S Hopkinson Gas Heating & Plumbing

What are the benefits of powerflushing?

Power flushing cleans all the radiators and pipe work asociated with the central heating system. It makes for better circulation which results in a more efficient system. If the pipe work size is 8mm microbore copper. Power flushing will not work as the volume of water cannot be passed through the system. Better to replace the radiators and install a Magna clean filter on the return pipe under the boiler.

What is a condensing boiler & how do condensing boilers work?

All boilers fitted nowadays are condensing boilers whether they are combi, system or regular boilers. They are usually 90% efficient therefore more cost effective than the old conventional boilers. They produce condensate that is vapour produced in the flue and discharged back through the boiler to meet the efficiency requirements. This condensate should discharge into the normal household drainage. The non preferred method is a soak away. Routing of the flue system should have good positioning due to the plumage caused by the combustion process

What is the best combi boiler?

S Hopkinson Gas Heating and Plumbing are a Baxi Member and we think that the best boiler on the market at the moment is the Baxi Duo-tec model. We would typically install this boiler model into a two to three bedroom property and would charge approximately £1500 for the installation.