As part of its Love Your Cylinder campaign, Heatrae Sadia
has launched a digital advice series to help answer some common questions for
installers.
A rise in
multi-generational households means that cylinders are an increasingly
appropriate choice for homeowners, and with research highlighting the boost
that a boiler and bathroom renovation can bring to a home’s value, this trend
looks set to continue. Despite this, there remain a number of recurring
questions amongst installers, on topics such as how they work, when they should
be installed, and the level of training required.
David
Cook, Residential Sales Director – UK & Ireland at Heatrae Sadia, comments:
“Hot water cylinders present a brilliant opportunity to add value to a plumbing
and heating business. The increase in multigenerational living and the
aspirational appeal of high-performance water systems means that installers
will come into increasing contact with hot water cylinders.
“But we
also know that installers are incredibly busy, which is why we’ve created a
downloadable and concise set of FAQs that can be taken on-the-go, providing a
handy reference tool whenever it is required.”
The guide
follows the results of an online quiz that was hosted on the Heatrae Sadia
website, which helped to highlight potential gaps in heating engineers’
knowledge. For example, only 37% of respondents were aware that plastic
pipework can be fitted to a hot water cylinder.
The quiz
also found that nearly 1/5 of participants were unaware installers must be G3
certified to fit a hot water cylinder. The FAQs guide addresses this,
alongside covering a range of key points, such as the difference between vented
and unvented. It then goes into more detail by outlining the questions that an
installer should ask ahead of specifying a cylinder, which entails assessing
how much water a household needs (dependant on a range of factors, including
number of occupants).
Finally,
the guide moves on to the nitty-gritty of installation, before emphasising the
importance of servicing, recommending timescales and the process that needs to
be followed.
David
concludes: “The Love Your Cylinder campaign is designed to do just that – to
get installers and homeowners talking about hot water cylinders and the value
they can bring to a property. The guide aims to create a greater awareness of
the benefits of a cylinder, and provide advice on the process of fitting one.”
The Love Your Cylinder guide can be found at: https://www.heatraesadia.com/Love-your-cylinder-FAQs
