Boiler Advice
What Are Condensing Central Heating Boilers?
When it comes to condensing boilers, this is more about the process your boiler uses to generate heat as opposed to an actual boiler type. Condensing central heating boilers are more than 90% energy efficient and are also a very environment-friendly home heating solution.
UK legislation ensures that every new combi-central heating boiler, system boiler, or conventional boiler that’s installed in the UK has to be a condensing boiler.
There are 3 primary condensing heating boilers which are combi boilers, system boilers as well as traditional/conventional boilers which all use a condensing technique when generating heat.
What is a Combi / Central heating boiler?
A combi (or combination) boiler is by far the most popular kind of central heating boiler in the UK today. A combi central heating boiler system’s straightforward and compact design requires little space in your home and supplies hot water directly to your taps and also heats your radiators without the requirement for a large ugly hot water tank.
The primary advantage of a combi central heating boiler is that it is economical to use because it supplies hot water and heating on demand, so you only ever pay for what you use. The combi boiler is very energy-efficient and as well as being financially effective.
What Are System Boilers?
System boilers provide good water pressure along with a constant supply of hot water.
Unfortunately, system boilers often tend not to be as economical or cost-effective to run, as other boiler types and tend to require more space than a combi boiler. Usually you would see the boiler installed in a kitchen or cupboard with the hot water cylinder in a separate airing cupboard, so not the most size efficient of boiler types.
System boilers are good options for some households because they allow you to run several taps, baths or showers at the same time, therefore these can be a good option for larger properties, guest houses and hotels as you can run several taps at the same time.
System boilers are a closed system boiler, typically consisting of two parts, namely a boiler to heat water as well as a hot water cylinder to store hot water. The central heating boiler warms up your water which is in turn stored in the hot water cylinder for later use.