Combination gas boiler space saving benefits
Combination gas boiler space saving benefits
Combi boiler systems offer many space saving and energy cost-efficiency advantages for the small household. With just a combination heating boiler and balanced flue you have all the parts you require to install a full central heating system. With the addition of copper pipes to transfer the hot water to the radiators to warm your house you will be finished. Your first reaction maybe that we had forgotten some components. Isn’t it true that most systems seem to need a feed and enlargement tank in the attic, a water pump to move the hot water around and a storage tank to keep hot water when not required.
The response to your queries would be that with a regular combi gas boiler you do need these component parts. You can leave out the hot water storage cylinder, there is no requirement for an loft based feed and expansion tank, the combination gas boiler also incorporates the other small-scale elements. This withdraws the need for a set of component parts, which take up a lot of room in your dwelling house.
The combination boiler is not new. The combination has been more popular in Europe than in the U.K., but is now being installed more frequently as an alternative to the traditional wall mounted gas boiler. There are two major deviations to be highlighted when compared with conventional gas boilers. On the central heating side you still have a fully pumped system but all the heated water which circulates around is sealed in. The advantage of this is that there is no requirement to fit a feed and enlargement tank in the loft. A second advantage is getting rid of the requirement for the hot water storage cylinder as the heating boiler stocks its own hot water.
Hot water is developed as you need it, this is signalled when you switch on a tap. The gas 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 mechanism quickly heats cold mains water before it is running out on the hot water valve.
The boiler design gives priority to producing immediate hot water. The radiators are provided with hot water once the valve is shut.
It is feasible to set up a new heating boiler in a small-scale apartment and not require a great amount of space.