Economise on storage with a combi heating boiler
Economise on storage with a combi heating boiler
Combi gas boiler systems offer many space saving and gas cost-efficiency benefits for the petite dwelling house. All you need to put in the full central heating system is a combination gas boiler and balanced flue. With the inclusion of copper pipe to transfer the hot water to the radiators to heat your house you will be finished. You could be amazed by this and ask whether we had forgotten about some pieces. Isn’t it true that most systems seem to require a feed and enlargement tank in the loft, a water pump to transfer the hot water around and a storage tank to keep hot water when not needed.
The response to your enquiries would be that with a typical combination boiler you do need these pieces. You can leave out the hot water storage cylinder, you do not want a feed and expansion cylinder up in the attic, the other smaller pieces we have brought up are in reality built into the combination heating boiler. This gets rid of the call for for a mass of pieces, which take up a lot of storage space in your house.
Combination heating boilers are not a new boiler design. Whilst they were first set up in the Continent they are now a very popular heating boiler for fitting in the UK. There are two major deviations to be highlighted when compared with orthodox heating boilers. A fully sealed system contains the circulating hot water for the central heating. This means that there is no requirement for a feed and enlargement cylinder in the loft. A second gain is getting rid of the requirement for the hot water storage cylinder as the boiler stocks its own hot water.
Home hot water is created as required, switching on a hot water tap will flag the need to the boiler. The heating boiler can quickly heat cold water by using an internal heat exchanger. The heat exchanger is heated by channeling circulating hot water from the central heating system. This allows cold mains water to be quickly heated before leaving the hot water valve.
Hot water production is prioritised ahead of the passing of hot water to the radiators. When the valve is closed again the central heating water is returned to its regular circuit.
It is feasible to install a new gas boiler in a small flat and not require a sizeable amount of storage space.