by Jack Nightingale | Jan 14, 2020 | Uncategorised
In short, yes. Even in dry weather it is important to stay on top of any possible plumbing issues, but when the weather gets wet, it’s even more important to understand how rain, especially heavy rain, can affect your plumbing. This is the first step to avoiding and...
by Jack Nightingale | Dec 9, 2019 | Uncategorised
How do you avoid frozen pipes? Why Pipes Burst When water freezes, it expands in volume by about 9 percent. And it expands with tremendous force: The pressure inside pipes may go from 40 pounds per square inch to 40,000 psi! No pipe can hold that much pressure, so it...
by Jack Nightingale | Jun 3, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Statue of Liberty comprises 179,000 pounds of copper. In contrast, a typical household contains around 400 pounds of copper, utilized in electrical wiring, pipes, and appliances, while an average car incorporates about 50 pounds. Even the purest 24-karat gold...
by Jack Nightingale | May 20, 2019 | Uncategorised
Mario and Luigi are no longer plumbers but why where they plumbers in the first place? Everyone knows Mario. Nintendo’s mustachioed mascot has led quite an eventful life in the 40 years since his debut. He’s appeared in countless video games, starred in several tv...
by Jack Nightingale | Apr 30, 2019 | Uncategorised
Boilers benefit greatly from having an annual service. The summer is a great time to tick that job off to save you the stress of anything going wrong in the winter months. Even though you don’t usually use your heating as much in the summer months, it is still really...
by Jack Nightingale | Apr 7, 2019 | Uncategorised
Heywood Heating love all things plumbing and the history of plumbing is particularly interesting. Being a London plumber based in Ealing Borough makes it even more interesting to learn that not far from here in the Elizabethan times one of the first ever ceramic...