Plain-English guides on boilers, servicing, repairs and heating costs from our Gas Safe and OFTEC registered engineers in Cornwall and Devon.
An honest comparison of electric and gas boilers on installation, running costs, hot water, efficiency and lifespan, and the homes where each is the right choice.
Why a boiler installer needs to get to every radiator in the house, what happens at each one during flushing, bleeding and balancing, and how to get rooms ready.
A sound-by-sound guide to boiler noises, from the kettle-like rumble of scale to the gurgle of air and the bang of delayed ignition, with the likely cause and fix for each.
The combi boiler brands we install across Cornwall and Devon, and the four things that actually decide which one is right for your home.
Why a gas boiler needs servicing every twelve months, what the service protects, the best month to book it, and what you risk by skipping a year.
Why an oil boiler so often refuses to run straight after a delivery, the role of air locks and disturbed sludge, the safe checks and the fix an engineer will carry out.
How combi boiler efficiency is rated, what the numbers really mean, the features and brands that lead, and the installation and control choices that decide what you actually save.
The immediate steps to take when your boiler is leaking water, the most common causes behind it, and why even a small drip should never be left to run.
How big a job a new boiler really is, from a one-day like-for-like swap to a multi-day conversion, and the things that push an installation into the bigger category.
The safe way to reset a gas or oil boiler, what the lockout is protecting you from, why a reset sometimes fails, and the situations where resetting again does harm.
