In the winter, one of the main things that we need to make sure that we do in order to stay healthy is keep warm. Having central heating makes this easy to do, and boilers are an essential part of the home over the winter, especially when we have a cold snap, and the temperatures drop below freezing.
However, something that you do need to ensure before you get to the winter months is that you have a boiler check, as when you have not had your boiler in use over the summer, it could have developed faults which you will only find out about when you turn the heating back on in the winter. You may need repairs to be done to your boiler, or you might need an entirely new boiler. When it comes to this sort of work, you must get a professional like this boiler installation Cheltenham based company www.hprservicesltd.com/cheltenham-boilers to do it for you for safety reasons.
One of the most common problems that people find when they come to turn their boiler on for the first time in the winter, is that the boiler pressure has dropped. The correct pressure for your boiler should be between one and two bars – you will be able to see this on the gauge on your boiler. Most boilers will have a green section on the gauge as well which will indicate the correct boiler pressure.
If you find that when you turn your boiler on and there is no heating or hot water, one of the first places to check is the boiler pressure as this is often the culprit and could well have lost pressure if the boiler has not been in use for a period of time.
There are many reasons why a boiler could have lost pressure and it is something that you might be able to sort yourself. However, it is good to get the boiler checked to find the reason for the drop in pressure and to prevent it from happening again. If you do not do this, the boiler could keep losing pressure and other problems could develop, which could end up becoming very costly.
Some of the common reasons for a boiler losing pressure as well as not being used for a while include air in the radiators (if this the case, then you will need to bleed them) and a leak somewhere in the system.
