If you have already been considering replacing your boiler in the not to distance future, there are many things you should consider.
The boiler inside your home will normally supply you with all the hot water and heating that you need but, some supply just the hot water or heating only, if this is the case then consider replacing your boiler with a fresh one which will heat both together.
The old type boilers would normally utilize a hot water storage tank located in the airing cupboard, this tank stores your warm water so you would have a supply of warm water as and when you needed it, as the water was used the boiler would begin to reheat the water.
The issue with the old type boilers is they're very expensive to utilize, around 40% of the running costs is wasted through the boiler flue. That's a lot of money to throw down the drain.
The good thing now though is that new boilers are highly efficient condensing boilers plus they should save you around 35% on your own fuels bills, that's a big saving when compared to old boilers. So when it involves replacing your boiler you will start to save well on the running costs.
Today there are many types of boilers to select from, you have heat only boilers, which are open vented, where you still keep the small tank in the loft, the water is still heated with a storage tank.
Then you have system boilers which works on ruthless, the tank in the loft is removed and the machine is pressurised. This sort of boiler is really a little better on the efficiency side because of there is no heat loss through the expansion pipe. The water is still heated via the storage tank.
Now we come to the most popular of boilers and that is the combination boiler. For those people who have no idea what a combination boilers is, i want to explain.
The combination boiler supplies bot warm water and heating with no need of experiencing any storage tanks. The problem though is lots of people don't understand how they work.
Let me explain, the combination boiler can only just 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.
Simply because the boiler can only just 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 exists a demand.
When the boiler is working for both heating and hot water, the hot water will need priority on the heating, as soon as no more warm water is necessary the heating will 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 kind of boiler to work properly you must have an excellent incoming water main pressure, next the gas supply has to be of the right size. You can find so many boilers fitted on the market with the wrong size gas pipe, yes the boiler will continue to work, but it won't reach the full efficiency it was designed for.
Replacing your boiler can be a little stressful being unsure of which boiler to choose and any improvements that require to be done.
Any new gas boiler that is installed today has to by law be registered, therefore 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 available to most people now, that can be done a visit a local company on replacing you boiler, you should find information on some local companies. Be Bathroom installation Colchester to search for a company that's 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 with replacing the boiler, it's best to check out three different companies in order to compare the costs and what is involved with replacing your boiler.
Once you find someone to replace the boiler, arrange a starting date and time using them, Now there is one very important thing you should do, and that is check them from the gas safe register.
They may be advertising they are registered, but to confirm just go to the register and double check, it's so easy to accomplish.
Unfortunately there are plenty of claiming to be registered that aren't, and usually you will discover the cost a lot lower a registered company.
Should you work with a company that is not registered, you're breaking the law as well as the company.
Worst scenario should something happen and you also need to claim on your home insurance you may find the insurance is void because you used a non registered company.