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New Mini Vent Prevents Unnecessary Heat Loss
One of the main attractions of stoves 5kW and under and gas fires 7kW and under is that they can be installed in many properties without the need for additional ventilation. However, in more energy efficient homes built during or after 2008, even low kilowatt appliances require a dedicated air supply calculated from 1kW. With [...]
Condensation Problems – Our Top Tips
With the recent cold snap we have been speaking to lots of people this week about their condensation problems and how we can help in resolving them. Here are our top tips. Firstly, the cause: Normal everyday living such as cooking, washing, bathing, drying clothes indoors, heating and even breathing produces water vapour. Air can […]
Saving Money Fuels a New Fashion for Heating
With gas and electricity prices rising year on year, it’s no wonder thousands of UK homeowners are looking for alternative ways to heat their homes in winter. Interest in wood burning stoves as a secondary heat source has greatly increased over the past five years with figures showing close to 200,000 stoves are fitted annually. [...]
Easy and Effective Acoustic Ventilation
Noise is now a major environmental issue. With exposure to road traffic, rail and airport noise widespread, it’s important to protect your home as much as possible from noise infiltration. Studies show that living with environmental noise can be extremely stressful; it can have a damaging effect on your quality of life and also lead [...]
New Guide to Simplify Venting Gas Appliances
Ventilation is paramount to the safe operation of a gas appliance. However, searching through regulations and standards to work out those venting requirements can be a time consuming task. To make life easier, we’ve put together a handy guide sheet that will help you work out an accurate venting figure in just a few easy steps. Use the guide to conform to [...]
New Guide to Simplify Solid Fuel Venting
Are you fed up with having to wade through reams of regulations to work out the venting requirements of a solid fuel appliance? To make life easier, we’ve put together a handy guide sheet that will help you work out an accurate venting figure in just a few easy steps. Use the guide to conform to the latest regulations with extracts from the Building [...]
A Disturbed Night!
How did you sleep last Friday night? We’re guessing not very well! With the ferocious storm whipping 60 mile an hour winds across our gardens and streets, most of us were probably disturbed by (or were awake worried about) damage to fence panels, dangerously flexing trees and rattling old TV aerials. One person we know [...]
Increased Window Vent Range
Control, dilute and remove excess moisture and airborne pollutants from habitable rooms and wet rooms with our brand new and best ever range of window trickle ventilators. Just launched, these new window vents are available in three sizes and complement our extensive range of through-wall vents perfectly for a great choice of background room ventilators. [...]