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Entries for the 'Heating' Category
A new wood fibre insulation board allows period home and listed building owners to insulate external walls with minimum risk of condensation damage to the existing wall structure.
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Just because radiators didn't become widely available until the last century there's no need not to have them in your period home and with specialist suppliers like Beaumont, it's easy to find a cast iron radiator that would suit your style of house.
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Heating specialist Baxi has unveiled a new domestic boiler that sounds almost too good to be true. The Micro-CHP is essentially a gas boiler, similar in size to a normal wall hung boiler, which generates electricity for use in the home while providing heating and hot water. The only downside I can see at the moment is that it wont be available for at least another twelve months.
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During October Haddonstone are offering a massive 20% off its fireplaces. The Tall Manor Chimney Piece (pictured) would be perfect for a traditional home. This style is available in a range of sizes, including a version for a narrow chimneybreast.
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With cooler nights ahead you might be considering updating your heating and salvage specialist Lassco has some great cast iron antique radiators from the Arts & Crafts period right up to 1950s school radiators for those of you that fancy a more austere look.
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For the 1.5m users in the UK that rely on oil for heating and cooking, making sure the oil tank and associated pipework is in good condition should be a priority, but when was the last time you checked yours?
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