Category Archives: Commercial Plumbing

Non installation of thermostatic mixing valves accounts for approximately twenty deaths and almost six hundred serious scald related injuries every year, caused by scalding hot water in the bath. Scalding occurs because water is stored at high temperature to limit the growth of the legionella bacteria. Hot water needs to be stored at 60°c or

How to reduce your energy bills using a thermostat for central heating?

14th August 2012 Mark

Millions of homes are not using simple room thermostats to control their boiler. What affect does this have on the consumer? Increased energy bills, inefficient heating systems and wasted energy. The last few years have seen massive strides in the development of renewable technologies – solar panels, heat pumps; advances in heating controls and homeowners

How water softeners can reduce your energy bills!

17th April 2012 Mark

60% of homes in the UK are built in hard water areas – London, the South-East and Anglia. Hard water creates a build up of scum and limescale in kettles, shower heads and stains toilets, sinks and baths. Imagine the problem personified in heating systems, washing machines and dishwashers all of which are prime targets

Top tips to ensure your boiler doesn’t break down!

6th March 2012 Mark 1 Comment

We’ve been lucky this year relatively speaking with mild winter weather! Not surprisingly, commercial boiler repairs and servicing is very low on the list of priorities for most companies. Traditionally January and February sees us in the middle of boiler breakdown season and with breakdowns, consumers and companies alike tend to spend the least amount

Carbon Monoxide Headache – Kill Or Cure?

6th March 2012 Mark 4 Comments

ROSPA (The Royal Society for the Protection of Accidents) and Gas Safe Charity plan to launch the Be Gas Safe programme designed to see 10,000 families receive a free CO detector (Installer Jan 2012) The scheme aims to make more people aware of the hidden dangers of CO or carbon monoxide poisoning by providing more

Thermostatic Mixing Valves. Why having a bath can scald you!

18th January 2012 Mark

A staggering 63 people have died from bath-time scalding and a further 1,124 people have been admitted to hospital with severe burns. More recently, a two year old was killed after suffering burns which then turned septic after her mother failed to seek medical attention. The toddler had been held under hot water reported to

How to manage the temperature of your home?

17th January 2012 Mark

The winter of 2011 was one of the coldest on records and heating bills reached an all time high. Customers and Consumers often ask our Installers and engineers “what is the best way to keep my house warm without rocketing heating bills?” Here are the answers to some frequently asked questions. When it is very

How To Service Your Boiler Regularly? Boiler Servicing.

16th January 2012 Mark

Boiler breakdown season? Commercial or domestic boilers all have one thing in common they need regular servicing. You wouldn’t buy a car that hadn’t been serviced regularly or not had its brakes checked? Well the same principle applies to having your boiler serviced! To put it simply, a boiler that hasn’t been serviced can KILL YOU! Moreover,

Aquatech Services – New Website

5th January 2012 Mark

Aquatech Services Limited are specialists in the provision of heating and plumbing services and relaunched their new website in December 2011. Whilst the corporate livery remains the same the new website has been designed to reflect the changing requirements of our customers. The website is designed to offer an insight into every aspect of heating,

New Gas Safety Checks, April 2012

26th September 2011 Mark 2 Comments

From next April, all Gas Safe registered engineers will require the Combustion Performance of Domestic Appliance Qualification. This represents an excellent safety standard requirement for gas service engineers. So what’s the good news? It actually makes no difference to Aquatech customers, as our gas service engineers are already qualified to the new standard which means