House
Heating Maintainence
The
Boiler has packed up what should I do?
You
wake up at 7.30 am, which is a little late if you want to
get to work on time. You head to the bathroom and turn on
the shower, and then you stand there waiting for the hot water
to run through. It's taking an age, and your time’s
still ticking, so you end up having a cold shower. After dressing
you grab some Weetabix, but the hot kitchen tap is stone cold
when you go to wash your bowl - then you notice that you can
see your own breath!Has
this ever happened to you?
It's effectively what happens when your boiler packs up. Basic
amenities like hot water, which you've always taken for granted,
suddenly stop working. You can't take a shower, you can't
wash up and the heating doesn't work. If this happens in the
winter then you probably won't be filled with joy when you
return home from a day's work. The concept of getting a new
boiler probably won't fill you with joy. For starters, you'll
have to pay quite a substantial amount of money to get a new
one, and then you have to have it installed.
Despite
this, saying goodbye to your old boiler will probably be a
blessing in disguise. Boilers normally clap out after about
fifteen years, and if they dont then they're running quite
inefficiently. Boilers at this age have an average efficiency
of only 65%, which is well short of new
boilers from British Gas, which typically operate at 90%.
Now with you've come to terms with the fact you'll have
to pay out for a new boiler, you'll have to decide on which
one to get. There are many different types of boiler that
you can install in the home, but the most popular, least expensive
and most widely available are conventional, condensing and
combination boilers.Conventional Boilers -
If you have a gravity heating system then you'll more than
likely require a conventional boiler. These use a system which
heats up a store of water before you use it.Condensing Boilers
- These are more expensive than conventional boilers, but
they are also highly efficient. During the combustion process
they use an extra heat exchanger to extract further heat from
the water vapour. It means very little heat is wasted and
over the long term you will probably get more for your money.
Combi Boilers, Combi boilers are most suitable for a flat
or small house because they don’t need to store water,
rather they heat the water as you use it. A combination boiler
produces an instant supply of on water on tap, while there
is no pipe work, tank or cylinder.You can purchase a boiler
from many different suppliers, but not all of them can offer
cover for your boiler once it is installed. Take a look at
energy
suppliers like British Gas for extra homecare
services that will give you piece of mind once you have a
new boiler installed.
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