Boiler Replacement / Installation
Boilers account for around 55% of what you spend in a year on energy bills, so an efficient boiler makes a big difference.
Replacing an old gas boiler with an A-rated high-efficiency condensing boiler and improving your heating controls will significantly cut your home’s carbon dioxide emissions – and could save you as much as £310 a year.
How much could I save?
This will depend on how old and inefficient your existing boiler is.
| Old boiler rating | Annual saving | Carbon dioxide saving per year |
|---|---|---|
| G ( < 70%) | £310 | 1,200kg |
| F (70–74%) | £205 | 810kg |
| E (74–78%) | £155 | 610kg |
| D (78–82%) | £105 | 430kg |
These are estimated figures based on installing a new A-rated condensing boiler and full set of heating controls in a gas-heated, semi-detached gas heated home with three bedrooms.
The costs for replacing a boiler will vary depending on the size of your system and your homes requirements, please call us to discuss your options and to arrange a free no obligation quotation.
Why are new boilers more efficient?
Modern boilers are more efficient for several reasons, but their main advantage is that they are all condensing boilers. All well-maintained boilers burn their fuel very efficiently, but they inevitably lose some heat in the hot gases that escape up the flue. A condensing boiler has a bigger heat exchanger, so it recovers more heat, sends cooler gases up the flue and is more efficient.
Sometimes the flue gases get so cool that the water vapour in the gas condenses out (hence the name). When this happens, even more energy is recovered from the condensing vapour, and the efficiency gets higher still.
The right boiler
Most old gas and oil boilers are regular boilers – they have a separate hot water cylinder to store hot water, rather than providing it directly from the boiler. When you replace your boiler you have a choice of buying a new regular boiler, and keeping your hot water cylinder, or buying a combi boiler that doesn’t need a cylinder.
A regular boiler is actually more efficient than a combi at producing hot water in the first place, but then some heat is lost from the hot water cylinder, so a combi may be more efficient overall. The best option for you will depend on a number of factors:
- How much hot water do you use?
A large family using lots of hot water could be better off with a regular boiler – a smaller household using less may be better off with a combi. - Are you short of space?
A combi boiler doesn’t need a hot water cylinder, and so needs less space.
Once you’ve decided on the type of boiler, you then need to make sure that you choose the most efficient model and get it installed safely and legally.