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8 Things You Need to Know Before Choosing a Pond Pump

17 July 2015

Water features such as a pond can create a peaceful haven in the garden. If you want to keep the plant life and fish in your pond healthy, you will...

Central Heating Tips: How to Bleed a Radiator

16 July 2015

If one or more of the radiators in your home feels cool along the top but hot elsewhere, the most likely cause is a pocket of air trapped inside. If...

Celebrating 70 Years of Grundfos Pumps

15 July 2015

In a small Danish town in 1945, Poul Du Jensen founded Grundfos Pumps after being asked by a local farmer to supply him with a water pump. From these humble...

Anchor Pumps Launch Range of Emergency Flood Kits

22 May 2015

Coping with a sudden flood and its aftermath can often be a difficult experience. It takes time, knowledge and the correct equipment to restore some level of normality to your...

What Type of Shower Pump Do I Need?

05 May 2015

Few things in life are more annoying than a shower that doesn't have enough power behind it. Let's face it - a trickle of water just doesn't feel as if...

The Top 5 Domestic Shower Booster Pumps

20 April 2015

Showers are much better when you have great water pressure, and with such a wide choice of shower booster pumps on the market to help provide it, we’ve picked out...

7 Common Central Heating Problems Explained

25 March 2015

There are a number of problems that people experience with their central heating systems, especially after a long, cold winter. Seven problems stand out as particularly widespread, but share just...

How Can I Improve the Shower Water Pressure?

24 March 2015

Does it take you a long time to run a bath? Is your shower a trickle rather than a flow? Does the toilet cistern take for ever to refill? All of...

The top 10 water fountains in the world

12 December 2014

Fountains are one of the outstanding tourist attractions for many cities in the world! As well as being beautifully ornate structures, Anchor Pumps are taking a closer look at the...

8 Steps to install a central heating pump

20 November 2014

Central heating pumps are the most vital components of any building’s heating system. They are installed alongside a boiler and lie at the heart of the entire system, circulating hot...

Winter flooding guide - From protecting your pipes to submersible pumps

27 October 2014

The clocks have gone back which means winter is officially here! As the cold weather arrives, the danger of flooding re-appears for many in the UK. Last winter, we saw...

The top 5 movie shower & bathroom scenes of all time

14 October 2014

Admittedly, there are some things which happen in the bathroom which should stay well and truly private, for all sorts of reasons, but nonetheless, such an important room deserves to...