Get a condensing gas combination boiler to save on gas heating bills
Get a condensing gas combination boiler to save on your gas heating bills
Gas costs are growing around the planet and it appears that gas costs cost more each year. One way of pruning heating bills is to review how you are consuming gas in the home. Installing a modern condensing combi-boiler could save you one third on your gas bills.
A central heating boiler needs to be able to provide adequate hot water to heat your home and supply hot water for laundry. A boiler does not last for ever and that the average lifespan will be fifteen years. As boiler engineering advances present-day examples are more economical than those installed in older homes.
Noticing that this it could be cost effective to replace your central heating boiler if your current model is nearing the end of its life. You can cut your gas bills significantly if you invest in a new gas efficient boiler. A gas combination boiler is the most widely known type of boiler, and is good for small homes with few people, or people who don’t want to wait for their hot water. A gas combi boiler draws water through the mains and heats it on call for, doing away with the need for a storage tank. Hot water is instant but if someone runs a hot tap while you’re taking a hot shower you may find that your hot bath becomes colder.
Common central heating boiler types heat hot water and hold it in the hot water cylinder to be available when necessary. Even though there hot water tank may be lagged it will lose heat leading to waste in the heating system. The cylinder also requires storage space although large volumes of hot water are available for several showers in a short space of time.
eliminating the storage cylinder by installing a gas combination boiler means that your central heating system will be up to 60% more efficient. The most efficient type of combi boiler is a condensing combination boiler which has an additional heat extract to reclaim the heat in the exhaust gases and use of this to heat your water reducing its energy consumption. Clever use of this energy to heat the water on demand means that this type of boiler can further save on your gas costs.