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How often should you service your boiler?
Once a year, but the interesting question is why, and what a proper service actually involves. Here's what happens, what it protects, and the best month to book it.
Read →7 signs your central heating needs a power flush
Radiators cold at the bottom, black water when you bleed them, a boiler that sounds like a kettle, your heating is telling you something. Here are the seven signs worth acting on.
Read →Combi, system or regular boiler: which is right for your home?
The right boiler type depends on one question more than any other: how many showers run at once in your house? Here's how to choose without the sales pitch.
Read →Landlord gas safety certificates (CP12): what the law actually requires
Annual check, certificate to tenants within 28 days, records kept. The landlord gas rules are simple but strict. Here's the plain-English version, including the renewal trick that stops your anniversary date creeping.
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