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Time your showers
Cutting shower time down will save water AND heating costs. We should be able to […]
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Swapping to a condensing boiler – a review
Traditional gas boilers are out and condensing boilers are definitely in – but is it worth the cost to upgrade or are we better off leaving well alone for now?
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Lagging the hot water tank
Keeping the hot water tank nicely insulated should be a priority job if you want to save money and energy. Here’s how it’s done
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Some of the equipment we use
A little about some of the more specialised measuring equipment we use here at ECO central.
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Is the immersion heater still on?
While an immersion is a valuable time-saver, forgetting it’s been left on must have happened to us all. Is there something we can do about that?
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Bending central heating pipe, how to
A short introduction to bending copper pipe, the tools needed and how it’s done
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Boiler maintenance
There’s almost always an advert for boiler servicing in the papers and on the radio. Should we get it and how often?
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Flushing a central heating system
Every central heating system needs a clean-out occasionally. Here’s a step by step explanation of what needs to be done.
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Retrofitting a Honeywell ecohome hot water & central heating controller
We look at ‘smart’ thermostats and then take on upgrading the home heating from a mix of TRV and manual valves to an evohome system
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Fixing a cold radiator
Getting the heating working effectively is important; if it’s not working well, it’ll end up burning more energy.