Combi gas boiler installation Tips
Combi gas boiler installation Tips
Your next heating boiler will probably be a combination gas boiler, a form of modern-day condensing boiler. It renders water on demand and is the most popular form of heating boiler in the UK.
They cannot be fitted to all homes and you should have a heating survey completed before you buy one on this form. The heating fitter will ensure that your proposed fitting complies with the latest building regulations. There are several reasons why it is more difficult to install a contemporary condensing heating boiler and replace a orthodox boiler.
The output gases from the flue tend to be not as hot and hence heavier than for an older gas fired boiler type and usually form a visible plume. You may see surface wetting the areas which are near to the flue exhaust outlet, or cause a nuisance to neighboring property, on occasion people passing your home can be impacted by this output plume.
An existing flue designed for a non-condensing heating boiler is unsuitable for a condensing gas fired boiler and vice versa. To complete the fitting you could find that the flue will need to be modified. You cannot share a condensing boiler flue with any other non-condensing appliance.
A clear condensate develops within the boiler, and must be able to be released to a suitable drain or soakaway.
There are many ways to beat these installation difficulties. That is why you will want to employ a trained heating boiler installer has that they will know of these tricks. These extra fitting costs should be taken into the lifetime cost assessment of the gas fired boiler.
It is not all doom and gloom however and there are options for the installation. A change in the location of the new boiler frequently results from the different fitting requirements. The most common examples of this are where an open flue or back boiler is being replaced. These aging heating boiler types are often installed internally without an external flue.
Most rooms in the household are available for the installation with the exclusion of the main living room. Sometimes the kitchen is utilised, sometimes a sleeping room and on occasion the loft.
You can install a gas boiler in the loft as long as the system is of the sealed type. Access to the attic has to be provided through a lower down loft latter attached to the loft hatch. The floor has to be boarded from the hatch to the gas boiler location and there has to be sufficient lighting in the loft. All this is so the plumber can gain access quite easily to the heating boiler to repair or maintain it.