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Latest news, plus tips and tricks for all things plumbing
A modern kitchen with a black sink and tap, wooden worktops, potted plants, appliances, and jars in the background showcases one of the top 8 Kitchen Sink Ideas. Sunlight streams in through a nearby window, highlighting the sleek and stylish design.

8 Kitchen Sink Ideas

Start Your Kitchen Remodel With a New Kitchen Sink Where would you be without your kitchen sink? It’s a hard-working staple which even the dishwasher couldn’t nudge aside. For so long now, the kitchen sink has been seen as the workhorse, whilst we’ve been distracted by our – more glamorous – cookers. Perhaps it’s time

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A heat pump unit is installed outside a house on gravel, surrounded by small plants. With the brick wall, window, and door nearby, you may be asking yourself: Should I install a heat pump? This setup shows how seamlessly a heat pump can fit into your home’s exterior environment.

Should I Install a Heat Pump?

Simply Plumbing Guide to Installing a Heat Pump After a few years of high heating bills, many households are wondering ‘Should I install a heat pump?’. It’s quite a shift; for the past 50 years, gas central heating has been the unquestioned mode of heating for the majority of UK households. From 2025, though, gas

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A man kneels in a kitchen, inspecting pipes under a sink for potential issues—a crucial step in learning how to check plumbing when buying a house. He holds a blue clipboard and a pen, carefully noting his observations. An open toolbox with various tools sits nearby, and kitchen items are visible on the worktop.

How to Check Plumbing When Buying a House

8 Plumbing Checks That Could Save You a Fortune Finding your dream house is an exciting helter-skelter journey to a new life. Buying it can feel like trudging through sludge. So why is the Simply Plumbing team adding yet another check list to work through? Because knowing how to check plumbing when buying a house

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A close-up of an outdoor water tap covered in frost and ice, with a blue handle, against a background of frozen surfaces—reminding homeowners of the importance of the 6 Ways to Prevent Winter Plumbing Problems.

6 Ways to Prevent Winter Plumbing Problems

How to Prepare Your Home for Winter After an unseasonably warm Autumn, the temperatures are starting to drop as the start of Winter approaches. In Bedfordshire we generally manage to avoid the extremes of the winter weather, but it only takes one icy night for unprotected pipes to freeze. Now’s the time to take precautions,

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A ceiling corner with severe water damage, stains, and cracks from water coming through the ceiling. Brownish water marks run along the edges and drip down, whilst paint peels away from the cracked, discoloured plaster walls.

Water Coming Through the Ceiling

How to Deal With a Leaking Ceiling Water coming through the ceiling is a sight no-one wants to have to deal with. It’s scary – especially if you find you’re paddling through puddles on your floor – and it’s not easy to decide what to do, and how to manage the situation. Which is where

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A person’s hand adjusts the thermostat knob on a white radiator attached to a wall, perhaps as part of learning how to bleed a radiator. The person is wearing a dark sleeve and a black wristband.

How to Bleed a Radiator

Bleeding Your Radiator Ensures Efficient Heating As we approach winter, it’s important to know that your central heating system is working efficiently on your behalf, because this will lower your usage, and your bills. Knowing how to bleed a radiator allows you to carry out a simple maintenance over the autumn. So, when you do

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