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At this time of year, many homeowners turn their attention to their heating system for the first time in a while. Perhaps you’ve decided that your bathroom radiators or heated towel rails are long overdue a replacement, and if that’s the case you’ll be wise to consider the following guide. It’s not always easy to know where to begin with designer radiators, so focus on these points. How will your radiator work?

This needs to be your first consideration in most cases. Plumbed hot water radiators may or may not be installed in your home, and if that is the case then your best choice is probably to work with that rather than go for electric heating.

A growing number of homeowners across the United Kingdom are making the decision to switch to dual fuel heating. The difference being that in the case of dual fuel, the property is provided with heat by way of both a conventional gas furnace and an electric heat pump. But while both natural gas and electricity are required for such systems to work, dual fuel heating can be highly advantageous in terms of both cost effectiveness and performance.

Though generally recommended for use in areas where winter

There’s much to be said for the incredible advances made in home radiator design over recent years. Right now, you can pick up radiators in largely every shape, size, colour and specification imaginable. But at the same time, it’s important to remember that above all else, you’re actually buying a practical, functional item for the purpose of heating your room.

Style and Substance

In terms of working out the type of radiator that works best for any given room, you need to consider the available space you have, the size of the room, your interior décor preferences and how much you’d like to spend.

Your home heating system is one of your most crucial assets – especially during the colder months of the year. Unfortunately, it’s usually not until a person faces quite catastrophic problems with their central heating system that they realise they should have taken action earlier. By which time, the damage is already done.

Contrary to popular belief, looking out for the health of your radiators at home doesn’t have to be a difficult or expensive job. Fernox central heating protection, for example, is trusted as the universal standard in protecting radiators and central heating systems from the inside out. It’s the kind of invisible protection you might not be able to see, but will undoubtedly benefit from over time.

Adapting a bathroom for the benefit of individuals with limited mobility can be a daunting prospect. What once appeared to be a relatively simple room suddenly becomes a complex living space with very little room for maneuver and some of the home’s most important features.

On the plus side, the market has never been so abundant in terms of products, fixtures and fittings that can make a bathroom infinitely more accessible. One of the very best ways of creating an accessible bathroom is to consider switching to a walk-in shower or bath, which for those with limited mobility can help ensure their continued independence.

Here’s a quick rundown of just a few tips to consider when adapting a bathroom for disabled users:

Working out the temperature required for your radiator can be a little daunting, which is why we've put together this blog post to help you out.

All of our radiators and towel rails should display their temperatures in terms of British Thermal Units (BTUs), the industry measurement for displaying temperature. BTUs are based on the correlation between the flow temperature in the system, the return temperature and the average room temperature. There are two standards for calculating BTUs: the Delta 50 standard is employed in mainland Europe whilst the Delta 60 standard is used in the UK. Unless otherwise noted, all of our temperatures are shown in Delta 60.

With the current weather as unpredictable as Keith Moon sat by the swimming pool, it is always advisable to be prepared for whatever may come next in the weather stakes.

After enjoying many weeks of record temperatures in this July heat wave, we are now being warned of flash flooding throughout the country before returning back to the somewhat more enjoyable Sunshine. With this in mind, it is often handy to be adaptable to whatever the sky may throw at you…

Your boiler could be turned off if flue cannot be fully inspected

Some properties, mainly flats and apartments, have been built with boiler flues which cannot be inspected because they are hidden behind walls or ceilings.

Gas Safe registered engineers need to be able to see the flue − which take fumes away from the boiler − as part of essential safety checks whenever the boiler is worked on. A flue in poor condition, combined with a boiler that is not working properly, could put you and your family in danger from carbon monoxide poisoning, which can cause death or serious injury.