General maintenance for your water heater
For every house with hot water: which of the three UK systems you have, the checks each one wants, and the one system whose servicing is treated as specialist work.
Drawer 04
Maintenance & prevention
The checks that stop the 2 a.m. call: isolating valves, winter drains and the annual service
3 guides 2 sources
See also domains read in both drawers: Drawer 01, Emergency call-outs 2 domains; Drawer 02, Boilers & heating 1 domain; Drawer 03, Bathrooms & kitchens 1 domain
Guides in this drawer
3 guides
Choosing the right plumber for your job
For anyone about to let a stranger loose on their water and gas: the registers to check, the paperwork to insist on, and the paying habits that keep a small job small.
Tips for cleaning your drains
For the slow-draining basin, the shower that pools, and the kitchen sink that gave up: gentle first, chemical last, and the habits that keep the pipe clear between.
The other drawers
3 drawers
- Emergency call-outsBurst pipes, leaks that will not wait and boilers down on the coldest night: what we do first, and what you can do while we drive14 guides
- Boilers & heatingBoiler faults, pressure, radiators and hot water: diagnosis, honest lifespans and the checks we write down4 guides
- Bathrooms & kitchensTaps, sinks, showers and full refits: choosing brass that lasts and getting the falls right2 guides