Preserve space with a combination boiler
Preserve space with a combination boiler
If you are about to set up a new gas boiler you should look at a combination gas boiler if you have a shortage of room. With just a combination gas boiler and balanced flue you have all the pieces you require to install a full central heating system. To complete the heating you just need radiators, the essential fittings and an amount of copper pipes. Many people might enquire whether some parts had been missed from this system. Central heating systems seem to need a hot water tank to store water, a feed and enlargement tank in the loft and a water pump to move everything around.
These parts are not called for by a modern-day combi gas boiler. You can leave out the hot water storage cylinder, you do not want a feed and expansion tank up in the attic, the other small-scale pieces we have brought up are actually built into the combination gas boiler. As a consequence you can save a considerable amount of room in your household.
Whilst you might think all this is new actually combi heating boilers have been put in for some years. They have a longer history in Europe but have now become the most common gas boiler in the UK. There are two major divergences between this type of boiler and its better known alternatives. On the central heating side you still have a fully pumped system but all the heated water which circles around is sealed in. This means that there is no need for a feed and enlargement cylinder in the loft. A second gain is removing the requirement for the hot water storage tank as the gas boiler stocks its own hot water.
Hot water is only produced as it is required, turning on a hot water valve will alert the heating boiler to this need. Cold water is quickly heated up by the use of an cost-efficient heat exchanger. Hot water circulating in the heating system is diverted to the heat exchanger. This permits cold mains water to be quickly heated before exiting the hot water valve.
Hot water supply to the radiators is a lesser importance than the production of instantaneous hot water for the home. The moment the valve is closed the combination gas boiler will return to rendering hot water to the radiators.
It is possible to set up a new boiler in a small-scale apartment and not require a sizeable amount of storage space.