Hints and tips:
...t suggest it, and I didn’t know enough then to specify it — not under the eaves where I raised ceilings, not behind fitted wardrobes or marble tiles in the bathroom, and regrettably not around incoming pipes...
...HomeServe fixes pipes and boilers, operates an online portal for tradespeople and is branching out into electric charging and other services....
..., double glazing and replacing gas boilers, as well as low-energy lightbulbs and draught proofing....
...Moving coolant through pipes, using a compressor to change the pressure, absorbs heat from the outside air or ground, later releasing it inside the house....
...Labour has stuck to previous pledges that it would renationalise National Grid and the energy networks — the pipes and wires that transport electricity and gas to homes and businesses....
...There are many immediate steps homeowners, with the right incentives, can take to reduce the carbon footprint of their homes, from turning down thermostats to improving insulation....
...That matters when about 20 per cent of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions stem from its 29m homes, which typically use a fossil fuel — gas — for boilers and stoves....
...This included the lack of notices to tenants about what to do in the event of a fire, piles of rubbish being dumped, and concerns over where boilers and gas pipes were placed....
...A March 2015 blog post recorded worries over the placement of boilers in flats’ entry halls and potential health and safety issues over exposed hot pipes....
...But its biomass wood chip boiler packed in and BedZed never quite achieved its zero-energy goal....
...Copenhagen has also found that investments in insulation and retrofitting buildings can backfire....
...But while district heating is a paragon of energy efficiency in cities such as Copenhagen, it is badly run in Ukraine thanks to poor insulation, dilapidated boilers and leaky pipes....
...“If they do build it, it’s 1,200 miles and that’s 1,200 miles of pipe we’ll have a chance to move – the pipe, all the rock, the cement,” Mr Koraleski adds....
...Big state-owned utilities generated power and fed it through wires and pipes into customers’ houses. It was a well functioning system that seemed to be set in stone....
...There are some excellent systems, such as iRads, which need no boiler or pipes and are linked wirelessly.” If you want to pair electric heating with contemporary design, how about glass?...
...Those thinking of replacing their old boiler with a condensing boiler will spend £500 more but could save £300 each year, although some users have reported problems with frozen pipes in winter....
...Insulation, double glazing, wind turbines and replacing old boilers with newer versions are all tipped as ways to make a home greener....
...The white paper will oblige electricity companies to go much further in ensuring their customers have access to insulation for the walls and roof and to double glazing....
...The group, which has already closed two reactors, revealed that it was preparing to close a further two after serious cracks were found in boiler pipes....
...Another company with good prospects is Insituform, whose trenchless sewer repair technology allows utilities to repair pipes without digging up roads....
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