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Meeting the new requirements of Building Regulations Part L when installing new condensing boilers in a hard water area(16/05/2007)
An important change to the Building Regulations covering the installation of condensing boilers came into force on 6 April 2007, directly affecting plumbers and central heating engineers operating in hard water areas, which make up 65% of the UK’s water supplies. This alteration to the Guidance documents for Part L of the revised Building regulations requires that in any new installation of a condensing boiler where the water hardness is above... [more]
Compact high-flow water softener for multiple bathrooms(06/02/2007)
Harvey Softeners Ltd has announced the launch of BIG BERTHA, the first compact, one-inch feed, high-flow unit, designed specifically for direct systems where three or more bathrooms need softened water at the same time. “The UK’s move towards direct feed systems, coupled with the huge growth in the power-shower market and the increasing popularity of house extensions that add extra bathrooms, have created a desperate need in the domestic mark... [more]
Harvey Water Softeners opens new factory in Surrey(12/01/2007)
The UK is now home to EU’s biggest manufacturer of domestic water softeners, following the opening of Harvey Water Softeners’ new Castle Works in Surrey, supported by Woking’s MP, Humfrey Malins and its Mayor and Mayoress, Cllr. John Kingsbury and Linda Kemeny. Founder and current Chairman, Harvey Bowden, started the company in the garage of his house in 1978 and moved to the company’s original Old Woking premises in 1981. By 1985 the company ... [more]
Guide to to installing a water softener(21/11/2006)
The new 130-page Softener Supplies Catalogue, now available from Harvey Softeners Ltd, covers a comprehensive range of products from installation kits to drinking water taps. This catalogue includes a 60-page, easy-reference, ‘How to’ section covering everything from how a water softener works and how to make a hose connection, to installing a softener in the loft. It even shows how to successfully drill a hole in granite worksurfaces. The cat... [more]
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