How climate change can affect your boiler
One minute it’s raining, the next it’s sunny, the next it seems freezing cold; our British weather can’t decide what it wants to do from one minute to the next! This summer just gone proves it — the Met Office recorded the highest ever UK temperature in Cambridge in July, but it was also the 7th wettest summer on record since 1910. That’s a big swing in weather conditions! There’s no doubt our climate is changing • Monthly averages year to year are all over the place in winter months — According to Statista, from 2015 to 2018 the average …
Small steps you can take around the house to reduce your carbon footprint
It’s hard to escape the headlines on the news about climate change, so all of us want to do our bit for the environment; when the problem seems so massive though, it’s hard to know where to start! So what can we do to help? The average person in the UK has a carbon footprint of five tonnes of CO2 per year, so there’s plenty of room for improvement from most of us! We can all take lots of small steps that will add up and make a huge difference over time. Here are our tips for easy changes around …
How PressureSentry can help avoid heating and plumbing calamity this winter
The nights are drawing in and turning on the heating for the first time in a while is becoming more and more tempting. There’s nothing more comforting after a long day at work than coming home, flicking on the heating and curling up on the sofa in a warm house. But if you’re not careful, turning on your heating for the first time in months could create some preventable problems… The risks of turning your heating back on for the first time According to BoilerGuide, the busiest two-month period of the year for boiler repairs is December and January, with …
How CombiSave can help save the environment — and save you money
With the constant reminders of climate change on the news, we all know that we should pull our weight and be kinder to the environment. But would you be happy to foot the bill? It seems many of us wouldn’t be too thrilled! The price comparison service uSwitch has surveyed households across Britain about climate change; their key findings provide plenty of food for thought! • Over 20 million households (74%) across the country are concerned about climate change, however… • Less than a third of UK households (31%) have said they would be happy to contribute to the infrastructure …
Is your home set for Winter? It pays to be prepared…
The ice cold winter months may seem like a long way off now, but Christmas has a habit of creeping up on us, and it’s always better to be prepared than get caught out. The past two consecutive winters have seen severe cold snaps cause disruptive winter weather here in the UK, and the extreme temperatures are showing no signs of letting up for this coming winter as our climate becomes increasingly unpredictable. So what if, at a time when you really need your heating and hot water, your boiler stops working because your pipes have frozen in the cold …
Smart meters could save you money — our CombiSave definitely can
Smart meters are supposed to make the lives of householders both cheaper and easier — but their introduction across the country has been bumpy at best. Earlier this month, the Government admitted that the rollout of smart meters has been delayed from its original 2020 deadline back to 2024. Only half of households will have smart meters by next year. They’re designed to save consumers money — much like several of our products, including our CombiSave device, which could save you up to £250 a year. Getting past the controversial headlines, what is the actual thinking behind smart meters? Making …
How you could spend an extra 28 hours a year?
Doesn’t modern life often feel like you’re fighting the clock? Our CombiSave device, which can be easily fitted to your combi-boiler, is designed to help you grab back some of that precious time. By not having to wait as long for the water in your taps to get hot, a CombiSave device can save a typical family household as much as 28 hours annually. That’s a lot of extra time to have each year! But the real question is, how could you spend that time? Let’s have a look! Improve your “step count” with a leisurely stroll Have you got …
Five ways you’re wasting water without realising it
The cost of living is going up and water and energy bills are definitely part of the trend. From April 2019, the average UK water bill was projected to increase by £9 in the South West, with the typical household paying £415 for their water each year. Wasting a bit of water doesn’t seem like the biggest crime in a temperate climate like ours — but being a bit more careful about how you use your water could have a big impact on your annual outgoings. Here are five ways you might be able to save water without even realising …
Are you wasting water and money?
As a society we’re becoming more and more in tune with the importance of the environment and our role in trying to preserve it. Recycling has become increasingly common place for many households, whilst campaigns targeting the use of single-use plastics have started to have an impact on the daily habits of a wider proportion of the population. With so much change happening in our daily lives, one area seems to have gone largely unnoticed. Most of us are still regularly wasting water, according to research from the Water Regulation Advisory Scheme, even though we know it’s bad for both …
Our PressureSentry explained
In the UK the average cost of an emergency callout for a plumber is between £65-£75 per hour. You might, therefore, be surprised to hear that one of the most common causes of a callout is simple and easy to fix without the need for a trained professional. We are, of course, talking about a loss of pressure within a heating system, which can very quickly cause your boiler to shut down or potentially break, leaving the house cold and the owner in a tail spin as they search through the pages of Google for the nearest available plumber. So, …
