Could gas be on the way out as the primary energy source for boilers and heating? A number of industry experts believe so, and a series of trends are pointing towards electric boilers and heating overtaking gas in the near future. Statistical data is hard to come by to prove or disprove this opinion, but …
In the current economic climate, businesses need to pay increasing attention to variables they can control. Of course this has always related to costs, and heating sources and the fuel used for them has always been a big factor in that. Today, however, the environmental impact plays almost as big a role in determining which …
Underfloor Heating (UFH) has more recently become the preferred form of heating within the residential sector, but it is also becoming more commonly specified for schools, medical facilities, offices and factories. The most common forms of UFH all involve circulating water through high-performance plastic piping set within the structure of the floor. The water can …
When thinking about making sure your heating system will make it through the winter months, most people immediately think about servicing the boiler. However, you need to be thinking about the whole system. If a heating system isn’t properly maintained and dirt and air are allowed to build up this will seriously affect the system’s …
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Dry Pipe Sprinkler Systems There is a very literal definition of a dry pipe sprinkler system; its pipes are filled with pressurised air or nitrogen rather than water. This makes its design, mechanism and operation considerably more complex than a regular wet pipe sprinkler system, but for certain environments, a dry pipe system is very …
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