Maturing economies around the planet on going up need for energy resulting in higher heating costs. To stop the year on year increases you need to consider how you are utilizing energy. You could trim your gas bills by up to 35% if you fit a new energy-saving condensing combination boiler.
Operating in the background your present-day gas fired boiler will be heating your home and providing hot water for washing cutlery and clothing in addition to powering your bath. Boilers have a life-time of 15 years. Even though your current heating boiler may be running correctly it could be inefficient in comparison to the latest one.
You need to deliberate whether it is economic to continue with your older heating boiler as it reaches the end of its lifetime rather than changing to a new replacement boiler and savoring the increased energy efficiency. This can reduce your fuel costs down considerably. The most familiar boiler type is a condensing combination boiler which is well suited to smaller families who don’t need large amounts of hot water in a short space of time. A combi boiler takes cold water from the mains and heats it as required thereby eradicating any requirement for the hot water storage cylinder. If you have a gas combi boiler you will find that hot water may not be ready in the kitchen if you are filling a hot bath as it heats the hot water as necessary.
A typical gas fired boiler will use a hot water cylinder to store hot water it produces during the daytime. You will get heat loss and gas releases even though the hot water tank is insulated. If you have a smaller home you will find that you could have other uses for the space that the hot water tank takes up.
You can get efficiencies of up to 60 % by putting in a gas combi boiler and getting rid of the hot water storage tank. The standard gas combination boiler does lose energy through the hot exhaust gases. This can be taken by a condensing gas combination boiler which is even more economic. The extracted warmth is then used to heat water saving gas usage.
