Plumbing and heating across the Marches and Midlands
Clear explanations of how home plumbing and heating actually work, for this corner of the country.

This site explains the plumbing and heating in homes around Wolverhampton, Telford and Shrewsbury — what the systems do, why they go wrong, and what putting them right usually involves.
The housing here is mixed, and that shapes everything. Wolverhampton's Victorian terraces come with hard water and tired pipework. Telford spans new-town estates and the rural fringe, each with its own quirks. Shrewsbury's period houses sit on streets that flood. We've written guides for all of it, alongside the bread-and-butter jobs: boiler swaps, power flushing, radiator balancing, blocked drains, a new bathroom.
If you want to understand what a heating engineer is talking about — or just work out what's gone wrong before anyone turns up — start with the guide that matches your house or your problem.
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Plumbing in Wolverhampton: Victorian Terraces, Hard Water and Ageing Pipework
Telford Homes and Their Plumbing — From New-Town Estates to the Rural Fringe
A Plumber's Guide to Shrewsbury's Period Homes and Flood-Prone Streets
How a Central Heating System Works in a Typical British Home
Combi Boiler Installation: What Replacing a Boiler Actually Involves
Annual Boiler Servicing and the Faults It Catches Early
Power Flushing: Clearing Sludge From Radiators and Pipework
Underfloor Heating for Extensions, Conversions and New Builds
Replacing and Balancing Radiators Around the House
The Plumbing Behind a New Bathroom Installation
Unvented Cylinders and Mains-Pressure Hot Water
Blocked Drains: Causes, Clearing and Lasting Repairs
Finding a Hidden Water Leak Before It Causes Damage
Burst and Frozen Pipes: Handling a Plumbing Emergency
Hard Water, Limescale and Water Softeners in the Midlands
Gas Pipework, Tightness Testing and Why the Engineer Matters
Six Costly Errors People Make When a Pipe Bursts (And the Calmer Way to Handle It)
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