Ivor Bates is the director of Bates Heating and Plumbing Limited, a plumbing and heating company established in 2001 and covering all areas of London, Docklands and Essex. Bates Heating is CORGI registered and all engineers are fully qualified and specially selected for their experience and range of skills. A 24 hour emergency plumbing service is also offered. For more information visit http://www.batesheating.co.uk or telephone 020 8924 3558.
With the onset of autumn, it won’t be long before householders start to switch on their heating systems. But if you leave it until the colder weather draws in to test run your system then find it is not in full working order, you could be in for the long haul whilst waiting for an engineer to call to fix the problem.
For this reason it is vital that everyone test runs their central heating systems during the early autumn whilst they still have a chance of getting an engineer out in a minimum time frame should they encounter problems.
Any plumbing or heating engineer will tell you the number of calls they get come October or November is exceptionally high. As soon as those first frosts of winter bite, plumbers are inundated with requests for central heating repairs and new installations.
Naturally, all the calls are urgent as people are suffering without their heating as the winter chills take hold. This can be particularly concerning for the more elderly homeowners who, without the warmth of their surroundings, can be at serious risk.
Taking the time to test your system earlier in the autumn means you will have a better chance of getting an engineer out sooner whilst it is still relatively warm and the matter is not so urgent. Make sure that you also test the systems of elderly relatives or neighbours to make sure they are ready for the winter too.
In summary, the advice to remember is, check central heating systems in September or early October. Make sure they are in full working order. If you detect even the slightest problem, then call a trusted, CORGI registered engineer out immediately so that it can be fixed before the cold weather sets in.
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