First, thanks for the positive feedback on my article in the last issue of the magazine. In this issue, my thoughts turn to what I’ve seen in the village in the last few weeks and in particular how sometimes it’s the small things that matter.
Yes, sometimes substantial work is needed to improve a heating system so that it’s reliable and efficient. For example, the village is now that little bit ‘greener’ since I’ve replaced four old and unreliable boilers with new ‘greener’ ones. And in a house round the corner a system is now running much more efficiently after several ageing radiators have been replaced by new high-efficiency ones.
But sometimes, it’s the small things that can make all the difference. The under-floor heating in a nearby house was struggling because the small pipes involved were virtually blocked with ‘sludge’ which is effectively bits of radiator. It was a small device that came to the rescue – a magnetic filter that catches and so prevents the ‘sludge’ reaching the pipes. In just a few hours the system was off its death-bed and back in fine action for happy, and now cosy footed, customers!
The hard water in our area can also cause serious problems. A customer’s dishwasher was having to do two cycles to have a chance of getting the dishes clean – hardly a ‘green’ way of doing the job. The solution was a small filter, new on the market, which simply attaches to the water inlet of the dishwasher to soften the water before it gets in and scales everything up. I’ve even fitted one of the 4cm beauties to ours to test it out and I’ve definitely seen a difference.
Then there was the combination boiler clogged with limescale. A small filter was again the solution, but the greatest thanks I got all month came from fitting a very special small device. A lady of mature years in the village was having trouble flushing her toilet as it had the old style, stiff, lever flush system. I fitted a more modern push button flush siphon. Small but beautiful and one relieved customer!!
I hope this has been helpful. If I can help you at all, please call me on 07905 908143.