News & Events
October 2011
Winter is coming. We now have a full range of boiler spares in stock ready for those winter breakdowns. For all your boiler, fire and cooker spares call our dedicated spares line on 01634 835888
11 February 2011
As from March 2011 we will now be stocking and selling a wide range of boiler, fire and cooker spares. This will be a very big part of our future and for this reason we have employed the two best people in Medway to run our spares counter. Barbara who is well known in the towns joins us from PTS and Tracey quickly follwed suit and has agreed to join us from APK. This now allows you to buy Plumbing, Heating, Bathrooms, Fires and Spares all from one location!
If you have not been in before why not pop down and see us?
02 January 2011
New TF1 Gold Filters now in Stock from £65.00 + Vat with extra discount for the trade. These filters not only remove magnetic sludge but also remove non magnetic elements. This makes them comparable with the magnaclean twintech but a fraction of the cost! Grab yours today
01 September 2010
Changes to Part L of Building Regulations
Band B Boilers can still be legally sold and fitted but
Please check if your plumber is happy to fit one first as
Band B Boilers can now only have the install registered where:-
Please check if your plumber is happy to fit one first as
Band B Boilers can now only have the install registered where:-
A contract for work has been agreed before 1 October 2010, the installation of boilers Band B may continue or be carried out, provided the work is completed by 6 April 2011. You can still fit a Band B Boiler after this date but you will not be able to register the install.
Where a building notice, an initial notice, a plans certificate and amendment notice or a public body’s notice has been given or full plans submitted before 1 October 2010, the work or fitting of boilers equivalent to Band B may be carried out, provided the work is completed before 6 April 2011.
New Part L Rules
From 1 October 2010, the Building Regulations – Part L is changing. The changes are not as major as they were in 2005, when it became compulsory for to install condensing boilers. However, from 1 October 2010, all boilers fitted will have to be Band A , or, as we shall see below, SEDBUK 2005 90%.
The main changes are:
• SEDBUK banding (eg Band A or Band B) disappears and is replaced with minimum % efficiency figures
• Gas boiler efficiency will be listed on either SEDBUK 2005 or SEDBUK 2009 lists
• Only gas boilers with an efficiency of 90% or above (SEDBUK 2005, previously known as SEDBUK Band A) can be installed. If using SEDBUK 2009 data, the minimum efficiency is 88%.
Changes to SEDBUK
According to the Domestic Building Service Compliance Guide that accompanies Part L, the terms Band A, Band B etc will be dropped from 1 October 2010 to avoid confusion when the forthcoming Energy using Products directive (EuP) is introduced.
EuP will measure the energy efficiency of systems and will provide a label similar to the current Energy Efficiency rating labels currently seen on washing machines and refrigerators.
The new SEDBUK 2009 ratings will take account of summer and winter seasonal efficiency, predominantly from hot water production, rather than be calculated at just one point through the year. This will reduce the overall efficiency by around two per cent.
So, for example, a current SEDBUK Band A boiler will either be SEDBUK 2005 90.1% or SEDBUK 2009 88.1%, depending on what the manufacturer states, in line with Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP). If the efficiency is not stated as SEDBUK 2009, it will be assumed to be SEDBUK 2005.
All boilers must now be SEDBUK 2005 90% or SEDBUK 2009 88%
Until the changes to Part L in October 2010, it has been possible to fit SEDBUK 2005 Band B boilers. This clause has now been removed, and from 1 October 2010, all boilers must now be the equivalent of SEDBUK 2005 Band A, with a minimum efficiency of 90%. This applies to existing dwellings as well as newbuild, and effectively outlaws the installation of anything other than SEDBUK 2005 Band A appliances.
