Services
Barry Frampton Ltd offers both the best quality of customer service, but also the most efficient. We provide the latest in Solar PV technology along with all the other services you could need.
- General plumbing
- Solar Installations
- Renewable Energy
- Gas Servicing
- Bathroom Installations
- Heating & Hot Water Installations
- Underfloor Heating
> General Plumbing
Barry Frampton Ltd provides a complete plumbing service, repair and installation. We undertake the installation of domestic internal hot and cold water pipe work, water filters, sanitary fittings, and related soil and waste pipe work systems Plumbing codes are strict, and the need for quality plumbing work is high because of the health and safety problems associated with poor water supply and sewage removal.
Call Barry Framptons to set up an appointment, and have an experienced plumber come to your home for routine maintenance and plumbing checks, ensure your plumping equipment is working properly.
> Solar Installations
Solar panels are a popular way to invest in your home and your energy future - reducing your carbon footprint and dependence on traditional energy. With current interest rates and unstable utility energy prices, micro generation and installing solar panels in particular, currently represent one of the best investments, increasing your properties value and reducing your energy bills.
A quality solar water heating system will provide up to 70% of your home’s annual hot water, reducing your energy bills and CO2 emissions and your families’ carbon footprint for 25-30 years. The service offers:
~ High performance Evacuated Tube Collectors
~ Available in range of sizes
~ Can be free-standing or on a pitched roof
~ Solar Key marked and EN12975 Certified
~ Heat pipe design – offer low maintenance
~ Will produce hot water even in cloudy conditions
Solar Collectors work by converting sunlight into hot water. Each collector is made up of a number of evacuated tubes with a selective absorbent coating and copper heat pipe. Light enters the tube and the coating converts it to heat, this in turn s transmitted to the heat-pipe, the vacuum in the tubes prevents this heat being re-emitted to the atmosphere, meaning that the collectors will work in cold outside temperatures. Each tube with its heat-pipe is connected to a manifold through which fluid is pumped and warmed by the tips on the heat-pipes, the heated fluid is contained within a sealed circuit that connects to a dedicated solar coil on your cylinder.
In order to use a thermal solar collector to assist heating your hot water you will need: • Ideally a southern facing un-shaded roof space to mount the collectors
• A cylinder with a second solar coil fitted
• A dedicated pump unit and electrical controller
• Space to mount an expansion vessel
The Panels work just like your existing heat source, except they are powered by free, clean solar energy rather than an expensive, dirty, carbon fuel. The Solar System is your primary heat source. Your boiler, stove or immersion heater will automatically raise the water temperature if required. Even when solar energy levels are low the system will add some heat to the water, so your existing heat source will do far less work. The system comprises of four main components: Solar Panels, Digital Controller, Circulation Module and a Hot Water Cylinder.
The Digital Controller
The Digital Controller is the digital heart of the system. It uses sensors to compare water in the panel with that in the cylinder. When the panel is 3°C warmer than the cylinder, the solar pump switches on and the water circulates through transferring heat to the cylinder. If the temperature difference is below 3°C the pump turns off to stop the water in the cylinder being cooled.
What about the Cost and Payback?Each Installation is different and costs will vary, but you should budget an installation cost of around £3000 - £4000 depending on the size of the property, and whether a cylinder change is required. With regard to payback this again will depend on your property size, what type of fuel you are using and how effective your existing boiler is. A typical payback period at today’s energy prices with a modern condensing boiler on mains gas would be under 8 years, and of course if energy prices increase even by a small amount this figure will reduce further.
As a further incentive a fully fitted UK Solar System is normally subject to only 5% VAT (standard rate 15%). Every system is individual and will be designed on house size, occupancy and roof orientation. We can link solar hot water systems to work in conjunction with your existing boiler, wood burners, heat pumps or electrical immersion heaters. We can even connect them up to assist your central heating system. They can even be used for example to heat swimming pools or garden hot tubs!
The various options that we are able to offer are:~ Heat pipe solar collectors
~ Direct heat solar collectors
~ Flat panel solar collectors
When a survey is conducted we will discuss the options available and advise you as to which system would be most suitable for your application.
> Renewable Energy
1 - Wood & Solid Fuel Burning
Heat and hot water from wood fuelled stoves and boilers:
Wood fuelled heating systems generally burn wood pellets, chips or logs to power central heating and hot water boilers or to provide warmth in a single room.
How do wood fuelled heating systems work?There are two main ways of using wood to heat you home:
• A standalone stove burning logs or pellets to heat a single room. Some can also be fitted with a back boiler to provide water heating as well.
• A boiler burning pellets, logs or chips connected to a central heating and hot water system.
Log burning stoves and boilers have to be filled with wood by hand. Some pellet and chip burners use automatic fuel feeders which refill them at regular intervals from fuel storage units called hoppers. A biomass boiler could save you around £470 a year on heating bills!
• A carbon neutral option: although burning wood releases CO2, it is the same amount as was absorbed while the wood was growing. If a new tree is planted for each one burned, there are no overall carbon emissions.
• A good use for waste wood: burning wood can be a convenient means of disposing of waste that might otherwise be sent to a landfill site.
To tell if wood fuelled heating is right for you, there are a few key questions to consider:
• Do you have enough space? You'll need a large dry area close to the boiler to store your wood. Ideally this should be close to where the wood is delivered to your home to minimise the distance you have to carry it.
• Do you have a suitable flue? You need a vent which is specifically designed for wood fuel appliances, with sufficient air movement for proper operation of the stove. Your existing chimney can be fitted with a lined flue, which is relatively inexpensive.
• Can you comply with safety and building regulations? If you live in an old or unusual home this may be an issue. For more information, see Part L of the Building Regulations.
• Do you need planning permission? You need to talk to your local authority if your flue will extend 1m or more above the height of your roof, or your home is in a Conservation Area or World Heritage Site and you plan to install a flue on the principal elevation visible from a road.
Savings in CO2 emissions are significant - up to 9.6 tonnes per year when a wood boiler replaces a solid fuel heating system. Fuel savings are less significant, and if you replace a gas heating system with a wood burning system you may end up paying more for your fuel. But if you replace electricity you could save around £470 per year.
Wood costs often depend on the distance from your home to a wood supplier and whether you can buy and store wood in large quantities. If you have your own supply of wood fuel then this can significantly reduce your costs. For a list of wood fuel suppliers in your area, visit the log pile website. To reduce your home's CO2 emissions further, consider installing solar electricity or some other form of renewable electricity generating system.
2 - Ground Source Heat Pump
Ground source heat pumps use pipes buried in the garden to extract heat from the ground. This is usually used to warm water for radiators or underfloor heating systems. It can also be used to pre-heat water before it goes into a more conventional boiler.
Beneath the surface, the ground stays at a constant temperature, so a ground source heat pump can be used throughout the year - even in the middle of winter.
How does a ground source heat pump work?A ground source heat pump circulates a mixture of water and antifreeze around a loop of pipe - called a ground loop -, which is buried in the garden. When the liquid travels around the loop it absorbs heat from the ground - used to heat radiators, underfloor heating systems and even hot water.
The length of the ground loop depends on the size of your home and the amount of heat you need - longer loops can draw more heat from the ground. Normally the loop is laid flat, or coiled in trenches about two metres deep, but if there is not enough space in your garden you can install a vertical loop to a depth of up to 100 metres.
The efficiency of a ground source heat pump is measured by a coefficient of performance (CoP) - the amount of heat it produces compared to the amount of electricity needed to run it. A typical CoP for a ground source heat pump is around 4-4.5 without any reductions for the type of distribution system.
The benefits of ground source heat pumps~ Reduce your CO2 emissions: on average a ground source heat pump could save around 1.8 tonnes of carbon dioxide every year when replacing an oil boiler.
~ Eliminate your fuel bills: ground source heat pumps run on electricity, so there's no need to pay for gas, oil or solid fuels to heat your home.
~ Cut down on wasted electricity: heating your home with a ground source heat pump is much more efficient than using electric radiators.
To tell if a ground source heat pump is right for you, there are a few key questions to consider:
• Is your garden suitable for a ground loop? It doesn't have to be particularly large, but the ground needs to be suitable for digging a trench or a borehole and accessible to digging machinery.
• Is your home well insulated? Since ground source heat pumps produce a lower temperature heat than traditional boilers, it's essential that your home is insulated and draught proofed well for the heating system to be effective. It could also make the system cheaper and smaller.
• What fuel will you be replacing? If you're replacing an electric, oil, Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) or coal heating system, a ground source heating system will pay for itself quite quickly. If you're replacing a new, more efficient heating system, your savings will be smaller.
• What type of heating system do you want? Underfloor heating systems or warm air heating will work much better than radiator-based systems.
• Is the system intended for a new development? Combining the installation with other building work can reduce the cost of installing the system.
| Fuel Displaced | £ Saving per year | CO2 saving per year |
| Gas | £410 | 1.2 tonnes |
| Electricity | £1000 | 7 tonnes |
| Oil | £750 | 1.8 tonnes |
| Solid | £350 | 6.5 tonnes |
Savings can be considerable - up to 1.8 tonnes of CO2 and £750 if you're replacing an oil-fired central heating system. To reduce your home's CO2 emissions further, consider installing solar electricity or some other form of renewable electricity generating system to power the compressor and pump.
Savings as shown on the left assume ground source heat pump installed in a detached property which provides 100% of space heating and up to 50% of domestic hot water, the additional 50% is met through an electric heater.
3 - Air Source Heat Pump
Heat your home with energy absorbed from the air around you. Air source heat pumps absorb heat from the outside air. This heat can then be used to warm water for radiators or underfloor heating systems, or to warm the air in your home.
How do air source heat pumps work?An air source heat pump extracts heat from the outside air in the same way that a fridge extracts heat from its inside. It can extract heat from the air even when the outside temperature is as low as minus 15° C.
There are two main type
An air-to-water system (left)uses the heat to warm water. Heat pumps heat water to a lower temperature than a standard boiler system would, so they are more suitable for underfloor heating systems than radiator systems.
An air-to-air system (right)produces warm air which is circulated by fans to heat your home. The efficiency of air source heat pump systems is measured by a coefficient of performance (CoP) - the amount of heat they produce compared to the amount of electricity needed to run them. A typical CoP for an air source heat pump is around 2.5.
The benefits of air source heat pumps:• Reduce your fuel bills: air source heat pumps run on electricity, so there's no need to pay for gas, oil or solid fuels to heat your home.
• Cut down on wasted electricity: heating your home with an air source heat pump is much more efficient than using electric radiators.
• Save space: an air source heat pump system is compact, and requires no storage space for fuel.
To tell if an air source heat pump is right for you, there are a few key questions to consider:
• Do you have somewhere to put it? You'll need a place outside your house where a unit can be fitted to a wall or placed on the ground. It will need plenty of space around it to get a good flow of air.
• Is your home well insulated? Since air source heat pumps produce less heat than traditional boilers, it's essential that your home is insulated and draught proofed well for the heating system to be effective.
• What fuel will you be replacing? The system will pay for itself much more quickly if it's replacing an electricity, Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) or coal heating system than a gas one.
• What type of heating system do you want? Air source heat pumps are much better at powering underfloor heating systems or warm air heating than radiator-based systems.
• Is the system intended for a new development? Combining the installation with other building work can reduce the cost of installing the system.
| Fuel Displaced | £ Saving per year | CO2 saving per year |
| Gas | £300 | 830 kg |
| Electricity | £870 | 6 tonnes |
| Oil | £580 | 1.3 tonnes |
| Solid | £280 | 5 tonnes |
Savings can be considerable - up to 1.8 tonnes of CO2 and £750 if you're replacing an oil-fired central heating system. To reduce your home's CO2 emissions further, consider installing solar electricity or some other form of renewable electricity generating system to power the compressor and pump.
All savings are approximate and are based on an air source heat pump providing 100% of space heating in a detached property. To reduce your home's CO2 emissions further, consider installing solar electricity or some other form of renewable electricity generating system to power the compressor and pump.
> Gas Servicing
There is only one gas safety register that you need to use. Look for the yellow Gas Safe register triangle not the orange CORGI registration badge. All of the engineers at Barry Frampton ltd are gas safe registered. Only a gas safe registered engineer is legally allowed to install gas appliances, boilers, hobs, ovens or fires in your home or workplace, including installation.
• Regular boilers
• Combination boilers
• Condensing boilers
• Fires
• Water heaters
• Cookers
• Agas
> Bathroom Installations
As well a general plumbing work around the house, we can also help you reconstruct your existing bathroom in to a place where you will want to spend time and relax.
From Start to Finish...
We can arrange any other tradesmen that you require - from the tiler, plasterer, electrician or carpenters. All of these have worked with us on various projects and are all fully qualified in their respective fields.
Our bathrooms are always installed to the highest standards with particular attention to detail for those finishing touches. As with aspects of our services, we pride ourselves on our reputation for reliability, punctuality and quality workmanship.
Our Bathroom Suppliers
We use only the best materials and equipment in our bathrooms. These Include:
~ Aqualisa
~ Hansgrove
~ Roca
~ Stuart Turner
www.novellini.com, www.kudosbathrooms.co.uk, www.manhattanshowers.co.uk, www.bristan.com
> Heating & Hot Water Installations
Heating your home – advice on boilers and heating controls
Choosing a new appliance to heat your home can be a daunting task, raising questions such as:
• Which heating product do I need?
• Which type of heating system?
• What‘s the back-up like?
Boilers – all you need to know
~ Efficiency
If your boiler is over 15 years old and your annual fuel bill is high, you might want to consider getting a new one installed. Householders who have had their existing boiler for ten years or more could save up to £250 a year*, by simply upgrading to a condensing model.
Worcester’s Greenstar range of gas and oil-fired boilers are all over 90% efficient and ‘A’ rated for efficiency, which means they are better for the environment as well as reducing fuel bills.
~ Temperature controls
Depending on the size of your boiler and the heating load within, the operating efficiency of a condensing boiler can be significantly enhanced by up to 13% when installed with the correct controls. By reducing the temperature on your thermostat by 1°C you could save 10% off your annual fuel bill. The value of getting the correct heating controls is often overlooked so talk to one of our installers who will be able to advise you.
Drayton brings you 2 programmable room thermostat wireless systems (left), a breakthrough in programmable thermostats. Easy to install, easy to use and offers a wealth of big pluses for both installers and users together with a supreme level of heating control and comfort.
How do I decide which type of condensing boiler best suits my needs?
There are 3 different types of high-efficiency condensing boiler:
• Combi
• Regular (a regular boiler is often also referred to as a “traditional” or “conventional” boiler.)
• System
Each type delivers all the benefits of high-efficiency technology, but which one you choose will depend on several factors, including your property, your lifestyle and the professional advice of one of our Gas Safe Register installers.
What is a combi boiler?
The high efficiency condensing combi or combination boiler is an ingenious space-saving idea, and an increasingly popular choice in UK homes. In fact, combis now account for well over half of all the new domestic boilers installed in Britain every year.
The major difference between a combi and any other type of boiler is that a combi eliminates the need to store hot water - so no hot water cylinder in the airing cupboard. It is both a high-efficiency water heater and central heating boiler, combined (hence the name) within one compact unit which usually sits in the kitchen or utility room, or sometimes in the airing cupboard. The space savings result from the fact there is no hot water storage cylinder, cold water storage cistern or other familiar components of a regular (conventional) heating system.
The further benefits of this are a significant saving on hot water costs, and the fact that hot water is delivered through your taps or shower at mains pressure. So you can enjoy powerful showering* without the need for a pump. Another combi benefit is that it can generally save you money on installation time and costs, since no tank in the roof space means less pipe work and a shorter installation time.
*a thermostatically-controlled shower safeguards against sudden changes in water temperature.
What is a regular boiler?
If you are replacing an older model of boiler, the chances are that you will have a regular (conventional) boiler (left). A typical conventional system incorporates a boiler and extended controls, a feed and expansion cistern, and a hot water cylinder (usually in the airing cupboard) which is often fed by a cold water storage cistern located in the loft.
What is a system boiler?Unlike a combi, both a system boiler and a regular (conventional) boiler work on the principle of stored hot water - but a system boiler differs from a regular boiler in some important respects.
Firstly, many of the major individual components of the heating and hot water system are built in, which means that installation is quicker, neater, easier and more efficient.
Secondly, the hot water is pumped from the boiler through the system to the radiators and hot water cylinder, resulting in a fast response and more economical running costs. The system boiler removes the need for a feed and expansion cistern.
An example of a central heating and hot water system layout using a system boiler with an open-vented hot water cylinder (below left), and an example of a central heating and hot water system layout using a system boiler with a pressurised unvented hot water cylinder (below right).
Here are a few examples and guidelines to think about and help you identify the type of condensing boiler most likely suited to your needs (www.worcester-bosch.co.uk).
| Consideration | Most suitable boiler |
| You want to use your loft space for a room conversion or other purpose | COMBI |
| You live in a flat or bungalow (i.e. have very little or no roof space) | COMBI |
| Your home has more than 2 bathrooms | REGULAR OR SYSTEM |
| Your main water pressure is low | REGULAR OR SYSTEM |
| You want to replace an old boiler to improve an existing conventional central heating system | REGULAR, SYSTEM or COMBI |
| There is a need to have hot water available on tap without waiting for it to heat up. | COMBI |
> Hot Water
Unvented water heating is the fastest growing sector of the UK market. Unvented systems are fed directly from the cold water mains supply and offer a number of benefits compared to conventional systems. Chief among these are: no cold water storage of water is required, higher pressure and flow rates at all taps therefore no shower pumps required; balanced hot and cold water supplies; no requirement for special taps.
Including trade names of Megaflo, Ozo, Gledhill. Also available for solar applications. Megaflo is one the brand leaders in unvented domestic water heating.
In addition to the basic advantages of unvented systems, NEW high efficiency Megaflo HE (left) offers a number of features that place it well ahead of the competition in terms of performance, quality and reliability.
The NEW high efficiency Megaflo HE now boasts numerous innovative features designed to ensure superior levels of operating efficiency, delivering even more hot water – just when you need it! Thanks to the high-performance ‘coil in coil’ heat exchanger; more hot water is available quicker than ever before.
> Underfloor Heating
Underfloor heating works by pumping a controlled flow of warm water from any heat source through plastic tubing embedded in the floor. Because the emitting area is large, sufficient warmth is provided even on a cold winter day with no need for supplementary heating.
Nu-Heat supplies a complete package of high quality components including award-winning installation manuals and a full system design with bespoke CAD drawings showing all mechanical pipe work and valves as well as electrical connections. Tailored manuals are provided to suit the heat source whether conventional boiler or heat pump. The image shows an underfloor heating installation in progress..
The benefits of underfloor heating have been well documented and include: design freedom, lower heating bills and a higher level of comfort; and the efficiency of renewable technologies such as ground and air source heat pumps is enhanced by its typically low flow temperatures (www.nu-heat.co.uk).
