Winter Weather and The Effects on Your Boiler

We all know that the cold weather affects things from our cars, to the clothes that we wear, but did you know that the winter freeze can also be harmful to your boiler?

Freezing weather can cause boiler condensate pipes to freeze, thereby stopping your boiler operating properly and effectively.

A Simple How To

If you’re experiencing frozen pipes, read below for three simple solutions on how to get your boiler up and running again. Alternatively, in the event that your boiler doesn’t work, we advise that you get in touch with a Gas Safe heating expert.

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• Your first option to defrost the frozen pipe would be a hot water bottle. Put the hot water bottle onto the affected area of pipe and leave it to defrost for some time.

• A second option could be to put a heat wrap on the affected area.

• The third effective solution would be pouring warm water along the pipe to defrost it. Please note that this cannot be boiling water – please view the Worcester Bosch Group video for details before you do this.

Once your boiler is reset and your central heating is working as it should, we would advise that you get in contact with a Gas Safe engineer. AES National offer a fixed price policy on all callouts and a Manufacturers guarantee up to 7 years dependant on the manufacturer for all boiler installations. If you’re experiencing issues with your boiler, please call our heating team on: 01473 320 350.

If you would like more information on how to defrost frozen pipes, please click here to view the Worcester Bosch Group video.

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