Read more of our summer boiler tips to help maintain your boiler even during the hot months.
Summer Boiler Tips
We are all guilty of it at one point or another: forgetting our boiler once the weather starts warming up. We turn off our heating and forget all about our boilers until the cold months roll in again.
Many studies have shown that there are more homeowners who do not get their boilers serviced regularly than those who do. Regular boiler service should ideally be done annually, and is important to ensure that your boiler will be in perfect working condition when you need to use it again. Regular boiler checks will also decrease the chances of emergency boiler repairs or boiler breakdowns. One of the worst things that can happen in the middle of a freezing winter day is to have your boiler stop working.
The summer is the best time to get a gas boiler service done. In the summer, there is a lower demand for the services of heating and plumbing companies, and engineers will have more availability and time options to offer you. Getting it done early also means your boiler is prepared to face the winter and you won’t be left with no heating or hot water. Don’t automatically assume that because you turned off your boiler in a good state, it will run ok come winter.
Here’s another of our summer boiler tips: consider adjusting your heating controls. Because its not as cold as it was during the winter. Change the temperature for both your central heating and your water heater. This will help save you some money in your energy bill.
Finally, check your system’s pumps by turning on your boiler every once in a while to make sure that its parts are working properly. If left unused for a longtime, boiler parts can accumulate dust and grime, which can make it difficult for them to operate properly later on. Run your boiler for about 5 minutes every few weeks to test its parts.
Get more summer boiler tips from our engineers when you schedule your boiler service with us.
