Boiler Repair Ealing

Having a shower in cold water is not pleasant. If you have children in the home showering them everyday is also very vital. Boiling water to shower is never a good idea as this will use up extra energy and increase your utility bills. Boiler repair plumbers are ready to assist. We understand the importance of Boiler repair Ealing and therefore will be happy to come out to you with no call out fee. Only a minimum hourly charge applies.

Plumber Kentish Town

Rapid-fix plumbing and heating heating will live up to all your expectations. We take special care of any kind of boiler installation or boiler repair in Kentish Town We have Local Plumber Kentish Town

Plumber Southgate

Need a plumber in southgate ? A shower with low water pressure may indicate to Plumbers Southgate that pipes or faucets need to be replaced by Plumber Southgate .will be able to identify which part needs to be replaced and Plumbers Southgate will fix them.

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Is a Power Flush really needed?

Power Flushing your system is a good idea to get rid of sludge and scale build up. It is inevitable that sludge and scale will build up in your system over time. When sludge builds up in your system it stops your system from working efficiently therefore it starts costing you more to heat your home. If you have a Power Flush you can make your system work more efffiently therefore saving you household hard cash. A power flush can also maintain your system and allow it to work better for longer. Sludge and scale can damage your system and you may have to replace part or your entire heating system before it should really have been its time.The Warm Front Scheme also offer a £300 grant. If you are over 60 years, you may be able to take advantage of this.
Contact Netplumb for a survey, to see if you can benefit from a power flush. A whole system power flush starts from £325.00 Plumber Winchmore Hill

Haiti

What is happening in our world. Our team at Netplumb are so sad to hear about Haiti. This country has suffered so much. I really pray that they could rebuild better than before. Let us all do our best in helping them. Spare a thought even for those who have been homeless on our streets this winter.

Boiler Scrappage Scheme Launched

Boiler Scrappage Scheme has now been launched. The government had to do something as most of the boilers in the UK are still not high energy efficient. Call NetPlumb to install new boiler.

Working Safe

Happy New Year to all our Customers and all Plumbing and Heating Engineers out there. This year we will like to encourage everyone working in the Construction industry including Plumbing and Heating Engineers to stay safe. I have worked for big companies who have asked me to carryout work in dangerous situations including with asbestos so I know the difficulties in ensuring you fulfill you work comittments and balancing taking care of yourself. The HSE have reported that over 2,800 people have died from injuries they received in the past 25 years, as a result of construction work. They also noted that alot more have been injured or made ill from construction work. Remember asbestos is a silent killer. It might not affect you immediately but in the future it will and could also affect your family. Just saying be careful out there when working at heights, with power tools, with loud noise etc. and remember your health is the most important thing, as without it you can't work.

No Heating at Christmas

We have been inundated with calls. Boiler not working, Last minute installations. We are trying to do our best for our customers but it is difficult. May you all have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Boiler Scrapage Scheme

The government has given the contract to one company. This is a big flaw and will have a detrimental effect on the domestic plumbing and heating industry. This scheme should be distributed to allow all plumbing and heating companies/ engineers to be able to get involved.
We are all finding it difficult. Plumbing is an up and down industry even though everyone thinks we all make too much money. We are trying to get on board with the governments targets and just would like the opportunity to be involved.

Fix PCB

Working on a Worcester Bosch boiler which has been a right tough one to diagnose but eventually it was the Printed Circuit Board (PCB) playing up. The PCB has been replaced and boiler fired up fine. I feel pleased that this one has been sorted. My customer now has heating! Plumber Southgate

Last minute heating!

We at NetPlumb have been advising everyone to get their heating sorted. Now its cold their is a big rush for our services. Hope we can get it all done. Things have been really busy.

Help – Water Leaking

How to turn water off Water leaking from loft 1. Firstly you need to turn the main stopcock off (clockwise). You can usually find it near or under the kitchen sink. Put buckets under the leaks, then turn on all the cold taps in the house and flush all the WC’s to drain the cold water storage cistern. 2. Next you need to find the cause of the leak. It may be a burst pipe in the loft or a cistern overflow caused by a blocked overflow pipe. Note: You may need to call a plumber out. Problem: Water not coming out of tap 1. If no water flows from the kitchen sink cold tap, check that the main stopcock is open. If it is, call your water supply company. You will find the number under ‘Water’ in the phone book. 2. If no water flows from other taps, check the cold water cistern. It may have emptied because of a jammed ball valve. If it is empty, move the float arm sharply up and down to free the valve, then clean the valve. Alternatively – In frosty weather there may be an ice plug blocking a supply pipe. If the kitchen cold tap is working, check the flow into the cold water cistern by pressing down the ball valve. If there is no inflow, the rising main is frozen probably between the ceiling and the cistern inlet. 3. If the cistern is filling, check the bathroom taps. If there is not flow from one tap, its supply pipe from the cistern is frozen. 4. To thaw a pipe, strip off any lagging from the affected part and apply hot water bottles. If a pipe is difficult o get at, blow warm air onto it with a hair dryer. Warning – Do not use a blow torch to defrost a frozen pipe. It may cause a fire, or melt the solder in a pipe joint and cause another leak. Leaking Hot water cylinder 1. Turn off the gate valve (clockwise) on the supply pipe from the cold water cistern to the hot water cylinder. If there is no gate valve, turn off the main stopcock and turn on all the taps to empty the cistern. This will not empty the hot water cylinder, but will stop water from flowing into it. 2. Switch off the immersion heater, if there is one. 3. Switch off the boiler, or put out the boiler fire. 4. Connect a hose to the cylinder drain valve, which is located near the base of the cylinder where the supply pipe from the cold water cistern enters. Put the other end of the hose into an outside drain. 5. Open up the drain valve with a drain valve key or pliers. 6. Get the hot water cylinder repaired or replaced by a plumber Can’t turn off water If you cannot turn off the water at the main stopcock, tie up the float arm in the cold water cistern to stop it filling, turn on all the taps, except the kitchen cold tap and flush the WCs. You can then work on the problem pipe. To work on the rising main, locate the outdoor stopcock. Use a stopcock key (available from plumbers’ merchants) to turn off the tap and cut off the mains supply to the house.

Need to stay warm.

It is serious....this Swine flu is serious. Generally seasonal flu kills alot of people each year and now it is even worse with a pandemic flu around. It is necessary that everyone stays warm to help prevent them from getting ill. Get your boiler sorted. It can sometimes be a bit expensive but your health and family's health is more important than the Christmas tree and presents. Call us we can give you a good deal. All our plumbers are Gas safe registered.

MACERATOR UNITS

Macerator units are installed when you cant reach the drainage/soil pipe or stack. It is a convenient product to have especially when you are doing and extension or even loft extensions. Please ensure it is installed properly as it could be messy if it gets blocked.
Netplumb has local plumbers in London.

How a Cistern Works

1. An Inverted U-pipe in the cistern is linked to the flush pipe into the pan, and at the other end opens out into a dome (siphon). When the flush is operated, a lift rod raises a plate in the dome and throws water into the crown of the U-bend.

2. Openings in the plate are covered by a plastic-flap valve held flat by the weight of the water. As water falls down the flush pipe, it creates a partial vacuum, causing water to be sucked up through the plate openings and to raise the flap valve.

3. The base of the dome is about 10mm above the cistern bottom. When the cistern water level falls below the dome base, air drawn in breaks the siphonic action and stops the flush.

On a dual – flush cistern there is a hole in the side of the dome, and if the flush control is released immediately the hole lets in air to break the siphonic action after a gallon of water has been siphoned. When the control is held down for a few seconds, it operates a device that temporarily plugs the air hole, allowing a double flush

NetPlumb installs all Plumbing and Heating Systems. All Plumbers are Gas Safe Registered. We have a local plumbers all over London: Plumber Acton , Plumber Hampstead, Plumber Bow.

Flue Gas Analyser

Just another money making scheme to rip off us plumbers and heating engineers. I am going on a course to use a new gas flue analyser. Are they going to develop new products every year? Am I the only one upset about this?

Double Check Valve

This week we prevented contamination by installing a double check valve. Alot of plumbers don't recognise the importance of installing double check valves. As plumbers we need to always abide by 'Water Fitting Regulations 1999'. The double check valve prevents contamination into mains water. This customers old plumbers did not fit the valve and caused the customer a big problem. They were now instructed by the Thames water to have it fitted. Something simple like this can prevent a catastrophic contamination which could affect alot of peoples lives.

Tips- Draughtproofing door

Draughtproofing a door

You may need to use more than one type of draught excluder on a door. Fix a foam strip around the sides and top of a door and a threshold excluder at the bottom for a snug finish.

If you are fitting one of the foam, rubber or flexible strips door the first time – or are unsure which excluder is most suitable – experiment on one door before you buy all the material you need. To calculate how much of a strip draught excluder you need to buy, measure the height and width of the door.

Some threshold excluders are designed to deflect in blown rain as well as to stop draughts. Threshold excluders are usually sold in standard lengths for external doors and some come in two parts: one to fix to the base of the door and the other to the sill

Adding an enclosed porch

If you put and enclosed porch around an outside door – especially if it is exposed to prevailing winds – you will greatly reduce the draughts entering the house. You will also help to reduce condensation inside if you can leave wet umbrellas and coats in a porch.

There are regulations that govern extending in front of the house building line, but porches are exempt from needing planning permission, providing the floor area is not more than 3m2 and no part is higher than 3m above ground level. You must also ensure that the porch is at least 3m from the boundary between the garden and a road or public path. Porches are also exempt from Building Regulations control if the floor is less than 30m2.

HELPING TIP

If you cannot find the source of a draught, light a candle and hold it in front of the door or window. Move around the edge of the frame and the flame will flicker at the point where the draught is coming in. Take care not to set curtains alight.

Strip excluders for frame

Self – adhesive foam strips or nylon brush strip are cut to length and fitted to the frame. Some require pinning

Strip excluders for the base of the door

A strip of nylon, rubber or plastic bristle mounted in aluminium. The excluder is fitted to the base of the door – on the inside – and is usually adjustable for height to give a good seal.

Metal or rubber seal for the sill

A plastic or metal bar fitted to the sill has a rubber insert which seals the gap under the door when it is closed.

Letterbox

A plastic frame with two rows of nylon bristle fits over the inside of a letterbox.

Two-piece excluders fitted to door and sill

A weatherbar is attached to the sill and a deflector is attached to the base of the door. The deflector is shaped to deflect rainwater over the weatherbar when the door is closed and the weather bar prevents rain from being blown in beneath the door.

Keyhole cover

A pivoted cover, or escutcheon, hangs in front of the keyhole of a mortise lock.

Condensing Boiler Installations

Condensing Boiler Installations

NetPlumb offers a range of services. If you are looking to change your boiler, call NetPlumb today. We offer a full range of plumbing and central heating services from Domestic plumbing repair to Landlord gas safety certification.

We only employ engineers who are on the Gas Safe Register. Our engineers have years of experience in all aspects of Plumbing and Heating. We are specialists in Condensing Boiler installation. We are keen on encouraging our customers to install energy efficient boilers which saves money. Some of the brand names we install are Potterton, Ideal, Glow Worm. We are also approved installers for Worcester Bosch and Viessman Boilers. NetPlumb offer our customers a 5year warranty on these products.

We have a great track record which sets us apart from other plumbing companies, when it comes to boiler installations in London. The fact that most of our business comes from existing clients should speak for itself. It’s not just the great quality of work that’s important, it’s the customer service we offer from your first phone call to us until the job is completed.

If you are wanting to book in a combi boiler installation, just call us now and we’ll discuss all your concerns and give you an answer that best fits your needs. We work 9.00 until 10pm, six days a week, which means we’re always able to find a time that suits you. And the best thing is we would never try to get you to do work that does not need doing. NetPlumb is of the opinion that by giving you good value on your first job with us you’ll return again and again just like our other customers.