Installing a combination heating boiler
Installing a combination heating boiler
There several forms of condensing boiler and one main form is a combi heating boiler. The benefit of a combi heating boiler is that it can heat up water when required and for this reason they are very popular.
See To It that an heating fitter has confirmed that you can install one in your house before you make a purchase. If you use a trained heating fitter to conduct a audit they will ensure that you comply with the building rules. There are several reasons why it is more difficult to install a modern condensing boiler and replace a conventional gas boiler.
The flue exhaust gases are cooler and less buoyant than for a orthodox heating boiler, a visible plume can result as they quickly condense. The exhaust gases can then wet areas near to the outlet, this impact is not restricted to your house and can spill over on to neighbouring properties, on occasion people going past your house can be impacted by this exhaust plume.
You could find that your present flue, whilst suitable for a noncondensing boiler, is not suitable for your new gas boiler. As a result you may need to modify the flue. The flue cannot be shared and must be for the individual use of condensing appliances.
A liquid condensate will form inside a condensing gas boiler when it is operating and there should be a acceptable outside drain point to permit this to be drained away.
There are many ways to overcome these fitting difficulties. The benefit of using a trained fitter is that they will know of these. You should remember that these one-off installation costs should be offset against the annual reduced running costs of the re placement condensing heating boiler.
On the plus side you do have some choices for where your new gas boiler is set up. A change of location often results from the new fitting requirements. This is a certainty when the old gas boiler was an open flue or back gas fired boiler. These older gas boiler types are often mounted internally without an outside flue.
It is acceptable to install a gas heating boiler in any room other than the main living room. In addition to the kitchen or utility room often the attic or bedrooms are used for heating boiler set up.
Providing you have a sealed system you can put in a gas fired boiler in the attic. Access to the attic has to be provided through a drop down ladder attached to the attic hatch. The floor has to be boarded from the hatch to the gas boiler location and there has to be adequate lighting in the attic. frequent maintenance and servicing are important and that is why this type of attic access is needed.