Central heating tips and advice from a full-time UK central heating engineer. How-to guides from an everyday plumber.
Fitting a Magnaclean on your heating system is recommended to collect the iron oxide and sludge that builds up. They are also a great place for adding inhibitor and other chemicals. I have been a full-time heating engineer repairing and installing boilers for over a decade. Here is my Adey Magnaclean Pro 2 installation guide […]
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A boiler leaking water can cause your boiler to not fire up, rust, or become dangerous. I have been fitting and fixing boilers full-time for over a decade and have repaired many leaking boilers and radiators leaking water. In this post, I’ll share some of what I have learned over the years from my on-the-job
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An airlock in a radiator pipe can cause a radiator to not heat up or be cold at the bottom. Airlocked radiators are annoying and will cause rooms to be cold. I have been a full-time heating engineer for over a decade and have cleared many airlocks without ever using a hose or removing a
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Everyone will experience a boiler not firing up at some point. Your boiler not working will probably ruin your day, especially on a cold winter’s night. I have been a Gas Safe engineer and fixing boilers full-time for over a decade. In this post, I’ll show you some of the many boiler problems I come
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Whether it’s one radiator not working or two radiators or more, a cold radiator means there’s a problem with your central heating system that needs to be fixed to get the hot water flowing through again. I have been a full-time heating engineer fitting and fixing central heating systems for over a decade. Why Won’t
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Having a frozen condensate pipe will cause your boiler to stop working, which means no heating or hot water when you need it most, in freezing winter weather. I have been repairing boilers full-time for over a decade and when the weather is freezing, the majority of calls I get for a boiler not working
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Whether it’s for decorating or to flush a radiator cold at the bottom, removing a radiator from a wall can be very difficult. Depending on what central heating system you have, the size of the radiator you’re removing, and the age and condition of the valves, it can be a 6-hour nightmare or a 20-minute
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When your Worcester boiler pressure drops too low, the boiler will stop working, which means you will have no heating or hot water. Repressurising a boiler is easy but very important to keep your central heating system running. I have been repairing boilers and heating systems full-time for over a decade, and have probably come across
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When your MT10 timer is broken your heating will not work. Replacing the MT10 timer (or MT10rf) on a Worcester boiler is very simple once you have removed the boiler casing. I have been carrying out boiler replacements and repairs for over ten years and replacing an MT10 timer is very basic. Here I’ll show
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When your Vaillant boiler pressure is too low the boiler will stop working which means you will have no heating or hot water. To repressurise it, you must add more water (pressure) to your heating system from the cold water supply via a filling loop. I have been repairing boilers and heating systems for over
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