Some Useful TIPS ABOUT Replacing Your Boiler
If you have been considering replacing your boiler in the never to distance future, there are some things you should consider.
The boiler within your home will normally give you all the hot water and heating that you'll require but, some supply just the hot water or heating only, if this is the case then consider replacing your boiler with a new one which will heat both together.
The old type boilers would normally work with a hot water storage tank located in the airing cupboard, this tank stores your hot water so you would have a supply of hot water as so when you needed it, because the water was used the boiler would begin to reheat the water.
The problem with the old type boilers is they are very expensive to utilize, around 40% of the running costs is wasted through the boiler flue. That is clearly a lot of money to throw down the drain.
The great thing now though is that all new boilers are highly efficient condensing boilers and they should save you around 35% on your own fuels bills, that's a big saving when compared to old boilers. When it comes to replacing your boiler you will start to save well on the running costs.
Today there are several types of boilers to pick 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 via a storage tank.
You then have system boilers which works on ruthless, the tank in the loft is removed and the system is pressurised. This sort of boiler is a little better on the efficiency side due to there is absolutely no heat loss through the expansion pipe. Check over here continues to be heated via the storage tank.
Now we come to the most popular 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 warm water and heating with no need of having any storage tanks. The issue 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 the kitchen, you may notice the shower turns cold.
The reason being 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 so long as there exists a demand.
Once the boiler is doing work for both heating and hot water, the hot water will take priority over the heating, the moment no more warm water is required the heating will come back on.
These boilers were originally designed 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 need to have a good incoming water main pressure, next the gas supply should be of the right size. You can find so many boilers fitted out there with the incorrect size gas pipe, yes the boiler will continue to work, but it won't reach the full efficiency it was created for.
Replacing your boiler could be a little stressful not knowing which boiler to choose and any improvements that need to be done.
Any new gas boiler that's installed today must for legal reasons be registered, therefore the days of asking the guy down the road to replace your boiler are over, unless he is gas safe registered.
With the internet open to most of us now, you can do a search for a local company on replacing you boiler, you need to find details of some local companies. Be sure to visit a company that's gas safe registered.
Once you find someone request a home stop by at discuss replacing your boiler, ask as much questions since you can about what is involved in replacing the boiler, it's best to check out three different companies so you can compare the expenses and what is involved with replacing your boiler.
Once you find someone to replace the boiler, arrange a starting date and time with them, Now there is one very important thing you should do, which is check them out on the gas safe register.
They may be advertising they are registered, but to verify just go directly to the register and check, it's so easy to do.
Unfortunately there are many 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's not registered, you are breaking the law along with 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.