A heating boiler care scheme can assist a great amount by alleviating your repair costs
A heating boiler care scheme can assist a great amount by alleviating your repair costs
Heating your home isn’t that much of a problem in the summer, 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 boiler breaks down. The heating boiler is a part of the home which is rarely, if ever, thought of, until it stops working. Suddenly it becomes a very important and rather expensive piece of essential equipment.
You don’t need to save money for repairing your gas boiler if you stay in a rented home, that will be done by your landlord, check that they have landlords boiler cover. However, for homeowners it is always a good idea to make sure you have a little money saved to pay for any unforeseen malfunctions.
It is advisable to buy a new model rather than getting your ten year old heating boiler repaired, this will cut down the fuel costs too in future years. The type of heating boiler that you should buy would depend upon your existing boiler type, the size of your family and the amount of space in your home. A combi central heating boiler is the most widely known, and is good for small homes with few people, or people who don’t want to wait for their hot water. In a combi heating boiler water is drawn through the mains and heated immediately eliminating the need of storage tanks. Hot water is instant and on demand; but if someone runs a hot tap while you’re having a nice hot shower, be prepared to jump out quickly!.
A sealed boiler system has a storage tank, often in ventilated closet, and allows a big family to simultaneously use the hot tap and take showers without diluting hot water or reducing the water pressure. The system gas boiler is quick and easy to install, and doesn’t take up too much space. But hot water can get exhausted fast and not replaced quickly if used frequently because of the storage tank feature of the boiler system.
An open vent gas boiler is the norm in most older homes, and takes up the most space; two water tanks in the loft and a storage cylinder in the airing cupboard. Like the sealed system, this type of central heating system can allow multiple outlets to draw hot water a the same time, but can also take a while to heat and doesn’t give the best water pressure.
Lastly, what’s known as a back heating boiler gives simultaneous access to hot water from several outlets with sustained pressure; but it may need a large area for installation. Traditionally back boilers are stored in a chimney breast, but unless you already have one, it’s probably not worth switching to one. It would save you a lot of money on installation of a new boiler if a back heating boiler is already installed in your home when you moved in, as it is cheaper to replace an old back gas boiler rather than install a completely new heating system.
No matter what type of gas boiler you have, it’s maintenance costs can be high if it has problems. Taking out central heating insurance can provide peace of mind that if something goes wrong with your heating system, your costs will be covered. Take out a heating boiler breakdown policy that covers annual heating boiler inspections as well as call-outs and repairs and you could save yourself an extra amount per year.