If you have been considering replacing your boiler in the not to distance future, there are a few things you should consider.
The boiler inside your home will normally give you all the warm water and heating that you need but, some supply just the warm water or heating only, if this is actually the case then consider replacing your boiler with a new one that will heat both together.
The old type boilers would normally utilize a warm water storage tank located in the airing cupboard, this tank stores your hot water so you could have a supply of warm water as so when you needed it, because the water was used the boiler would start to reheat the water.
The issue with the old type boilers is they're very expensive to utilize, somewhere around 40% of the running costs is wasted through the boiler flue. That's a bundle to throw down the drain.
The great thing now though is that new boilers are highly efficient condensing boilers and they should save you somewhere around 35% on your fuels bills, that's a big saving when compared to old boilers. So when it comes to replacing your boiler you will start to save well on the running costs.
Today there are numerous types of boilers to choose from, you have heat only boilers, which are open vented, where you still keep carefully the small tank in the loft, the water is still heated with a storage tank.
You then have system boilers which works on ruthless, the tank in the loft is removed and the machine is pressurised. This type of boiler is really a little better on the efficiency side because of there is no heat loss through the expansion pipe. The water continues to be heated via the storage tank.
Now we arrived at the most famous of boilers and that is the combination boiler. For all those people who don't know just what a combination boilers is, let me explain.
The combination boiler supplies bot hot water and heating without the need of having any storage tanks. View website though is lots of people hardly understand how they work.
Let me explain, the combination boiler can only supply so much hot water at a time, if you were in the shower and someone opens the hot tap in your kitchen, you may spot the shower turns cold.
It is because the boiler can only heat the water at a certain rate per minute.
You will never run out of hot water, it will continue to heat as long as there is a demand.
Once the boiler is working for both heating and warm water, the hot water will take priority over the heating, as soon as no more hot water is required the heating should come back on.
These boilers were originally created for small properties like flats, but soon everybody wanted one fitted without focusing on how they work.
For this type of boiler to work properly you must have a good incoming water main pressure, next the gas supply must be of the right size. There are so many boilers fitted on the market with the incorrect size gas pipe, yes the boiler will work, but it won't reach the entire efficiency it was created for.
Replacing your boiler can be a little stressful not knowing which boiler to select and any improvements that need to be done.
Any new gas boiler that's installed today must for legal reasons be registered, so the days of asking the guy down the road to replace your boiler are over, unless he could be gas safe registered.
With the internet open to many people now, that can be done a visit a local company on replacing you boiler, you should find details of some local companies. Be sure to search for a company that is gas safe registered.
As soon as you find someone request a home stop by at discuss replacing your boiler, ask as much questions as you can about what is involved in replacing the boiler, you need to check out three different companies so that you can compare the expenses and what is involved in replacing your boiler.
Once you find someone to replace the boiler, arrange a starting date and time using them, There is one essential thing you need to do, and that is check them out on the gas safe register.
They may be advertising they are registered, but to verify just go to the register and check, it's so easy to do.
Unfortunately there are lots of claiming to be registered that aren't, and usually you will discover the cost a whole lot lower a registered company.
Should you use a company that's not registered, you are breaking the law along with the company.
Worst scenario should something happen and you need to claim on your own home insurance you might find the insurance is void because you used a non registered company.