two walls work together to create the...
Various Water Heating solutions for Domestic Applications
Water heating is a tried and tested technology effectively covering most dwellings in the UK. A combi-boiler is usually the typical solutions for small to medium houses. If the home is large a system ...
This page has been written with contributions from heating engineers from Surrey and Gas Safe engineers from Balham. Several of the company's experienced plumbers from Merseyside have worked on similar issues as well as some of our experienced heating engineers from Epsom and our Fulham plumbers.
