Articles

Keep up to date with the latest news in the Plumbing industry. Find out useful plumbing tips in order to make the most of your home!

Understanding Hot Water Cylinders – A Glossary

A glossary of terms relating to hot water cylinders

Hot Water Cylinders: How to Choose the Perfect Cylinder for Your Home

An in-depth look at the options for hot water systems available to homeowners

Important Plumbing Safety Notice

Urgent and Potentially Life-Saving Information for Plumbers, Electricians and Homeowners

Keep your Hot Water Cylinder Limescale Free

Discover how to keep your Hot Water Cylinder free from Limescale using Fernox.

A Buyer’s Guide to Central Heating Radiators

Learn which Central Heating Radiator is right for you.

Bathroom Radiators – Taking Inspiration from the Past

Bathroom Radiators and how they’ve changed since the times of Victoria and Edward.

A Homeowner’s Guide to Indirect Hot Water Cylinders

Everything you could possibly need to know about Indirect Hot Water Cylinders.

Explaining Cold Water Accumulators

Installing a Cold Water Accumulator is the best way to boost low water pressure – read the FAQ and discover why.

Understanding BTU Calculators

Find out exactly how an online BTU calculator operates.

Condensing Boilers – Separating Fact from Fiction

An honest guide to Condensing boilers, exploring their pros and cons and busting a few myths!

Why A White Bathroom Suite is Right

Ever wondered why White Bathroom Suites are so amazingly popular? Wonder no more.

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive

Learn about the WEEE Directive and what it means for you.


Boiler Scrappage Scheme 2010

Find out if you can take advantage of the Government’s 2010 Boiler Scrappage Scheme.

6 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Bathroom Washbasins

Discover the wonderful world of Bathroom Washbasins.


The Mystery of Delta-T : Revealed!

How DO manufacturers get away with such wild claims of efficiency? Want to know? This is the article for you.


How Strong are Plastic Towel Rail Brackets?

Discover why there is so little difference in strength, resilience and tensile quality between metal and plastic towel rail brackets.


Stainless Steel – An Investment for Life

An article that explains all about stainless steel, how it functions and why buying a stainless steel product is such a good investment for the future.


The Secret Art of Using Colour to Enhance your Bathroom

Explaining the mysteries of colour through the ages, and the many different ways you can use colour to enhance your bathroom and provide a truly luxurious bathing experience.


A Buyer’s Guide to Toilets

An article written to help customers choose the best toilet for themselves and for their household, taking into account plumbing, finances, available room space, shapes and styles of WCs.


How to Choose the Perfect Bathtub

An article that explains how to choose the perfect bathtub for you by comparing the different types of bathtub on the market, giving examples and explaining the Pros and Cons of each.

Understanding Thermostatic Radiator Valves

An article to help you understand everything about Thermostatic Radiator Valves; their workings, their uses and their advantages.

How To Increase Water Pressure In Your Shower

An article that explains how to get the best water pressure out of your shower in the most convenient and affordable way.

What You Need To Know About Combi Boilers

An illustrated comprehensive guide to choosing the perfect Combi boiler for you.

How to Reduce your Water Consumption and Save Gallons

An article giving handy hints on how to reduce your water consumption.

Top 9 Safety Tips

Learn the basic measures that you should take to protect yourself against accidents.

How to Fit a Radiator to the Central Heating System

Find how to connect a new radiator, how to remove an old radiator, how to fit a new one and dealing with radiator corrosion.

How to Bleed your Radiator

Learn all you need to know in order to bleed your radiator by yourself.

What to Look For When Hiring a Plumber

Some advice on what to take into account when you need a plumber and you want to hire one.

Benefits of Hiring a Licensed Plumber

A short guide on why you should only ever hire a fully qualified plumber.

DIY Safety Primer

Some basic tips to bear in mind when starting on home improvements.

SEDBUK & Boiler Efficiency Explained

A brief guide to the UK standard for measuring the efficiency of a boiler.

Watersaving in your Community

Some simple things you & your community can do to conserve water.

Watersaving in the Garden

Help the environment & save yourself some money in your garden.

Watersaving in the Home

You’ll be surprised how much water you can save around the house with just a few simple lifestyle changes.

Watersaving in Schools

Just a few little steps children and teachers can take to conserve water at school.

Watersaving in the Workplace

Water-saving tips to help make your workplace more environmentally friendly.

What is CORGI and OFTEC?

A description of the two main plumbing regulatory bodies.

What is the Energy Saving Trust?

Explaining the latest initiative promoting the production & use of energy efficient products.

Plumbing and Heating Problems

Common plumbing and heating problems and simple solutions to them.

Electricity in your Bathroom

Explaining the different zones of the bathroom and showing where it is safe to install or use electrical appliances.