During the summer months, your boiler is the furthest thing from your mind. However, in winter, when you need it the most, you do not want to turn the heating on to find it is not working, leaving you in the cold (literally).

A frozen condensate pipe is one of the most common causes of a boiler breakdown over winter, as the condensation freezes, it causes a blockage in the pipe. Symptoms of a blocked condensate pipe include boiler gurgling and a multitude of error codes.

UK Government Grants & Discounts Are Available Over Winter

We know that the looming threat of energy prices has been at the forefront of everyones minds, especially as days are steadily growing colder and darkness is falling a little bit earlier. With that in mind, we thought it important to collate all the government based financial help you can get. See below a list of the grants and discounts available to British citizens over the coming months.

According to reports (as well as the manufactures themselves) boiler supplies could run dry as demand surges.

We all know how things have been lately, fuel prices have risen beyond belief, the cost of milk is up, even our beloved KitKats has had a price rise but due to current and recent events even the UK boiler industry and its supply chain have been impacted.

With the cooler weather drawing in and the darker nights on their way, most of our customers are starting to turn their heating and boilers back on. This is the time you may start to find a few faults with any of your heating systems if you’ve not had your boiler serviced in the last few months… It’s so important to keep your boiler in tip-top condition by getting it serviced annually by a Gas Safe engineer.

Number 4 in our ‘ways to save’ series is about how to save whilst doing your laundry. If you have a large family, it probably feels like your washing machine is constantly on all of the time. So here are some tips to cut your energy use, and shrink your bill – not your clothes.

Our third instalment in our ‘ways to save’ series is about how to save in your bathroom. Whether you are in and out of the shower in minutes or you love a long soak in the bath, changing your bathroom habits could cut your energy consumption and help save on your bills.

Welcome to the second instalment of our ‘ways to save’ series. This week we’re looking at your heating. After the great weather we’ve had during lockdown, the weather has taken a turn of unpredictability (classic British weather). With that in mind here are a few tips and tricks to help you save £££ on your heating bills as you start to look to put the heating back on.