To keep your boiler working at it’s best you should get your boiler serviced every year, GHS are able to offer customers a maintenance plan, By servicing your boiler each year this can prevent breakdowns, Maximise the lifespan of your boiler, keep you heating bills low and also ensure that your boiler is protected by the manufacturer’s warranty. Your boiler service must be carried out by a Gas Safe engineer who can check all the elements are in a safe working order and also can check if there any small issues before they turn into bigger issues. Your boiler should always burn with a strong blue flame. If the flame is orange or yellow you need to contact a gas safe engineer as there could be a risk of a Carbon Monoxide leak.
Look for dripping from the external pipe of your boiler, if you notice this would suggest that the boiler is not working or operating correctly, call us on 01329 285993 and we will get engineer out as they may need to fix the pressure release valve. If you think your boiler may need a repair please call a Gas Safe engineer out, never try and fix it yourself as Gas pipes and appliances can be very dangerous if they are not handled correctly which can have lethal consequences including fires, explosions or carbon monoxide poisoning
To keep your house warm and for the the hot water to run through the pipes and radiators correctly you will need to make sure you check the pressure gauge to make sure your boiler is working at the right pressure. It’s always good to bleed your radiators at least once a year, check these helpful tips out on how to Bleed your radiators…. “Remember if you bleed your radiators you may need to “top up” or “Repressurise” your boiler, to do this check on line googling top up “your boiler make and model” this will show you how to use the filling loop.
- Turn off your heating
- Use your radiator key to turn the valve at the top of the radiator
- Re-tighten the valve once the hissing stops and only liquid come out
- Turn your heating system back on
- Check the pressure by looking at the gauge on your boiler. (check manufacturer instructions)
If there are radiators in the house that are not near the boiler and they are cooler than those radiators near the boiler the radiators may need to be balanced. One of our GHS engineers can help with this. Another Radiator problem is that they can get hot on the top of the radiator but remain cold at the bottom, this is normally due to dirt and debris being built up inside the system over time, This can prevent your home from getting warm and making your heating bills more expensive, you will need to have a power flush put through the system which an engineer can perform.
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