The video version: What Is Weather Compensation Control (And Why Your Heat Pump Should Have it) Weather compensation is a clever control feature that helps your heat pump run more efficiently by adjusting the heating it provides based on the outdoor temperature. Instead of blasting out the same amount of heat no matter the weather, the system automatically dials things …
My Boiler Needs Replacing – Should I Get a Heat Pump?
This is a question we get quite often. Your boiler is on it’s last legs or may have already broken down and you need heating and hot water ASAP. A common situation for Surrey homeowners thinking about having a heat pump indeed! Firstly you need to understand a key difference: if you have a gas boiler that has broken and …
Understanding Your Home’s Comfort: Why Heat Loss Surveys and Heating System Design are Essential (And Chargeable)
When considering a new heating system – be it a boiler, a modern heat pump, or upgrading radiators – simply replacing old with new isn’t always the most effective approach for optimal comfort or efficiency. A crucial first step, often overlooked but vitally important, is conducting a professional heat loss survey followed by detailed heating system design. This process is …
Heating Your Surrey Sanctuary: Heat Pump or Boiler? A Bespoke Guide for Discerning Homeowners
Surrey, a county synonymous with elegant homes, picturesque landscapes, and a lifestyle that demands uncompromising comfort. As the seasons turn and the familiar chill sets in, the heart of your home – your heating system – becomes paramount. For discerning homeowners in areas like Guildford, Weybridge, Leatherhead, and beyond, the choice between a modern gas boiler and a high-performance heat …
Viessmann Vitodens 200 – fitting the best in Woking
When it comes to gas boilers, there really is only one to fit. The Viessmann Vitodens 200 range. Yes it is more expensive to purchase, however, the running costs over the life of the boiler will be lower. Pay more up front to have a longer lasting, more reliable and cheaper to run boiler, with seven years warranty as standard …
Full Central Heating Installation and New Combi Boiler for a Landlord
Not all our installations are top of the range appliances, sometimes a landlord will require a budget option in the shortest time frame possible. We do our best to keep options open whilst still offering the most technically advantageous heating installations within sometimes very limited budgets. In the most recent case we were tasked with a budget gas combination boiler …
What is Boiler Modulation and How Does it Save Money?
Boiler modulation (also called boiler turn down ratio) is arguably the single most important factor in a boiler or heat pump for efficient and money saving function. Lets assume the average heat requirements of a house is approximately 7KW (this means it needs to have 7KW of heat pumped into the house to maintain a given internal temperature when it …
Review – low radiator output
A simple one for an old uncared for system: I received a call for a property with a coupe of radiators not getting hot like they used to…this often happens with a central heating system that is old, without a filtration system and has not be cleaned in a long while. Essentially the radiators rust and grey/black sludge (magnetite) builds …
Review – a tired old boiler repaired
As a boiler nears the end of it’s service life (approximately 10-15 years) they often start to wear out and components fail. Sometimes they are simple to fix, sometimes it is a futile effort to chase down and soon becomes uneconomical to repair so ends up being more affordable in the long run to simply have a new boiler fitted.# …
Combi boiler swap for a new installation
Kent again for a combi boiler swap! Landlord owned property for a boiler that, as usual, was very old, leaking terribly from it’s PRV and fouling central heating water all over the outside wall. The flat itself was pretty small and the cupboard the boiler is located in even smaller…I am not a terribly small chap. This day was a …
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