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Boiler installation Sittingbourne

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Noisy Boilers

 

Noisy boilers and pipes

 

Have you ever turned your fridge off and then realised how noisy it was? The same can be said for our noisy heating pipes. We get used to it, even at night, because the kind of noise that comes from our central heating creeps up on us really slowly.

 

Is there scale in your pipes?

 

One reason for noisy pipes is because there is a build up of scale causing ...

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Boiler Installation Faversham

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Welcome to Faversham’s trusted boiler installation and plumbing services. All of our staff are highly skilled, fully qualified engineers and are ready and able to deal with all of your heating and plumbing needs. We specialise in plumbing, heating, drainage; we work across the Kent area. We can get a qualified plumber to you ASAP or can offer you practical, friendly advice over the phone; the ...

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My Hot Water is Cold

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My Hot Water is Cold

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Seriously, there is nothing worse than getting under that beautiful power shower (the one you blissfully use every morning) and the water comes out cold.

 

It’s more than cold.

 

It’s freezing!

 

At least that’s how it feels.

 

Is Everything Switched On?

 

Check that all the switches are on and that would include the controls. If there has been a power cut your control dials may have re-set themselves.

 

Check the Fuse Box

 

Has a fuse blown? If so, it might be ...

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Boiler Help and Advice

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Boiler Help and Advice

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Have you noticed that disaster always strikes at the most inopportune time? In the middle of winter when your elderly aunty has travelled all the way from Australia to visit you. Australia of all places, where it never gets cold! Your poor old aunt is going to die of flu before she has time to get back home.

 

It happens to us all. Things do eventually break down including the boiler. In fact this ...

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How to Fix a Leaking Radiator

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How to Fix a Leaking Radiator

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Boiler Installation Kent

 

 

A radiator can leak quite soon after installing for a number of reasons. It could be that air is being drawn into the system or the debris hasn’t been cleaned away thoroughly during the installation process.

 

One way to fix a leaky radiator would be to remove it from the wall and flush it out.

 

To do this you will need to:-

 

Turn off the central heating

 

Make sure you give enough time for the water to ...

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How To Remove a Radiator

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How to Remove a Radiator

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Turn off the central heating

 

Switch the heating off a couple of hours before removing the radiator in order for the water to cool.

 

Close off the Valves Either Side of the Radiator

 

On one side of the radiator will be the valve used to control the temperature of the radiator. Turn this to the off position. Now go to the valve at the other side of the radiator. ...

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How To Bleed a Radiator

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How to Bleed a Radiator

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We all know that feeling. Its been a long day at work. You sit back to watch that film you’ve been dying to see. It’s not as cosy as it should be because you’re chilly. You get up to feel the radiator and it’s cold. Well not completely, the bottom of it is lukewarm. What do you do?

 

When was the last time you bled your radiators? ...

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