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A comprehensive Hytek catalogue is now available on CD. Featuring a wide range of established products, the CD catalogue has 12 different product sections including heating oil and fuel tank equipment.
Among the range of products available in the heating oil and fuel tank equipment section is a battery operated bund alarm which is designed for use in confined spaces. The alarm has a flashing light on top to attract attention and a mute button gives users the option to stop the sounder whilst... [more]
There are an estimated 17 million gas boilers in the UK, with around 1.5 million new boilers installed each year. A condensing boiler from an average household will produce approximately 800 litres of acid per year at pH4.
This is not a problem for an odd house or two but the amount of acid condensate put down the drain is thought to be growing at a rate in excess of half a million litres per week as more and more condensing boilers are installed.
It’s conservatively thought that in two ... [more]
An independent survey of more than 1,200 customers of Peterborough-based national plumbing and drainage company Drain Doctor Plumbing has shown that 98.3 per cent of them would recommend the company to others. The same number would use the company again themselves.
The figures come from a survey of customer satisfaction carried out by the UK Trades Confederation (UKTC) - an independent trade association which was formed in 1995, with a current membership of 4500 businesses. The UKTC has a s... [more]
Responding to a need for clarity within the water treatment industry, more than one hundred companies involved in the manufacture and distribution of water treatment equipment have come together with water heating appliance manufacturers to form the United Kingdom Water Treatment Association – the UKWTA.
This new organisation has been formed dedicated to the water treatment industry and the many issues that are current across four technology group areas – water softeners, chemical water trea... [more]
Launched over 25 years ago to encourage the involvement and training of apprentices throughout the UK in the skills of pipework and sheet leadwork, the 2007 BPEC Plumbing Skills Competition is organised by BPEC with the main sponsor being the UK Copper Board, who supplies the pipes and fittings for the competition as well as financial support.
The UK Copper Board is part of a European campaign which aims to promote the benefits of copper plumbing and heating systems to the construction indust... [more]
An important change to the Building Regulations covering the installation of condensing boilers came into force on 6 April 2007, directly affecting plumbers and central heating engineers operating in hard water areas, which make up 65% of the UK’s water supplies.
This alteration to the Guidance documents for Part L of the revised Building regulations requires that in any new installation of a condensing boiler where the water hardness is above 200 ppm, some provision must be made to treat the... [more]
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