Reclaim space with a combination gas boiler
Reclaim space with a combination gas boiler
If you have a storage space problem in your household you should consider fitting a combi boiler. All you need to fit the full central heating system is a combination boiler and balanced flue. All that is additionally needed to heat your rooms is some copper pipes and a number of radiators. Many people might enquire whether some components had been omitted from this system. What about the central heating pump, the hot water storage tank and the feed and expansion tank.
It may surprise you to learn that a combination heating boiler does not want these pieces. You do not need to buy a hot water storage cylinder, there is no requirement for an loft based feed and enlargement tank, the combi boiler houses the other component parts inside its casing. So you can see with a combination heating boiler you can save a respectable amount of storage space within your house.
Combi gas boilers have been fitted for a while. The combi has been more popular in the Continent than in the U.K., but is now being fitted more frequently as an alternative to the traditional wall mounted boiler. There are two main divergences to be highlighted when compared with conventional boilers. The central heating hot water circulation system is sealed. This means that there is no need for a feed and expansion cylinder in the loft. The hot water storage cylinder can also be dispensed with as the heating boiler will have its own hot water storage cylinder.
Home hot water is developed as required, turning on a hot water signals this demand to the boiler. Cold water is rapidly heated up by the use of an efficient heat exchanger. The heat exchanger is heated by diverting circulating hot water from the central heating system. Fresh cold water from the outside mains passes through this heat exchanger where it is heated before it reaches the hot water tap.
Hot water output is prioritised ahead of the passing of hot water to the radiators. As soon as the hot water valve is closed the combination boiler system will once more start providing hot water to the radiators.
It is possible to set up a new gas boiler in a small-scale apartment and not need a sizeable amount of room.