The addition of corrosion inhibitors to, for example your central heating system is a valid and recommended way of prolonging the overall life of the system. All plumbing merchants or suppliers will stock this product. Earls Court Plumbers recommend this action and carry out this type of maintenance. This inhibitor will perform a few actions including:Ensures that the pies for …

The biggest emergency you are likely to face is a water leak. There is nothing quite so upsetting as water dripping down through the ceiling, trickling through walls, or gushing up through the floor. The first step is to turn off the main interior stopcock, then decide whether to call a plumber like an Earls Court Plumber or to try …

An Immersion heater is pretty much the equivalent to a large kettle. It comprises of a large cylinder containing a heating element (large of course, the element being the immersion heater). Earls Court Plumbing are experts on immersion heaters. With the cylinder full of water the power is switched on and the water heats. The temperature is controlled by a …

These type of joints are good for three reasons, they are wonderfully easy to fit, they are very slim and unobtrusive, they are very easy to dismantle if you make a mistake and you have to start all over again. Earls Court Plumbers deal with these joints.Method.1). As with all plumbing, it is very important that the pipe is always …

The problem with so-called cowboy plumbers is that they are difficult to identify. They may look and sound like plumbers, and some might even think that they are plumbers, but the sad truth is that they are dangerous frauds who should be avoided. Not like Earls Court Plumbers.There are two types of cowboy plumber. There is the honest about incompetent …

You are working on a concrete floor, hammering a nail or perhaps hammering in the point of a chisel, and have hit a pipe. The stopcocks are so old they cannot be completely turned off and there is a continual slight dribble of water running through the pipe. Earls Court Plumbers can deal with an emergency.1). Drop a towel over …

Many rural locations use oil as a source of fuel, where this is the case the oil is supplied to these premises as a bulk purchase and is stored in a large oil tank. Earls Court Plumbers have skilled staff to diagnose and repair faults on this equipment and appliances. These tanks today are generally made of plastic, and were …

Once you have identified incoming supply, look for a small outlet valve, known as a drain off cock, just after the stopcock or incorporated within its design. This may be missing in all the buildings are poorly installed systems. The drain off cock allows the call was supplied mains pipe work to be drained, for example for maintenance work or …

Although a firm, fixed quote from a plumber is ideal way of finding out how much a job will cost, many will only be willing to provide a very rough and ready verbal estimate. Earls Court Plumbers give sound estimates.Their argument is there are usually so many variables and unknowns (such as poor plaster, or that plumbing hidden away in …

1). Salt. A water softener needs to be topped up with salt every few months. Earls Court Plumbers can do this.2). Preventing contamination. Water authority regulations insist that you fit a non-return valve between the water softener at the stopcock from the rising main. This prevents contamination of the drinking water supply.3). Drinking water. The cold water tap at the …