Fend off the troubles in a central heating breakdown
Fend off the troubles in a central heating breakdown
Heating your home isn’t that much of a problem in the summer, 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 central heating system breaks down. No one remembers about the boiler in their house until that day when it breaks down. Its vital role in providing warmth and hot water becomes sorely missed; and fears arise of the costly repair bills to come.
If you rent your home, you won’t have to worry about having some money aside for the central heating system repairs; your landlord will cover it. 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 central heating 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. Your choice of a heating boiler should be determined by the capacity required (based on family needs), the space available for the heating boiler and the existing heating system. If you have a compact family and need hot water at short notice, a combi gas boiler is a better choice. This heating boiler heats up the water through the mains as used and therefore a storage tank is not required. With a combi hot water is available instantly but if some one runs hot tap while you are having a hot shower be ready to jump out quickly as it turns cold.
A single storage tank is used in a sealed system boiler usually placed in an upstairs airing cupboard enabling a large number of people to have multiple showers and taps on the go at once, without compromising hot water availability or water pressure. The benefit of using a system boiler is that it can be installed quickly and easily in a relatively small area. But hot water can get exhausted fast and not replaced quickly if used frequently because of the storage tank feature of the gas boiler system.
Many older houses have an open vent central heating system installed, and it is the bulkiest of all; two tanks in the attic and a storage cylinder in the ventilated closet. This gas boiler too doesn’t give hot water instantly like the sealed system though once again it allows several taps and shower to work at the same time, water pressure is also not to good here.
Lastly, one gas boiler type that lets many outlets to be used at once without losing any pressure is the back boiler, however it can take up a lot of room. The space inside a chimney breast is often used to accommodate a back gas boiler; but installing a new back gas boiler system to replace another type of central heating boiler is not cost effective. It would save you a lot of money on installation of a new heating boiler if a back gas boiler is already installed in your house when you moved in, as it is cheaper to replace an old back heating boiler rather than install a completely new heating system.
But, no matter what kind of gas boiler you have in your home it can be very expensive to repair. Taking out central heating insurance can provide peace of mind that if something goes wrong with your heating system, your costs will be covered. A boiler insurance policy including coverage for yearly boiler inspections and emergency servicing for repairs will go a long way in reducing your annual boiler maintenance expenses.