Do I know someone like me, near you? I’m afraid I probably don’t! Try Googling the boiler model name written on the front of your boiler along with your area. Finding a boiler engineer near you can be difficult. The…
Pulsacoil – how to use your “Boost” facility I get lots of calls saying “Help, I’m getting no hot water from my Pulsacoil!”. The first thing I ask is “Have you tried the “Boost” facility? Does it work?” I ask…
Suprima flue fans When a Potterton Suprima boiler fails, four times out of five it will be the PCB, or the printed circuit board. But of the remaining one-in-five breakdowns the flue fan will usually be the culprit, with the…
Boilers in lofts, the pros and cons… As with most things heating, I have firm opinions about boilers in lofts. I’ll nail my colours to the mast here immediately, I think they are a really BAD idea. It’s worse than…
Thermostatic radiator valves Thermostatic radiator valves are often known by the initials “TRV”. A TRV works by sensing the surrounding air temperature. It progressively closes down the flow through the radiator as the air temperature rises, thereby cooling the radiator…
Pulsacoils – puzzled by 3 switches on the wall? A question I’m regularly asked is “What are the three switches on the wall next to a Pulsacoil for?” The reasons are complicated but I’ll try to simplify. There are lots of…
