A gas boiler care policy can help a great deal by easing your labour costs
A gas boiler care policy can help a great deal by easing your labour costs
Heating your home isn’t that much of a problem in the summertime, but unless you’re in the strange habit of only taking cold showers and boiling the kettle every time you wash up, you could be left high and dry if your central heating system breaks down. No one remembers about the boiler in their house until that day when it breaks down. And as soon as it stops working, everyone realises how essential it is and how expensive repairs can be.
If you live in a rented house, your landlord will take care of all the finances related to central heating boiler servicing. But if you live in your own house, it will be wise to have a special savings pot or central heating insurance in case something goes wrong with your boiler.
You might consider investing in a new gas boiler model if your previous one is older than ten years, it would cut the cost of your fuel especially if the new one is a high-efficiency model and it would be less prone to breakdown. There are different options when it comes to choosing a new heating boiler and you should consider the space in your home, number of people you live with and your current boiler when it comes to figuring out which one suits you best. If you have a compact family and need hot water at short notice, a combi central heating boiler is a better choice. Unlike a storage heating boiler, a combi boiler warms the water directly at the mains, thus eliminating the tank section. With a combi hot water is available instantly but if some one runs hot tap while you are having a hot shower be ready to jump out quickly as it turns cold.
A sealed system heating boiler uses a single storage tank, usually in an airing cupboard, and enables a large family to have several taps or showers on the go at once, without compromising hot water or water pressure. Such a sealed system is convenient to install and also saves on space. However, because of the storage tank, hot water isn’t instant and can run out if used too quickly.
Older models of boilers are generally of open vent type – requiring a couple of loft mounted water tanks as well as a storage section installed in an airing cupboard. This type of boiler is similar to the sealed system in that it lets hot water to come out of more than one tap at the same time, but it also takes time to warm up and has wavering water pressure.
A Back gas boiler is another gas boiler which provides good water pressure, allows several water outlets but occupies quite a bit of space. Typically the chimney breast was used to store the back boilers, however consider switching to a new one only if you are already using an old one as the installation may be a challenge if the house was not designed for this initially. It would save you a lot of money on installation of a new gas boiler if a back gas boiler is already installed in your house when you moved in, as it is cheaper to replace an old back heating boiler rather than install a completely new heating system.
It is costly to repair a gas boiler which ever type your home has. That is why it is important to get heating insurance so you can be confident that any costs will be taken care of if something breaks down, costs which cover labour and spare parts for your central heating boiler. And you could save yourself even more if you take out a heating boiler breakdown policy that also includes yearly central heating system inspections, giving you peace of mind that it is operating both safely and efficiently.