Gascare

15/10/2026

🚨💙 INTRODUCING OUR BRAND-NEW WEBSITE! 💙🦌

A NEW LOOK. A NEW EXPERIENCE. BUILT FOR YOU.

We’re delighted to unveil the brand-new AFC Totton website — your new digital home for everything Stags! 🔥

Designed with our supporters, community and partners in mind, our new website makes it easier than ever to stay connected with your club.

⚡ A FRESH NEW LOOK — a modern design that reflects our club, our identity and our ambitions.

📲 EASY TO NAVIGATE — a smoother experience, with everything you need just a few clicks away.

📰 ALL THE LATEST — news, fixtures, results, match previews and reports, all in one place.

🔎 MORE TO EXPLORE — discover more about our teams, the club and our community.

🎉 WELCOME TO THE FANZONE — get involved with weekly quizzes, fan polls and opportunities to have your say.

🤝 OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPONSORS — showcase your business to the Stags community and drive traffic directly to your website.

📱 KEEP THE STAGS CLOSE — add our website to your home screen for quick and easy access wherever you are.

This is more than just a new website. It’s another way to bring our supporters closer to the club, celebrate our community and look ahead to an exciting future together.

💙 BUILT FOR YOU. BUILT FOR THE STAGS.

👀 Go and explore it for yourself!

🌐 VISIT NOW: https://afctotton.com

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14/10/2026

Ever wondered what's hiding behind an old-fashioned gas fire?

You might be surprised!

These photographs were taken during a recent routine service by one of our Gascare engineers.

Behind what looks like an ordinary gas fire is a back boiler, providing central heating and, depending on the system, hot water for the home.

Although back boilers are becoming increasingly uncommon, there are still plenty of them working away in homes across the country.

This particular appliance received its routine service and was left working satisfactorily, ready for another winter.

At Gascare, we've been servicing heating systems since 1973, and we still look after many of these older appliances.

Did you grow up in a house with a back boiler, or have you still got one today?

09/10/2026

“But it passed the gas safety check last year…”
This is something we expect to hear a little more often following changes to the industry procedures for gas tightness testing.
From 1 October 2026, an updated standard for tightness testing – IGEM/UP/1B Edition 4 – came fully into effect.
This changes how engineers assess pressure loss during a tightness test and, in some circumstances, means further testing or investigation may now be required at a property that has received Gas Safety Records without an issue for many years.
Importantly, it doesn't necessarily mean something has suddenly gone wrong.
However, if testing identifies an issue that means the installation cannot safely remain in operation, a Gas Safe engineer cannot simply ignore it because “it's always been like that”. In some circumstances, the affected appliance or gas supply may have to be isolated until the issue has been investigated.
We've put together a straightforward guide explaining what's changed, why a property can have a different result from previous years, and why further investigation may sometimes be necessary.
Read the full explanation here:
https://www.gascare.co.uk/gas-safety-check-tightness-test-changes/
Gascare – keeping homes safe and warm since 1973.

05/10/2026

The name’s Care. Gas Care.

Today is Global James Bond Day, so we thought we’d mark the occasion with a little 007 inspiration.

We can’t promise Aston Martins, exploding pens or a licence to kill… but when it comes to boilers, heating and keeping your home comfortable, we’ve been on His Majesty’s secret service since 1973.*

Boiler servicing. Repairs. Installations. Air conditioning.

No gadgets. No villains. Just experienced engineers doing the job properly.

And unlike Bond, we normally prefer our boilers neither shaken nor stirred.

Although, fun fact… at least one member of the Gascare team has actually signed the Official Secrets Act.

Who?

Well, obviously we can’t tell you. It’s a secret.

📞 02380 516611
🌐 www.gascare.co.uk

*We may have made the secret service bit up. The Official Secrets Act bit, however, is true.

02/10/2026

Have you turned your heating back on yet?

After spending most of the summer switched off, this is about the time many central heating systems start getting called back into action.

And it's much better to discover a problem now than on the first really cold morning.

Before winter arrives, it's worth giving your heating a quick test. Check that the boiler fires up, your radiators are heating properly, the system pressure looks normal and your thermostat and heating controls are doing what they should.

We've put together a simple guide covering the checks you can safely make yourself – and some of the warning signs that might need a little more investigation.

Read it here:

https://www.gascare.co.uk/turning-heating-back-on-after-summer/

Gascare – keeping homes warm since 1973.

25/09/2026

How old is too old for a boiler?

10 years? 15 years? 20 years?

There isn't actually a particular birthday when a boiler suddenly needs replacing.

We've seen older boilers that are still working reliably and relatively young boilers that have developed expensive problems. Age matters, but so do reliability, repair costs, servicing history, efficiency and whether replacement parts are still readily available.

Our latest guide looks at how long you can reasonably expect a boiler to last, the signs that it may be worth considering replacement and, importantly, when repairing your existing boiler could still make perfect sense.

If your boiler is getting on a bit, it's worth a read:

https://www.gascare.co.uk/how-long-should-a-boiler-last/

Gascare – keeping homes warm since 1973.

18/09/2026

Boiler showing a fault code?

EA, F22, F28, F29... when your boiler suddenly displays a combination of letters and numbers, it's not always obvious what it's trying to tell you.

We've put together a straightforward guide covering some of the more common fault codes found on Worcester Bosch, Vaillant and Glow-worm boilers, including what they can mean and, importantly, the simple checks you can safely make yourself.

Sometimes it can be something as straightforward as low system pressure. Other faults will need an engineer to investigate.

One tip: if a fault keeps returning, repeatedly pressing the reset button isn't the answer. Make a note of the full fault code – it can be really useful information when you contact us.

Read our guide here:
https://www.gascare.co.uk/boiler-fault-codes-worcester-vaillant-glow-worm/

Gascare – keeping homes warm since 1973.

11/09/2026

It’s always lovely to receive feedback from our customers, but there’s something particularly nice about a handwritten card arriving in the post.

This one landed on our desk today and was a very welcome surprise.

A big thank you to our customer for taking the time to write to us — and, of course, well done to the team for giving them a reason to!

After more than 50 years of looking after homes across the local area, little things like this still mean a lot to us.

11/09/2026

Did your boiler give you a few warning signs last winter?

Maybe it struggled to get the house warm.
Perhaps it cut out occasionally.
Maybe you found yourself topping the pressure up more often than you should.
Or perhaps it's simply getting older and you're wondering how many more winters it has left.

If you were already thinking last winter that it might be time for a new boiler, now is a much better time to do something about it than waiting for it to make the decision for you.

Replacing an older boiler with a new, efficient model can mean improved reliability, better heating performance and lower energy use – but just as importantly, you can arrange the work at a time that suits you.

Because when an old boiler finally breaks down on a freezing January morning, suddenly choosing a replacement becomes a lot more urgent!

If your boiler showed signs of struggling last winter, now is a good time to start planning ahead.

Gascare has been keeping homes warm since 1973. We can survey your existing system, talk you through the options and provide a quotation for a replacement boiler.

Call us on 02380 516611 or visit gascare.co.uk to find out more.

Don't wait for your boiler to tell you it's time.

Heating and plumbing across Southampton, Hampshire & Dorset. Boiler installations, servicing, repairs and air conditioning from Gascare.