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TUPE Changes
By Angus Lavin
I agree with this article. We have been working with TUPE for many years now and although it is a complicated piece of legislation it is fairly straightforward to define.

Too expensive, too cold
By Julie Switsur
I just had one installed under the government grant scheme. Eleven months to install. Not warm enough in the winter. Very slow to heat up. Far too expensive to run. I hav...

Super Heating Issues
By Tim Jones
I wish the cold water side in my gaff was routinely between 20 and 50! It would save me a fortune in heating bills.

Super Heating issues
By Dane Madsen
1) The problem with this plan is that water will scald to 2nd degree burns at this temperature in only 2 seconds, 2) this does not remove the colonies in the distribution sy...

HSE acop
By steve austin
as Graham said, if it's in L8 you should do it, but if you don't you have to prove in a court of law the you have followed the provisons of the code or have something bette...

HSE ACoP L8
By Graham
158 In a hot water system, cold water enters at the base of the calorifier with hot water being drawn off from the top for distribution to user points throughout the building. A ...

Copper/Silver Ionisation
By Malcolm Kennard
Copper/Silver Ionisation - can facts be checked before comments are made please?
I thought this blog might have some specialists input, given it will be read by the...

Legionella Madness
By Vee Namli
Install a Tarn Pure Copper/Silver ionisation system and store hot water at whatever temperature you deem suitable. CuAg technology is an alternative to thermal control and is ...

Legionella Madness
By Malcolm Kennard
Unfortunately there are too many individuals and organisations offering erroneous legionella advice. Even advice correctly given is often misunderstood.
In this case...

Daily superheating of water
By Christopher D. English, PE
I recommend you review the Draft ASHRAE 188P Standard on Prevention of Legionellosis.

cavity wall insulation
By yvonne
i had cavity wall insulation last year it took the guys 1/2 hour to do a detached house. i payed 250 to have it done and there is no difference to the heat. I want to get it che...

GreenDeal Gas Installers
By David
Guys, don't waste your time - the Green Deal is dead before it gets started. Something that is aimed at the those in our society who have not got the capital to improve their lot ...

Cavity insulation
By David Stevens
In my opinion cavity insulation is definitely something that I would recommend as it really helps reduce your bills and keeps heat in well.

EndoSan Silver Hydrogen Peroxide
By Darren Magee
For a little clarity, as I understand it, the use of silver in the EndoSan product is not in question from a performance perspective, it is not used for that purpose, with ...

Sabien and the ASA
By Oz Jones
Got to admit that I never got this technology when working with a correctly configured and programmed BMS. See what Trend say http://www.trendcontrols.com/en-GB/comments/Pages...

opportunist advertising
By Jane Cooper
I too am dismayed to read these remarks which display a basic lack of understanding of chlorine dioxide and its application to water systems. The use of silver is also open...

opportunist advertising
By Graham Thompson
I am surprised to see this headline and suspect that it is almost scandalous; the reference to particularly for legionella control has no foundation. As is pointed out...

Safety
By John
I agree that checks should be made for safety but I find that a gas safety registered person thinks it is a license to print money. I had a boiler replaced and it cost 800.00, no ...

Unregistered installers
By S Edwards
What an absolute joke.The amount of fine is equivalent of what it costs in lost time and money to be qualified.Then it looks like gas safe dont mind what sort of gas engineers...

Gas Safe's double standards
By Azam Siddiqi
Gas Safe Register comes down on operatives like a tonne of bricks for even the slightest fault, but when a cowboy is found and evidence is given to Gas Safe about them, the...

TP008
By George Cossey
Unless the revision has changed to "all flues" this legislation relates to fanned concentric flues only. This should be made clear.

It's not only boilers which have a flue.
By Ron Hughes
"Now any concealed flue, which cannot be inspected, should be classified as 'at risk' (provided that no other evidence exists that indicates that the boiler is an immediate d...

Shale Gas - dependability & security of supply
By Ron Hughes
Mr Farrar is plainly wrong by 180 degrees when he claims shale gas extracted from beneath the UK would:

"... push the UK into a greater reliance on imported gas in t...

Enery
By Michael Clarke
EDF made 3.8 billion profit in 2011. Our directorship mad MPs are to blame for selling our assets. Where on Earth has privatisation got us? Do we now own anything? Patri...

Wind Farm Capacity Factor Deterioration
By Colin Megson
Wind farms - old bangers in 10 years, clapped out in 15 years. It could double the price of electricity from offshore wind farms and put 50% on the price of electricity fro...

Pellet standards
By Andy
Too little too late - the horse has bolted. Standards should already be in place. The fuel supply chain has had money and time to be ready.

RHI payments for air to water Heat Pumps
By Gary Gardner
I have read the article by Graham Hendra, which I cannot agree with some of his conclusions. We have a Daikin Altherma system fitted and being a high temperature system whi...

old fan
By Scott Healey
Hi I'm working in an old building in Wyong, N.S.W. Australia, and there's a very old Woods of Colchester fan, which is still very much in use.
I thought you might find ...

Gas safety and prevention of carbon monoxide poisoning
By Stephanie Trotter OBE
While we applaud the fact that the Gas Safety Trust has finally decided to concentrate on all fuels, we do not think concentrating on research is the way forward. ...

Double Glazing
By Douglas
Stop complaining and do something about it. Double glaze for starters, get good curtains behind the double glazing. Energy costs are not going to go down - it's a no brainer.

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NICEIC signs up more for Green Deal 20-May-2013
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PICVs guide launched 20-May-2013
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