A combi boiler controls the water temperature for your heating system and hot water. It is the central hub that determines how hot the water being pumped to your radiators and taps is. So it makes ...

Hover over main image for caption information. A typical oil fired forced hot water heating system, installed in 1980 was ready for replacement. The original boiler room equipment was removed, which ...

To achieve peak efficiency and prevent corrosion, steam and hot water boilers in hydronic heating systems require regular maintenance. Neglecting this can lead to increased service calls and a ...

In a December 2014 Plumbing & Mechanical Hydronics Workshop column, we discussed the benefits of dual-fuel systems that combine a geothermal water-to-water heat pump with a mod/con boiler. The boiler ...

A HEATING engineer has revealed a heating setting that could slash £180 off your bills a year. Millions of households could save on energy thanks to this simple radiator valve trick. Most people ...

Last month I wrote about early steam heating and how experimentation led to discovery, which led to new products or piping techniques. This time I will be writing about the early days of gravity hot ...