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If you've found yourself on this page, then you're probably looking for information on how to maintain your home heating system and how to keep the cost of running it as low as possible.
However, there's a few things you need to know.
Firstly we would point out that knowing the health status and the cleaning of your home heating system is not the same as servicing your boiler. If you're looking to service or repair your boiler, you will need to contact a Gas Safe registered plumber.
Heres a full list of What don't we do?
That said If you think your heating system is struggling because it has not been maintained or cleaned recently your in the right place.
Common signs that your home heating system is in need of help include:
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Radiators which are hot at the top but cold at the bottom
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Radiators requiring bleeding more frequently
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Pipework to the radiators getting hot, but not the radiators themselves
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The flow pipe is boiling hot but the return pipe is lukewarm or cold
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A noisy system including gurgling.
Cleaning your boiler regularly keeps maintenance costs to a minimum, prevents breakdowns, helps to avoid disruption to your family's routine, and ensures your home heating system will run effectively for many years to come.
But how do you know when your Home Heating System requires cleaning?
Purchasing a DR Radiator Home Heating Test Kit puts you in control.
Dr Radiator's Home Heating Test Kit puts you in total control of the process and keeps the cost of maintaining your Home Heating System to a minimum. It provides you with everything you need to carry out testing and produces a comprehensive dashboard report of the key elements within your system, their status and a recommendation of what to do next.
We've added a couple of quick links below for regular visitors to the site and for those not fond of to much detail but, for new visitors we strongly recommend you keep scrolling on this page to learn what boiler manufacturers and the British Standards BS7593:2019 say about warranties and individual responsibility.
Find out more about her Home Heating Test Kits. here.
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Manufacturers Warranties.
We know this might be boring but, it's incredibly important!
All manufacturers have very detailed terms and conditions regarding how their boilers must be maintained in order to comply with any implied warranties.
Here's an example.
Worcester Bosch Warranty & Guarantee.
Among a long list of warranty exclusions, item 4.2.7 clearly states:-
"4.2.7 Damage to the Product as a result of water quality or other external factors causing scale, sludge, blockages or associated costs of rectification."
Are not cover by your warranty.
Our Home Heating Test Kit is designed to help keep your boiler within the terms and conditions of your manufacturer's warranty.
See What Your Manufacturer Warranties Say.
BS7593:2019.
Nearly done with the boring stuff.
As of June 1st 2019, the British Standard BS 7593:2006 was fully replaced by BS 7593:2019, the code of practice for the preparation, commissioning and maintenance of domestic central heating and cooling water systems.
Nearly done with the boring stuff.
As of June 1st 2019, the British Standard BS 7593:2006 was fully replaced by BS 7593:2019, the code of practice for the preparation, commissioning and maintenance of domestic central heating and cooling water systems.
The new standard recommends best practice for Home Heating Systems including: health checks, maintenance and regular cleaning
OK. So your aware of it and what it covers. it's long and detailed so if you really want the details.
You can find out More About BS7593:2019 here.
Your home heating system is just like you. If you dont have regular health checks then you may fall ill.
If you do not already maintain your home heating system then your system like you, will become sluggish and begin to under perform, you won't comply with the terms of your warranty or the new British Standards and the running cost for your home heating system will increase.
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