Winter is coming. The nights are drawing in and the temperature seems to be dropping day by day. Soon, South Wales will be experiencing frost and possibly even snow. Cold conditions mean that your boiler will be under more stress. Not only will it be working hard to keep your home warm, it may be facing issues such as frozen pipes and trapped air in the system. Now is the time to act to get your boiler ready, so follow our winter boiler care tips to ensure your boiler is prepared.
Schedule A Boiler Service
Winter hasn’t fully kicked in yet, so it’s the perfect time to get your boiler service booked in. Your annual boiler check will catch any small issues before they can become too serious. This means that you’re much less likely to have outages during the winter which leave you without heat and hot water. As well as that, boiler servicing leaves you with a safe boiler which you can trust to keep you warm and comfortable throughout the winter.
Insulate Your Pipes
When it gets particularly cold, your pipes could be vulnerable to freezing. This is a lot more likely in exposed areas that don’t get heated well, such as your attic, garage or basement. Your winter boiler care should start by insulating these pipes with a material known as lagging. Lagging can help to prevent the water inside the pipes from freezing, which significantly reduces the likelihood of the pipes bursting during winter.
Bleed Your Radiators
Another thing to check off the winter boiler care list before the temperatures plummet is to bleed your radiators. Over time, air will get trapped in your heating system, which leads to it becoming less efficient. Releasing the trapped air by bleeding your radiators can improve the performance of your boiler and result in warmer, more evenly heated radiators.
Use Frost Protection
Finally, we would always recommend keeping your boiler on the frost protection setting. This means your boiler will automatically kick in when temperatures drop below a certain level. This protects you pipes by ensuring they don’t freeze, even when your central heating is turned off.
Call Sean Dinsdale Heating Services
Start you winter boiler care off on the right foot by calling Sean Dinsdale Heating Services. We can carry out a boiler service and make bespoke recommendations to ensure your system is working well throughout the colder months.
