A Closer Look A The Combi Boiler
Finally a heat transfer system to write home about. Doesn’t it make sense to use the heat from your boiler for something other than warming your linens? With a combi boiler, that is exactly what happens. But how many of us have heard of one? We have all heard of boiler insulation, central heating and other everyday cost-saving, energy efficient methods, but still no combination boiler.
Apparently you can find them in around half the new homes being built in the UK every year, but we still have not heard of them. The Brits have been keeping a close lid on this one, even from themselves it seems! This article gives you the lowdown and introduce you to combination boilers.
So, basically, some science whiz kids thought it made sense to use heat from inside the house to heat other things in your home, namely your water. Amazing concept that. You can find a backwards version of this with induction heating (where you use the heat from your ceiling cavity to maintain a reasonable temperature in the home), the major flaw with induction heating is that it does not work at night – for obvious reasons.
But with the combination boiler, this is not an issue. The name itself suggests the method. And they are words we understand. By combining your boiler with a home heating system, you use the central heating to ensure hot water all day and a warm home. Of course it is a little more technical than that, but that is the gist of the matter.
One of the big differences you will notice when you switch to a condensing combi boiler is the space in the “formerly known as” boiler cupboard. With a combi boiler, the traditional need to store your heated water is gone.
You could think of a gas-supplied home, where water is heated as it is needed. The same applies here. Except that you are not using gas and the danger of having gas at home is eliminated. So where the roof-type heating option is fine in the day and gas gives you instant hot water without the need for traditional water storage, the combi gas boiler covers both day and night, gives hot water on demand AND heats your home – without using gas.
The other big difference you are going to notice is the reduction in your hot water heating and home heating bills. How can you not? Having a traditional boiler continuously heating water day in, day out is a cost that, as homeowners, we absorb without ever thinking about. Not so when it comes to heating our homes though.
We are definitely conscious of our bills skyrocketing when winter sets in and the need for something more than an extra jersey, causes us to pull out the power hungry heater that barely heats the meter in front of it. So as homeowners, if that bill was drastically reduced by not having a continuously heating boiler and inadequate heating, wouldn’t you want to know how?
Well you have just been told how. In fact here’s a little more you should know. When it comes to being green, you are on the right track switching to combi boilers. While it is saving you in the pocket, it is saving you in the environmental stakes too.
The whole world is on a “go green” warpath and with good reason, but it is great to know that there are things you can do in your own home, not some third world country, to help. You waste less hot water, meaning, you are generally using less energy, and as far as the heating side goes, why not look at solar adaptations and be really sustainable.
So when you are ready to free up some cupboard space, save money and the world, get online or visit an electrical and hardware store near you for more information on getting one installed in your home soon! Combination boilers couldn’t be simpler, really.
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