If you have already been considering replacing your boiler in the not to distance future, there are a few things you should take into account.

The boiler inside your home will normally give you all the warm water and heating that you'll require but, some supply just the hot water or heating only, if this is the case then consider replacing your boiler with a fresh one which will heat both together.


The old type boilers would normally work with a hot water storage tank situated in the airing cupboard, this tank stores your warm water so you could have a supply of hot water as so when you needed it, because the water was used the boiler would begin to reheat the water.

The problem with the old type boilers is they're very expensive to use, somewhere around 40% of the running costs is wasted through the boiler flue. That is clearly a bundle to throw down the drain.

The great thing now though is that new boilers are highly efficient condensing boilers plus they should save you somewhere around 35% on your fuels bills, that's a big saving compared to the old boilers. When it comes to replacing your boiler you'll start to save on the running costs.

Today there are several types of boilers to select from, you have heat only boilers, which are open vented, where you still keep carefully the small tank in the loft, the water is still heated with a storage tank.

Then you have system boilers which works on high pressure, the tank in the loft is removed and the machine is pressurised. This type of boiler is a little better on the efficiency side due to there is absolutely no heat loss through the expansion pipe. The water continues to be heated via the storage tank.

Now we arrived at the most used of boilers which is the combination boiler. For all those people who don't know what a combination boilers is, let me explain.

The combination boiler supplies bot warm water and heating with no need of experiencing any storage tanks. The problem though is many people hardly understand how they work.

Let me explain, the combination boiler can only just supply so much hot water at a time, so if you were in the shower and someone opens the hot tap in your kitchen, you may spot the shower turns cold.

The reason being the boiler can only just heat the water at a certain rate per minute.

You will never go out of hot water, it'll continue to heat so long as there is a demand.

When the boiler is working for both heating and warm water, the hot water will take priority on the heating, when no more warm water is required the heating will come back on.

These boilers were originally designed for small properties like flats, but soon everybody wanted one fitted without focusing on how they work.

For this type of boiler to work properly you need to have a good incoming water main pressure, next the gas supply needs to be of the correct size. You can find so many boilers fitted on the market with the wrong size gas pipe, yes the boiler will work, but it will never reach the entire efficiency it was created for.

Replacing your boiler can be a little stressful not knowing which boiler to select and any improvements that require to be done.

Any new gas boiler that's installed today must by law be registered, so the days of asking the guy down the road to displace your boiler are over, unless he is gas safe registered.

With the internet open to many people now, that you can do a visit a local company on replacing you boiler, you need to find information on some local companies. Make sure you visit a company that is gas safe registered.

Once you find someone request a home visit to discuss replacing your boiler, ask as much questions since you can about what is involved with replacing the boiler, it's best to check out three different companies so you can compare the expenses and what is involved in replacing your boiler.

Once you find someone to replace the boiler, arrange a starting date and time using them, Now there is one essential thing you should do, and that is check them from the gas safe register.

Boiler Installation South London may be advertising that they are registered, but to verify just go directly to the register and check, it's so easy to accomplish.

Unfortunately there are lots of claiming to be registered that aren't, and usually you will discover the cost a whole lot lower that a registered company.

Should you work with a company that's not registered, you are breaking the law in addition to the company.

Worst scenario should something happen and you need to claim on your own home insurance you might find the insurance is void as you used a non registered company.