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Water Softeners: Hard and Soft Water
Hard water can be a true menace to many homes throughout the UK, blocking pipes and wreaking havoc on plumbing. Just take a look at the bottom of your kettle and you may find a white ‘slimy’ substance built up around the heating elements. This is residue of calcium and magnesium found in hard water that actually
Questions to ask Your Plumber
If you need to engage
a plumber, consider these important questions before you do so:
Are they qualified?
How long have they been plumbing?
Are they police checked?
Are they insured?
Do they offer written guarantees?
Would you risk DIY?
Are you guilty of trying to cut costs and turn your hand to a spot of DIY yourself – even if you’ve never done it before? You’re not alone.
The cost of plumbers has been a subject matter for some time – one particular ‘drain unblocking’ product states …..’cheaper than
Are you Dripping Money Down the Drain?
Have you noticed increases in your water bills, and not necessarily a noticeable increase in usage? Here are a few things that you could check in your homes and start adopting good habits to help save some money and water:
- Drips – A dripping tap has been reported to waste on average 5,500 litres of water a
Is your Gas Safe?
During the cold winter months, one of the worst things to happen to a home is for the boiler to breakdown and stop the heating and hot water.
Some disasters just cannot be adverted – but the risk can be minimised by having a regular gas service. The Gas Safe
Top 4 Plumbing Calls
Plumbers that are qualified, are able to carry out a whole variety of tasks which can vary from the smallest of repairs to the largest of installations inside and outside of the home. But what are the most common jobs you are going to call on the services of a plumber for?
How to avoid frozen pipes
Winter is finally here!
Good in some ways, but bad in many others – especially for our homes. Pipes in and around out homes can be severely affected by the cold, and getting them repaired due to them freezing or bursting can be stressful and expensive. The most important thing that you can do is to locate and learn how to shut off the water from the stopcock. In case your pipes freeze, you’ll want to learn how to do this, not just for this purpose but for any plumbing emergency.
What to do in a plumbing emergency
If you do suffer a burst pipe or plumbing emergency, don’t panic, here are the first things you should do:
1. Turn the water off at the stopcock.
2. If you don’t know what is burst, switch the heating off and turn your taps on.
3. If the water’s coming through a ceiling, make a small hole to let the water drain into a bucket, which will prevent water collecting above the ceiling. Or wrap a towel around the leak if it’s accesible to collect water.
4. Call YourPlumber
10 Top Plumbing Tips for Winter
Experts are predicting another bitterly-cold winter, with widespread snow and Siberian temperatures.
The cold weather is costing homeowners millions of pounds in emergency plumbing call outs, with repair bills often running into hundreds of pounds each time. Last year alone, emergency repair bills during the big freeze were estimated to cost homeowners in excess of £2bn, with nearly 6 million homes suffering emergencies as a result of the cold weather.
Emergency call outs cost homeowners on average
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