NHIC PRESS PACK | MEMBERS ARTICLES | SPRING 2003
CENTRAL HEATING INFORMATION COUNCIL - HEAD FOR THE INTERNET FOR
DOMESTIC HEATING INFORMATION
log on to www.centralheating.co.uk for answers to your questions
Increasing numbers of people in the UK want to know more about
their heating and hot water systems. It's traditionally something
you left to your plumber or heating installer, and took his advice
100%, but there's been an upsurge in interest from homeowners
wanting to know what the options are and how they can save money!
Perhaps there has been a realisation that investment in a new
central heating system or boiler is a major expense and choosing
the right system can both reduce your heating bills and make a
contribution to reducing emissions of harmful greenhouse gases
into the atmosphere.
The Central Heating Information Council has for many years been
providing information for consumers and its web site has seen
a massive increase in 'hits' in the past year, suggesting that
the information it provides is being helpful to both people working
in the domestic heating sector and to homeowners. You can find
it at www.centralheating.co.uk
The site helps you to get the best from your central heating system
and offers advice on what to do when it goes wrong. There is contact
detail information for manufacturers of boilers and other components
and you can order or download literature online, both for generic
information and specific company brochures.
Perhaps the most useful feature on the web site is the ability
for you to track down a competent plumber or heating installer
in your area simply by clicking on 'Find an Installer'
and entering your postcode. For most areas of the UK, a list of
three or four installers operating in your area will come up on
screen for you to approach.
In addition there is masses of information on different fuel types
- including the average annual costs of heating different sizes
of homes with each - explanations of the different types of boiler
and heating systems you can have in your home, information about
central heating controls and about radiators.
There's a list of frequently asked questions covering most aspects
of central heating which may well provide the answer your seeking
very simply. And there's a list of useful contact numbers that
allow you to get in touch with trade and professional bodies and
other organisations like CORGI, OFTEC, the Energy Saving Trust
and many, many more.
The web site also introduces you to the Benonmark initiative,
the quality mark of the domestic heating industry. It explains
why you should ask your plumber or heating installer whether or
not he is working to Benchmark standards. If he's not, the Central
Heating Information Council thinks you should think very carefully
before letting him into your home to work on your central heating
system.
Log on today - you'll find out central heating is far more interesting
than you thought!
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For further information:
Alan Johnson, Central Heating Information Council - 01799 543660
or Steve Paddock, Market Link PR - 01905726575