Boilers
Boiler Replacement / New Installation
What Type and What Size of Boiler
Do I Need?
Calculating the size of the boiler required
needs to be done very carefully, taking into account the layout
and size
of the property, the number of rooms and bathrooms, the profile
of hot water usage and many other factors.
KG Heating & Plumbing are experts in calculating accurately
what type and size of boiler you actually need to install.
What is a high efficiency condensing
boiler? Is it cost effective?
One of the most important advances in recent years with regards
to domestic boilers has been the introduction of the condensing
boiler. The condensing boiler manages to recover a substantial amount
of the heat that would normally be expelled into the air from the
flue of a standard (non-condensing) boiler. The vast majority of
plumbers and heating engineers in the UK only install condensing
boilers these days. Most plumbers actually admit that within this
category, most are Combi boiler.
An extra-large heat exchanger (or two heat exchangers
in other cases) within the boiler is used to reclaim the heat from
some of the
expelled hot gases. This way the system maximises the heat transfer
from the burner while recovering useful heat that would normally
be lost with the flue gases.
Traditional boilers have typical efficiency ratings of 70%. Efficiency ratings for a boiler represents the percentage of useable energy output compared to the energy input. A high efficiency condensing boiler will have efficiency rating of at least 86%. An A rated boiler will have an efficiency rating of over 90%, with a B rated boiler will have at least 86% (and both rates will qualify for the ‘High Efficiency” band).
According to the Government’s new building regulations, all new boilers installed in England and Wales from April 2005 must be of high efficiency. High Efficiency boilers are up to 35% more efficient than traditional boilers and will substantially reduce the energy used for water heating in your house hold.The benefits of installing a high efficiency condensing boiler are substantial and can reach £100-120 per year on your space heating and water heating bills. In addition, a quality condensing boiler will reduce your household’s CO2 emission by approximately 800Kg per annum.
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If so it is likely to be around only 60% efficient. This means that for every £1 spent on fuel, only 60p is effectively being used to heat your home and 40p is wasted in hot air up the chimney. Modern boilers are over 90% efficient - cost saving of at least 30% on the above.
Reg Number : 521600 - by law, you must be on the Gas Safe Register to carry out gas work in the UK. Gas Safe Register replaced CORGI as the gas registration body. Gas safety is one of the most important factors in having a safe home and work place. The dangers that surround unsafe gas appliances are very serious. Poorly maintained, faulty or badly installed gas work can often lead to deadly carbon monoxide poisoning.