Why condensing combination boilers are economic

Gas costs are growing around the planet and it appears that gas bills cost more each year. One major consumer of gas in the household is the boiler. Fortuitously help is at hand, installing a new replacement condensing gas combi-boiler could lead to a heavy reduction in your gas bills.

Your current boiler has to work hard delivering hot water to your taps and heating water for your central heating. Boilers have a lifespan of fifteen years. New and replacement boilers will be much more cost-efficient than your current boiler. Many older boilers are ranked as a G on the SEDBUK scale, where A is the most economic at 95-98% and G the least efficient boiler at 20-30%.

Observing that this it could be cost effective to replace your heating boiler if your current model is nearing the end of its life-time. An energy efficient gas combination boiler can lead to a large reduction in your gas bills. 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. With a combination boiler you can eradicate the hot water storage cylinder saving space as it will heat water when you need it. Hot water is immediate but if someone runs a hot tap while you’re taking a hot shower you may find that your hot shower becomes colder.

If you have a system or regular boiler it will use a hot water cylinder to save hot water created earlier for use when required later that day. You will get heat loss and gas releases even though the hot water tank is insulated. In addition the hot water cylinder takes up space in the home which could be used for other storage proposes.

60 % heating efficiencies are available to you by swapping to a gas combination boiler which will heat water on demand and not require the inefficient hot water storage cylinder. The most efficient type of combi-boiler is a condensing combi boiler which has an additional heat extract to reclaim the heat in the flue gases and use of this to heat your water reducing its energy consumption. Using the recovered heat to create hot water leads to additional energy savings.