Deciding upon the ideal boiler for your house.

Heating accounts for about 60 % of what you spend every year on energy bills, so an efficient boiler tends to make a substantial difference.

Modern boilers are far more cost-efficient for various reasons, but their key appeal is that they're all condensing boilers. All well-managed boilers burn their fuel efficiently, yet they inescapably waste some energy in the hot gases that escape up the flue. A condensing boiler has a much bigger heat exchanger, therefore it recovers more heat, sends cooler gases up the flue and is more efficient.

At times the flue gases get so cool that the water vapour inside the gas condenses out (hence the name), and even more energy is recoverable from the condensing vapour.

What do I need to take into consideration when replacing my boiler?

If it is time to replace your boiler, you have to figure out what variety of Gas Engineer in Ashford is ideal for you. Here are a few things to take into account:
Fuel variety

If you have mains gas, a gas boiler is in all likelihood going to be the cheapest heating solution. Our fuel prices as of March 2016 mean that an oil heating system is at the moment a cheaper option, on the other hand historically oil heating has been more pricey.

If you don’t have a gas supply to your property, it may possibly be worth looking at atype of low carbon heating like a heat pump or biomass. Along with the renewable heat incentive these could be more affordable all round.

Alternatively you might want to get a gas connection to your dwelling. The company which owns and manages the gas network within your region should be able to help with the expense of purchasing a new connection, and it may perhaps even be wholly funded. Contact Energy Networks Association for further information.

Boiler type

Most classic gas and oil boilers are normal boilers which have a standalone hot water cylinder to store hot water, rather than providing it directly from the boiler. Once you replace your boiler you may buy a new regular boiler, and continue to keep your hot water cylinder, or obtain a combi boiler that doesn't have to have a cylinder.

A regular boiler is far more cost-efficient when compared to a combi at making hot water in the first place, but then some heat is displaced from the hot water cylinder, therefore a combi can be more efficient overall.

Your hot water usage

Large households using plenty of hot water usually tend to be best off with a regular boiler, whereas smaller families using less could possibly be more satisfied using a combi boiler.

Space in your home

Combi boilers do not need to have hot water cylinders, and so need less space in your residence.

Compatibility with solar water heating

If you’re thinking of installing solar water heating, it’s important to note that many combi boilers are not compatible with this heating system orcan't utilize it so effectively.