In this blog post, our heating engineers have listed a few boiler maintenance tips for you to think about to avoid overspending on your heating bills. If you want to contact us, simply call us on 07712 172171 or email us at bcuplumbing@hotmail.com.
Tips for maintaining and prolonging the life of your boiler
1. Schedule a boiler service at least once a year
One of the most important things you can do to extend the life of your boiler is to schedule an annual service. When you book a boiler service, a Gas Safe registered engineer will come to your home and perform the necessary inspections and tests.
This helps ensure your boiler is in good working condition. We recommend servicing your boiler yearly to save future repair expenses and issues since they will be detected and/or prevented sooner. If you're interested, click the button below to visit our boiler servicing service page to learn more about how we can assist you.
2. Get your radiators powerflushed and bleed them regularly
Another excellent alternative for maintaining your boiler in good working order is power flushing. Power flushing and bleeding your radiators may clean the system while also reducing stress on your boiler by making it work less hard. This is especially crucial in an open system with a traditional boiler and should be performed by a skilled heating professional. This is also another service that a Gas Safe registered engineer has to do on your property. The service includes cleaning sludge, corrosion, and debris from radiators and central heating systems to make them run more efficiently. One powerflushing job has a lengthy lifespan (often 5 to 10 years) and can extend the life of your central heating system.
3. Purchase a magnetic filter
If you haven't fitted a magnetic filter, they catch sludge and pollutants from your central heating system and help your system and pipes function considerably more effectively.
4. Make use of inhibitor fluids
This can help to minimise scale in the system, which is useful in places with a lot of limescale. Limescale accumulation is affected by whether your home has hard or soft water. However, limescale can be a major problem for certain people who have hard water.
Turn on the central heating regularly during the summer
This may appear to be an unusual suggestion. We all look forward to summer because it allows us to switch off our heaters and save money on our high-energy bills. However, you may reduce the probability of a boiler problem by turning on the heating for a few minutes once a month during the summer.
When boilers and central heating systems are switched off, sludge slowly builds on the boiler's pump. If it builds up over time, it can totally infiltrate the system and prevent the central heating from turning on during the winter, forcing an expensive boiler repair!
Only use the boiler as necessary throughout the winter
During the winter, it's common to leave the heater on high all day, every day. Rather than doing so, we recommend shutting off the central heating while you're gone and scheduling it to turn on an hour before you're due to come home - just enough time to warm up the house.
Rather than setting your thermostat to the highest, try to maintain a steady temperature and gradually warm the house. This guarantees that the boiler/central heating system runs steadily and that none of its components/processes goes into overdrive.
Want to know more?
If you would like to know more about how you can maintain your boiler, get in touch with our team by calling on 07712 172171. We are available throughout Gravesend, Dartford and Medway. We hope you choose BCU Plumbing for any boiler services that you may require.
