Cut your energy costs with a combi
Cut your energy costs with a combi
Gas costs are rising around the world and it appears that gas costs cost more every year. To fight this we need to critique our use of energy in the home. You could save up to 30 percent on your current heating costs by installing a condensing gas combi-boiler.
Your present-day heating boiler has to work hard providing hot water to your taps and heating water for your central heating. Boilers have a lifespan of 15 years. Although your boiler at home may only be 10 or twelve years old it could be wasting energy. The SEDBUK ranking gives an indication of the efficiency of a boiler with A being very efficient and G being very uneconomical.
Substituting an aging central heating boiler could save you in the long run through the elevated efficiency you will experience. This can trim your fuel costs down considerably. If you do replace your boiler you could look at a gas combi-boiler which is ideally suited for the smaller home or houses where there are a limited number of people in the home. With a combination boiler you can rule out the hot water storage cylinder saving space as it will heat water when you need it. If you have a gas combination boiler you will find that hot water may not be available in the kitchen if you are filling a hot bath as it heats the hot water as called for.
A median heating boiler will use a hot water tank to store hot water it produces during the daytime. This is the most ineffective method and the heat losses are great even with a fully lagged cylinder. In addition the hot water tank takes up space in the house which could be used for other storage uses.
A gas combination boiler is a type of boiler where the water is heated on call for and is 60percent more efficient than the indirect hot water storage method. Another form of the combi boiler is the combi condensing boiler which is able to extract waste heat from the exhaust gases and use this to heat water when called for. Using the reclaimed heat to create hot water leads to additional energy savings.