Boilers

Archive for January, 2010

Are thermostats necessary to comply with part L regulations or is it just a money spinner for the companies selling heating systems

Sounds like a bit of confusion going on, thermostatic radiator valves have to be installed in sleeping areas, but CHeSS good practice guidelines say they should be fitted to every possible radiator, regulations say that to meet benchmark criteria, that boiler interlock should be provided, this is done by complete programming (of heating and hot water) and leaving the radiator in the same room as the room thermostat uncontrolled (no rad stat), the system also has to be cleaned to certain standards (again to meet benchmark requirements), though actually doing this is a grey area and far too many systems are not cleaned properly because they are just flushed through with water, I powerflush every system, the benchmark book also has to be completed, but many don’t test everything properly, they just copy the information from the data page in the installation manual.

I have an old oil boiler for my central heating which is in need of change I see the U.K. government has offered a boiler scrap age scheme to help with the cost of a new energy efficient boiler does this only apply to a gas boiler as know one seems to know if an oil boiler is also included in the scheme.

I found an article about it:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8440557.stm

Basically they say a Gas Boiler 15 years old or older, or oil boiler 25 years old or older.

More info at:
http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/

Good luck!

i have just bought a second hand stellar electric egg boiler with no instructions on how much water to put in can anyone advise me thanks
i have just bought a stellar egg boiler and need the quantities of water to do a soft egg and a hard egg any one know thanks

Put enough water in to cover the egg.