Cut your repair costs with a central heating boiler protection scheme
Cut your repair costs with a central heating boiler protection scheme
Heating your home isn’t that much of a problem in the summertime, but unless you’re in the strange habit of only taking cold showers and boiling the kettle every time you wash up, you could be left high and dry if your gas boiler breaks down. Boilers are one of those things in life that we rarely think think of, until they stop working that is. Right away it comes to the front of the agenda with a recognition of its importance and the costly nature of its maintenance.
For those of you who are renting, of course you don’t have to worry about repairs and maintenance as the responsibility lies with your landlord and they probably will have landlords heating boiler cover. But if you live in your own house, it will be wise to have a special savings pot or central heating insurance in case something goes wrong with your heating boiler.
Instead of repairing a ten year old gas boiler, consider installing a newer and more efficient system which could significantly cut down your utility bills and pay for itself in a number of years. The type of heating boiler that you should buy depends on your family size and the available space at your home, the existing boiler also affects your choice. If you have a small home with few people and do not want to wait for hot water then a combi heating boiler is your best option. A combi heating boiler draws water and heats it through the mains, doing away with the need for a storage tank. Hot water will be available instantaneously on demand, but if a hot tap is opened by someone else while you are enjoying your shower, you better jump out fast unless you like cold showers!.
A sealed gas boiler system has a storage tank, often in ventilated closet, and allows a big family to simultaneously use the hot tap and take showers without diluting hot water or reducing the water pressure. The system central heating system needs not much space and it is quick and easy to install. But if hot water is used too quickly it would run out because the storage tank hot water would be depleted and is replenishment is not instant.
An open vent boiler is the norm in most older homes, and takes up the most space; two water tanks in the loft and a storage cylinder in the airing cupboard. Like the sealed system, this type of central heating boiler can allow multiple outlets to draw hot water a the same time, but can also take a while to heat and doesn’t give the best water pressure.
Lastly, one heating boiler type that lets many outlets to be used at once without losing any pressure is the back heating boiler, however it can take up a lot of room. The space inside a chimney breast is often used to accommodate a back heating boiler; but installing a new back gas boiler system to replace another type of central heating system is not cost effective. However, if you do already have a back boiler system installed in your home and it needs replacing, rather than getting a completely new system, it would be more sensible to get a new back boiler installed.
Whichever gas boiler your home has, it can be costly to repair. So it is important to get a central heating insurance so that your costs are covered even if something goes wrong with your system. Take out a central heating system breakdown policy that covers annual boiler inspections as well as call-outs and repairs and you could save yourself an extra amount per year.