Plumbing notes for Burton-on-Trent

Plumbing makes more sense once someone explains what's happening behind the wall. That's what these notes are for — boilers, bathrooms, drains, leaks and hot water, written in language that doesn't assume you already know the jargon.

We focus on Burton-on-Trent and the area around it: the Trentside villages near Barton-under-Needwood, the period streets of Lichfield and Ashby-de-la-Zouch, the estates of Tamworth, and the old coalfield fringe over towards Swadlincote. The housing stock changes a lot across that patch, and so does the plumbing inside it.

Read up before you call someone out, work out what the right question is, or just understand why your radiators heat unevenly. Each guide leads with the answer, then explains why it's the answer.