Choosing The Right Boiler For Your Home
Jon Kilminster
When choosing to replace your the old boiler in your home,
there are a number of factors that you need to consider prior
to making a choice. It is first of all important to consider
what companies that will best meet your needs. Choose a company
with a reputation for excellence. Do they have a long-standing
record in the community you live in? A good company is going to
make sure they consider all of your needs and not just try and
set you up with whatever model they have the most of.
The types of units you should become familiar with are
Combination, Conventional or System boilers.
A Combination unit supplies hot water on demand. This being the
case there is no need for holding tanks or extra pipe work. It
usually costs less then a conventional boiler and normally you
don't lose a lot of water pressure for showers. Some drawbacks
are that the water can take between 30 and 45 seconds to heat
up. Also because of the way the system works, only one tap can
receive hot water at any given time.
A Conventional unit is the type of hot water system most people
are familiar with. The hot water is stored in a large holding
tank for later use. A conventional boiler can also be used for
heating a home if water is piped through a radiator system.
This system allows for several taps to receive hot water at the
same time and depending on the tanks capacity most people will
not "run out" of hot water under normal usage. Drawbacks
include increased installation expenses and higher energy
consumption.
A System boiler is basically the same as a conventional boiler
but it is a much simpler set up. The major difference is that
with a system boiler, the heating element is contained inside
the storage tank. System boilers give more consistent
temperatures and flow rates. On the other hand, its increased
installation expense and higher cost mean that it may not be
for everyone.
Some questions that should be asked are what kind of fixtures
do you have in your home? How many bathrooms more specifically,
how many faucets or outlets are going to be used to dispense hot
water at any one time? How much available space do you have?
Make sure that you know the answers to these questions ahead of
time and have a good idea of what kind of boiler system is right
for your home.
About The Author: Jon Kilminster writes for
http://www.boilerplanet.com , a
website packed with information
on biomass boilers and corn boilers
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