LHS Plumbing & Heating Blog - Tips, Guides & Case Studies

At LHS Plumbing Services, we don't just service boilers - we help homeowners get the very best performance from their heating systems. Recently, we carried out a routine annual service in Buckhurst Hill on an Ideal combi boiler. The appliance passed all safety and performance checks, with combustion readings, gas pressures and operational tests confirming it was working correctly. Rather than simply leaving the system as it was, we discussed ways the customer could further im

This week our Gas Safe engineer attended three different boiler jobs across Chingford. From boiler repairs to emergency breakdowns, here's what we found and how the issues were resolved. Job 1 – Boiler Repair on Kings Road, Chingford Customer called us to say their boilers hot water was running hot and cold on a Worcester Bosch Greenstar CDi 32kW combi boiler. What we found Boiler temperature running into the high 90's Burner cutting out in hot water mode Hot water temperatur

When we talk about heating-system efficiency, we often focus on the boiler, controls, radiators and pipework. But one subject is arguably more important than all of them: the water circulating inside the system. A heating system can have an excellent boiler and sophisticated controls, but if the system water is contaminated, poorly conditioned or repeatedly diluted with fresh mains water, corrosion, magnetite, sludge and component failure can follow. Good heating-system water