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Real Tips from Real Engineers: How to Keep Your Home Safe and Warm All Year Round

Hometree is serious about good service. From our UK-based call centre staff to our nationwide network of engineers, our dedicated team is committed to providing the best possible customer experience.

Home Maintenance in 2024: A Guide to Efficiency and Savings

As we make strides into the new year, maintaining a comfortable and efficient home is essential for both your peace of mind and your bank balance.

How to Bleed a Radiator Without a Key

The way to bleed a radiator depends on the type you have and the tools available to you. Radiator keys are easy to misplace, but given the right alternatives and know-how, you can still bleed a radiator without one.

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What to do when your boiler starts leaking

If you’ve searched ‘boiler leaking’ and reached this article, it’s probably because there’s water dripping, or even pooling, from your boiler. It doesn’t take an expert to know that’s not a good sign!

How to repressurise your boiler

Boilers are a mystery to most of us. Like driving a car, you only think about how it works when it doesn’t.

How to deal with boiler breakdowns

It’s never any fun when your boiler breaks down, especially when you’re relying on it to heat your home and hot water during the cold winter months.

Boiler controls not working?

Whether your property has a gas, LPG or oil-fired central heating system, you should have access to a full range of controls including a boiler timer or central heating programmer and thermostat.

How to replace a blown fuse

Blowing a fuse or tripping a fuse switch is easily done – especially if you’re one of those people that likes to multi-task with their electricals. We’re talking ironing while watching the TV, charging your phone and microwaving your lunch. Unfortunately, powering several electrical appliances at the same time can overload your circuits and cause a fuse to blow. The good news is a blown fuse is pretty easy to replace.

A Guide to Boiler Servicing

A boiler service is a thorough assessment of your household’s boiler. It includes a series of checks and tests, and cleaning, to help the boiler operate correctly and safely. As a homeowner or landlord, getting your boiler serviced regularly is important and, in this guide, we’ll tell you everything you might need to know.

What to consider when replacing your boiler

When it comes to replacing a boiler, there are a variety of factors that you need to take into consideration. We’ll explore the critical factors in the boiler replacement process and help you work out how to choose a new boiler that’s perfect for your home and satisfies your heating requirements.

What is central heating cover?

What is central heating cover, you ask? Unlike boiler cover, central heating cover includes your boiler, controls, and pipework. It also protects your hot water cylinder and anything else that is connected to your boiler.

How to fix a dripping tap

What’s more annoying than getting into bed, ready for a good night’s sleep, only to be kept awake by a dripping tap? Drip, drip, drip, it goes on and on and as you’re lying there thinking about how irritating it is, you also start thinking about how much it’s costing you in wasted water. The good news is it’s not something you have to put up with and you needn’t spend money calling out a plumber. Fixing a leaking tap is usually a simple DIY task.

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