Recent news by Afterglow Plumbing & Heating

OUTSIDE TAP KIT REVIEWS!AS SUMMER APPROACHES US I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA TO REVIEW THE OUTSIDE TAP KITS THAT ARE ON SALE AT THE LIKES OF SCREWFIX, B&Q AND SELCO TO NAME A FEW. THESE KITS ARE SET OUT WITH THE DIYer IN MIND. YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN THEM AROUND THEY COME WITH THE TAP, WALLPLATE BRACKET, A SHORT LENTHGH OF GREEN HOSE-PIPE AND A CONNECTION THAT SCREWS INTO THE COLD MAIN WATER PIPE. THE KITS CAN BE PICKED UP FOR AROUND £17.00 WICH, YES IS PRETTY CHEAP AND YOU MAY THIN...

WORCESTER BOSCH BOILER LEAKING, LOSING PRESSURE, SPRAYING WATER OUT THE BOTTOM, IT'S BECOMING ALL TOO COMMON.This blog post was just really to bring to peoples attention some of the issues we've been getting on a pretty regular basis now with Worcester Bosch boilers. I can't speak for the newer boilers that are still under warranty it seems to be when they hit about 7 years old. So we are pretty much getting called out on a weekly basis now to a Worcester boiler leaking water, ...

NEW BAXI BOILER!!!At last, the wait is over and we finally got to install one of the new BAXI 600s. We have been installing BAXI boilers for a few years now and although the duotec has been a good old workhorse and very rarely lets us and our customers down, it looks and feels quite dated now. So when we heard that BAXI would be releasing a more compact version using the same brass hydro block and stainless steel heat exchanger, but with more up to date technology, we were...

RAVENHEAT BOILER REVIEW!Ravenheat used to have a pretty bad name in the industry. And amongst some engineers they still do but that's only because they are stuck in their ways and haven't given the new products a chance. If I'm 100% honest I too was one of them engineers, until I was called out to do an annual service on a Ravenheat WH80 boiler. At first, I was really impressed with how quiet the boiler was, in fact, it was so quiet I actually thought it was turned off. Af...

BOILER REPAIR BIRMINGHAMSo I've decided to write a small blog about common problems and boiler faults we've found during our day to day jobs in and around  Birmingham and Solihull, in the hope that it may be able to help you if you are either experiencing these boiler faults or to help you make a decision when choosing a boiler. I'm going to try and cover back up support we as engineers receive from boiler manufacturers too, and how we have found they have been w...

Small blog explaining things that need to be factored in when pricing up a new combi boiler.