--- title: News and Articles | hot water description: hot water | News and articles --- # News and Articles Select Category Case Study cylinder Cylinders Easyheat energy efficien energy efficiency Exhaust Air Heat Pump Guide Heat Pump heating home heating hot water Invahaet Joule News plumbing Uncategorized Underfloor Posts about: ## hot water [Joule,](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/tag/joule) [energy efficiency,](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/tag/energy-efficiency) [hot water,](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/tag/hot-water) [News,](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/tag/news) [cylinder](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/tag/cylinder) ### [Win Tickets to the Rugby World Cup with Joule Cyclone](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/win-rugby-world-cup-tickets-joule-cyclone) Apr 2, 2019 10:52:11 AM ## Win a World Cup Trip to Japan We’re launching some great new competitions for Joule customers, like this Joule Cyclone one. Win the trip of a lifetime to the [Rugby World Cup](https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/) in Japan this September to see two of England’s group games. We’ll provide the winner and a friend with flights to England’s opening match against Argentina in Tokyo on the 5th October. We’ll also send you to England’s game against France in Yokohama on the 12th October. All flights and accommodation is included in the prize. So if you want to be in with a chance of winning this fantastic prize for you and a friend, check out all the competition details below. [weareopen](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/author/weareopen) [Read More](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/win-rugby-world-cup-tickets-joule-cyclone) [Joule,](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/tag/joule) [energy efficiency,](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/tag/energy-efficiency) [hot water,](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/tag/hot-water) [News,](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/tag/news) [heating,](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/tag/heating) [cylinder,](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/tag/cylinder) [home heating](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/tag/home-heating) ### [Gas Boiler Ban in New Homes from 2025](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/gas-boiler-ban-in-new-homes-from-2025) Mar 21, 2019 3:20:38 PM ## Gas Boiler Ban in Favour of Renewables Following recommendations from the Independent Committee on Climate Change, the Chancellor, Philip Hammond, recently announced a ban on gas boilers for all new homes, from 2025. Various ways of reducing fossil fuel as an energy source in new builds, have been mooted before, but an outright ban within 6 years, puts the measure in a formal setting. While gas for cooking will still be allowed for the foreseeable future, gas heating systems will not be a feature in new homes from 2025. The gas ban is part of an effort to reduce carbon emissions, as part of the UK’s role in tackling climate change. Up to 14% of emissions come from housing and a lot of the increase in home emissions, comes from gas boilers. So what will replace gas and what will builders and developers be installing as alternatives to gas heating? [weareopen](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/author/weareopen) [Read More](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/gas-boiler-ban-in-new-homes-from-2025) [Joule,](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/tag/joule) [energy efficiency,](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/tag/energy-efficiency) [hot water,](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/tag/hot-water) [plumbing,](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/tag/plumbing) [News,](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/tag/news) [cylinder](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/tag/cylinder) ### [New Cylinder Service Guide for Consumers Launched](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/cylinder-consumer-guide) Jan 29, 2019 2:01:58 PM ## Hot Water Association Launches New Consumer Guide In the first of its kind, the Hot Water Association (HWA) has launched a new consumer guide, giving homeowners essential information on keeping hot water cylinders in their best condition. [The *Homeowners Guide to Unvented Hot Water Cylinder Servicing*](https://hotwater.org.uk/uploads/5C47186993739.pdf) gives consumers a handle on when to have cylinders serviced, who to contact and how to know that a good job has been done. [weareopen](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/author/weareopen) [Read More](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/cylinder-consumer-guide) [Joule,](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/tag/joule) [energy efficiency,](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/tag/energy-efficiency) [hot water,](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/tag/hot-water) [plumbing,](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/tag/plumbing) [News,](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/tag/news) [heating,](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/tag/heating) [cylinder](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/tag/cylinder) ### [Stainless Steel Hot Water Cylinders in High Demand](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/stainless-steel-hot-water-cylinders-in-high-demand) Jan 29, 2019 12:30:54 PM ## Stainless Steel Hot Water Cylinders Stainless steel hot water cylinders are well known in the heating and hot water industry. There are multiple reasons why stainless steel cylinders are in high demand. The cylinders have a high corrosion resistance ability. They can also take high water pressure. [weareopen](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/author/weareopen) [Read More](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/stainless-steel-hot-water-cylinders-in-high-demand) [Joule,](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/tag/joule) [hot water,](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/tag/hot-water) [News](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/tag/news) ### [Joule SmartPlumb Compact Shortlist for Product Award 2019](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/joule-smartplumb-compact-nominated-for-industry-award) Jan 11, 2019 10:06:33 PM ## SmartPlumb Compact Shortlisted for Product of the Year The H&V News Awards celebrate and reward “excellence for the most forward thinking and highest achievements across the building services industry”.We’re delighted to be included in this year’s shortlist, with our SmartPlumb Compact nominated in the Domestic HVAC  Product of the Year Award category.The H&V Awards cover the complete HVAC and building services supply chain, with installers, consultants, service companies along with manufacturers. 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So what’s the difference between a vented cylinder and an unvented cylinder when it comes to heating your water? A traditional vented cylinder requires connection to  a water tank, usually in a loft or attic space, using gravity to deliver hot water to the home. This is done by use of an immersion or by an external source like a central heating boiler. An unvented cylinder uses a pressurised system, that has a direct feed from your cold water supply, so there is no need for a cold water storage tank in the loft or attic. [weareopen](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/author/weareopen) [Read More](https://content.jouleuk.co.uk/news-and-articles/unvented-cylinder-advantages)