If you have already been considering replacing your boiler in the not to distance future, there are a few things you should take into account.
The boiler within your home will normally supply you with all the hot water and heating that you'll require but, some supply just the hot water or heating only, if this is actually the case then consider replacing your boiler with a fresh one that 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 so when you needed it, because the water was used the boiler would begin to reheat the water.
The issue with the old type boilers is they are 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 is clearly a big saving when compared to old boilers. When it comes to replacing your boiler you'll start to save well on the running costs.
Today there are several types of boilers available, you have heat only boilers, which are open vented, where you still keep the small tank in the loft, the water continues to be heated via a storage tank.
Then you have system boilers which works on high pressure, 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 due to there is absolutely no heat loss through the expansion pipe. The water continues to be heated via the storage tank.
Now we arrived at the most used of boilers which is the combination boiler. For those people who have no idea just what a combination boilers is, let me explain.
The combination boiler supplies bot warm water and heating without the need of experiencing any storage tanks. The issue though is many people don't understand how they work.
I want to explain, the combination boiler can only just supply so much warm water at a time, so if you were in the shower and someone opens the hot tap in the kitchen, you may notice the shower turns cold.
This is due to the boiler can only heat the water at a certain rate per minute.
You will never go out of hot water, it will continue to heat as long as you will find a demand.
Once the boiler is working for both heating and warm water, the hot water will need priority on the heating, when 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 correct 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 full efficiency it was created 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's installed today has to by law be registered, therefore the days of asking the guy later on to replace your boiler are over, unless he is gas safe registered.
With the internet available to many people now, that you can do a visit a local company on replacing you boiler, you should find details of some local companies. Ensure you visit a company that's gas safe registered.
As soon as you find someone arrange for a home visit to discuss replacing your boiler, ask as much questions as possible about what is involved with replacing the boiler, it's best to have a look at three different companies so that you can compare the costs 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 very important thing you need to do, which is check them from the gas safe register.
They may be advertising that they are registered, but to confirm just go directly to the register and double check, it's so easy to accomplish.
Unfortunately there are Bathroom installation Colchester claiming to be registered that are not, and usually you will find the cost a lot lower a registered company.
Should you use a company that is not registered, you are breaking the law and also the company.
Worst scenario should something happen and you need to claim on your home insurance you might find the insurance is void as you used a non registered company.