Things You Should Know Before A New Boiler Purchase

Can you think of the cold season in the UK with no supply of hot water and warm air in your house?

That is something one can hardly take, nowadays. For which, boilers have turned out to be an inevitable part of our daily life.

But at times, you might find your boiler having a hard time heating your house. You also notice your energy bills shotting up tremendously, and the boiler repair cost adding up a huge amount to your expenses.

If that sounds similar to what’s happening with you, it’s the time when you need to get your boiler replaced and go for a new boiler purchase.

Get the Right Boiler  for your Home

In most scenarios, boilers claim to have a life expectancy of 10-15 years, but it might be that it’s’ just 8-9 years and, your boiler is showing issues for repair. That mainly depends on how well you are handling it or how often you are getting it serviced.

However, once you have made up your mind about a new boiler purchase, it’s definitely a wiser choice rather than spending more on fuel bills and repair costs.

But we can find, boilers come in different brands, runs on different fuels and have got different types. Making the right choice for a new boiler purchase can be a hard task. Your perfect choice is the one that can fit your requirement and budget. So, lets’ discuss those various options in the market to have a clear view of what you can get:

Boiler Brands

Boilers come in different brands, the most reliable of them are

• Baxi
• Ideal
• Vaillant
• Viessmann
• Worcester Bosch
• Alpha

Glow Worm Boilers, Potterton Boilers, Intergas Boilers, Vokera Boilers also fall under these Branded boilers. We want our boiler to last longer, work effectively and give us a good return for money. A boiler is there to be with you for the coming many years. So, though it might be costing you more, it’s better to go for a branded one. Do check the Trust pilot reviews and the other customer feedbacks before making such a choice.

Be ensured of better quality and a longer warranty period. Just as with Worcester Bosch and Viessmann, you can get a warranty period of 10 years.

Boiler Fuel

Be it a water-tube boiler,fire-tube boiler, tubeless boiler, hot water boiler, or any other boiler type, fuel is required to operate them. Selecting the right fuel type can be confusing, but it’s also very crucial. You need to keep in mind that it has lower operation costs, less hazardous effects on the environment, and has a good efficiency level.
In Uk, boilers mainly run on fuels like Natural Gas, Electricity, Liquid petroleum gas, and Solid Fuels

Natural Gas Boilers

Natural Gas is the most commonly used fuel in the UK. It has a relatively lower cost than oil fuel and a higher efficiency level.

Electric Boilers

Electricity run boilers are found to have an efficiency level of 99-100%, whereas, for gas boilers, it can hardly go up to 93%. Electric boilers are very environmentally friendly and ensure more gas safety. Moreover, they do their job effectively and silently.

LPG Boilers

Liquid Petroleum Gas turns out to be the perfect alternative fuel for boilers in households with no gas mains. Here the propane and butane gases are stored in liquid form, in a small place to be used as a fuel. This fuel gives less carbon emission and is more eco-friendly than gas fuel.

Solid Fuel Boilers

Solid fuels are the fuel we get from wood and coal. This fuel is taken to be the cheapest and the highly polluting fuel for boilers.

Boiler Types

In the market, you can find three types of boilers, namely

• Combi Boilers
• System Boilers
• Regular Boilers.

Now, how to make out which one will be the right choice for your home?

That mainly depends on

• Size of your house
• Size of your family
• Number of bathrooms
• Hot Water Requirement.

Combi Boilers

Generally, if it’s a small family with 1-2 bathrooms, Combi Boilers can be your best option. Combi boilers are increasingly becoming popular, nowadays because of their high efficiency and instant supply of hot water. Moreover, as it does not require any hot or cold water storage tank, combi boilers installation is very space-saving.

System Boilers

If you are in a comparatively larger home with more than 2-3 bathrooms, it will be better to go for System Boilers. These boilers have a separate tank for storing hot water. It helps them to compensate for the great demand for heating and cooling in large families. Unlike Combi Boilers, they have backup storage of hot water.

System Boilers

Regular Boilers are those traditional boilers that you can hardly find nowadays. Mostly, its found in older homes built before the 1970s.Out here, you need to have both the cold water tank and hot water tank, which takes up a lot of space. But if your house already used to have a Regular Boiler before, it’s better not to go for installing a different type of boiler. That will cause more hassle and expense with the installation process.

Your  Gas Engineer in Essex

The efficiency of your heating system mainly depends on your boiler. So it’s important to get something that can exactly fit your requirement. But whatever be your boiler type, with time it starts showing signs of being repaired and maintained. At F.A.S Plumbing & Heating Ltd., you can get the best gas engineers in Essex to help with a free consultation for your new boiler purchase and also to get any type of boiler repaired, serviced, or installed. Its certified and experienced professionals are fully specialized to handle any issues with your boiler in the minimum time possible.