Energy Efficiency – MJM Plumbing Ltd

Boiler controls

We appreciate that it can baffle you a little when you hear the term ‘heating controls’. Do you really know how effective these can be in your home and how vital they can be to keep the costs of your energy bills down.

Heating controls are paramount for as they serve to ensure that your boiler operates efficiently and to help reduce your energy wastage. Clever use of your boiler control gives you complete control over your home’s central heating system, allowing you to keep each room in your home at just the right temperature to minimise your energy consumption. Let’s face it, we all don’t want to heat rooms in our home if we are not using them, certainly with the rising energy costs.

Boiler control options

As mentioned above, normally your controls are changed at a time when you replace your boiler. But, you can also do this at any time. Here at MJM Plumbing (Lincoln) Ltd, our gas safe engineers are available to assist in any questions that you may have around this.

Simple Boiler Controls – traditional manual clock controls that can be set for 24-hour periods.
Digital Boiler Controls – allow you to set on/off heating times on a 7-day programming schedule that fits around your lifestyle.
Intelligent Boiler Controls – great for saving energy as they tell you how long it takes to heat up and cool down your home as well as external temperatures.
Internet Connected Boiler Controls – controlled by an App on your smart device, smart thermostat’s are highly intelligent. Among other functions, they learn from your systems behaviour, use live weather data and keep track of your fuel usage.

Worcester Bosch accredited

We are Worcester Bosch accredited installers that can offer up to 12 year guarantee on your new boiler.

Gas Safe engineers

You should never take the risk with gas appliances in your home. We are Gas Safe registered and our number is 301607.

Knowledgable and friendly

As a result of over 20 years experience, we have depth of knowledge on the services we offer.

Competitive local pricing

We actively research our local market to ensure that all our heating and plumbing pricing are competitive.

What Are Thermostatic

Radiator Valves (TRV)?
A thermostatic radiator valve, or TRV for short, is an independent heating control for that radiator, the valve essentially allows the radiator to function with a degree of independence.

A TRV allows the homeowner to control the temperature in individual rooms, for instance having a lower heating level in an unused bedroom than in the lounge. With a TRV fitted to radiators, heating levels can reflect room usage rather than all rooms being heated en masse, with the resultant huge waste of energy and expense.

Benefits of TRV's

TRVs are hugely popular and with good reason, for most rooms they are the sensible default option. These valves have a range of compelling arguments for being used, namely:

They allow heating control of individual rooms from one boiler
They are affordable
They come in a range of styles with options to suit all types of radiator
They are easy to use
TRVs are simple to fit

5 ways to be more energy efficient at home

1) Switch your TV off totally and don’t leave it on standby (Saving £55 per year)

2) Only fill the kettle with the water you need (Saving £36 per year)

3) Turn off all the lights in the rooms that you are not using (Saving £20 per year)

4) Take a maximum 4 minute shower (Saving £70 per year)

5) Wash at 30 degrees and reduce use by one wash per week (Saving £20 per year)

Source: Energy saving trust

Get your new energy efficient boiler

Although investing in a new boiler may be pricey, it can make the biggest difference to your home, as heating accounts for roughly 55% of your energy bills. Therefore, upgrading from a G-rated boiler to one with an A-rating can save you around £300 a year (source: energy saving trust).

You will also get peace of mind that your boiler will not let you down at times that you need it the most. Additionally, when your new boiler will included a guarantee or warranty. You can receive up to a 12 year guarantee on Worcester Bosch boilers.

You can get a free quotation from the team at MJM Plumbing, so call us today to get started.

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