Latest news for British Gas 
Britain's oldest boiler found in Billericay(02/09/2010)
Since the Government’s boiler scrappage scheme launched in January, npower hometeam, which installs, services and repairs boilers, has overseen the replacement of hundreds of old, inefficient boilers across the country. Inspired by these discoveries, the company launched a nationwide hunt to find the oldest boiler. A homeowner in Billericay has discovered he is the owner of Britain’s Oldest Boiler following a nationwide search by npower homete... [more]
Hydropath trains British Gas engineers on water conditioning(14/07/2010)
British Gas has a number of engineering academies across the country which train engineers in installing, diagnosing and repairing household appliances and central heating systems. An important part of this is educating customers on the importance of avoiding central heating breakdowns. Many parts of the U.K. experience hard water, which can result in scale build up in pipes, reducing the efficiency of the domestic heating system. Limescale co... [more]
Consumers shouldn't foot the bill for installing smart meters(29/04/2010)
Following British Gas announcement that it will roll out smart meters and energy display units to one million homes this year, Which? chief executive Peter Vicary-Smith, says: "We've long argued that consumers shouldn't foot the bill for installing smart meters - consumers will save a few pounds every year, but energy companies will save millions. British Gas clearly sees the business benefits of installing smart meters, calling into question... [more]
ADEY commissions testing station to air test MagnaClean magnetic and non-magnetic filters(16/12/2009)
ADEY Professional Heating Solutions has unveiled a £40,000 product testing station at its South Wales assembly facility. The specially commissioned testing station is designed to air test ADEY’s MagnaClean magnetic and non-magnetic filters, the Professional 22 and 28mm units in addition to the company’s TwinTech filter. The new test rig air pressure tests each MagnaClean up to 2 bar, nearly twice that encountered within an average domestic cen... [more]
Drop in Carbon Monoxide poisoning fatalities is due to the introduction of nationwide measures(20/11/2009)
The Corgi Trust, in the 12th annual benchmarking report, reveals that fatalities caused by Carbon Monoxide (CO) poisoning linked to domestic appliances such as boilers, cookers, room heaters and warm air heaters in Great Britain have dropped by more than 50% over the last decade from a high of 24 to 9. The report, compiled from information supplied via Downstream Incident Data Report (DIDR) forms completed and submitted by investigators at Bri... [more]
Scottish and Southern Energy cutting prices will reduce fuel poverty(19/02/2009)
SSE, which supplies energy as Southern Electric, SWALEC, Scottish Hydro Electric and Atlantic, is going to follow in the footsteps of British Gas who announced their price reductions at the end of January 2009. Following the price changes of 4% on Gas and 9% on electricity, SSE’s ‘dual fuel’ customers will typically see a reduction of £66 from their annual bills. Fuel poverty charity National Energy Action (NEA) has welcomed the recent news th... [more]
750,000 households will not turn on their heating this winter to cut heating costs(26/11/2008)
According to new research from moneysupermarket.com, Brits face a bitterly cold winter as they take drastic action to combat rising fuel bills by refusing to turn their heating on. Almost 90 per cent of those polled are planning cost cutting measures to tackle sky high energy bills this winter. While a quarter (25 per cent) plan to turn their heating on less often, over three quarters of a million of us won’t turn the heating on at all. Oth... [more]
Hydropath HS38 water conditioning system prevents limescale problems without the use of chemicals(25/11/2008)
Hydropath's HS38 domestic unit provides a simple and cost effective solution to preventing limescale problems without the use of chemicals. The HS38 water conditioning system by Hydropath removes limescale by transmitting randomly varying electric fields into the water and the entire plumbing system. The result is the production of nuclei everywhere in the water system. This causes limescale to form in suspension, which is then washed away... [more]
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