We’re not far off the first of October and amongst the big gas supply companies in the UK this is known as central heating day.
It seems the majority decide to switch the system back on after the summer. So make sure you’ve had the system serviced before then.
Only a very small number of UK homes are without central heating installed. This is in marked contrast with the situation just fifty years ago.
It was in the early nineteen-seventies that central heating salesmen came knocking door to door in every street in the land selling central heating.
The reason was easy payment terms and the introduction of credit. Mortgages could be had along with bank overdrafts as easy as you liked. The government were actively encouraging easy credit to kick start a sluggish economy.
Back in the seventies homeowners were so delighted to be offered central heating for just a few quid a month spread over three years or more. That they signed on the dotted line immediately.
Having just read an article about MHS radiators, reminds me that back in the seventies not a single householder would have known or cared about the manufacturer of their newly installed radiators.
They probably all came from just one or two companies and were bought by the million by British Gas.
Today there are hundreds of manufacturers all over Europe and the rest of the world. They come in every shape and size along with some very fancy metal finishes. And they can cost forty pounds or several hundred, just depending on your wallet.
With central heating came a better understanding of the curse of heat loss from the average UK property. After the central heating salesmen came the double glazing salesman.
And perhaps a few months after that event, the loft insulation man came knocking on the door. Just as car engines have become far more cost effective in recent years, so have central heating boilers and radiators.
So for new radiators try MHS radiators at https://www.designerradiatorsdirect.co.uk/