Gas Boilers Information

Putting In a replacement boiler

Your next gas fired boiler will probably be a combi gas boiler, a form of cutting-edge condensing gas boiler. One of the causes why combi heating boilers are very common is that they can heat water on demand.

Before you purchase a combi boiler you should have an installation survey to ensure it can be fitted in your house. If you use a trained heating installer to conduct a study they will ensure that you comply with the building rules. There are various reasons why it is more challenging to install a contemporary condensing heating boiler and replace a orthodox boiler.

The flue exhaust gases are cooler and less buoyant than for a traditional gas fired boiler, an easily seen plume can result as they rapidly condense. areas near to the flue outlet are often subject to surface wetting, this impact is not limited to your house and can spill over on to neighbouring houses, or worse still in the plume can cause irritation for people traveling by.

An existing flue designed for a non-condensing boiler is unsuitable for a condensing boiler and the other way around. As a result you may need to change the flue. The flue cannot be shared and must be for the individual use of condensing appliances.

A liquid condensate develops within the heating boiler, and must be able to be discharged to a acceptable drain or soakaway.

There are many ways to beat these fitting difficulties. That is why you will want to use a trained boiler fitter has that they will know of these tricks. You should remember that these one-off installation costs should be setoff against the yearly reduced running costs of the re placement condensing boiler.

Having a new gas boiler installed allows you some options on the positioning of the new heating boiler. A change in the location of the new gas fired boiler frequently results from the different fitting requirements. Particular examples are where a condensing boiler is to replace an open flue or back gas boiler. You will see that these older boiler forms are not mounted on an outside wall with an existing boiler flue.

With the exception of the main living room most rooms in the house can be used for the set up. Of course central heating boilers are frequently fitted in the utility room or kitchen but other familiar places are the bedrooms or set up of a heating boiler in the loft.

You can install a gas fired boiler in the attic as long as the system is of the sealed type. additional essentials in this situation are that the loft has a drop-down latch with a loft latter. The attic would need to have enough lighting and a boarded floor to facilitate access to the gas fired boiler. These prerequisites are so that maintenance and servicing can be carried out by a central heating engineer.