Boiler Buying Guide: How to buy a boiler
It is important to keep your home and office well- heated, especially during the cold season. While one can get creative and think of many ways to provide heat without spending a cent, a boiler is probably the most innovative and convenient way to do it. Choosing, finding and buying a boiler can be daunting, more so if it is your first time or if you are not savvy on things like this. This can be made easier by using the tips from our boiler buying guide.
Boiler Buying Guide
- Lets talk money. Decide how much you want to spend on this purchase. If you are not sure how much a boiler costs, do some research. A quick use of Google will give you an idea.
- Location, location. Pick the location of your new boiler. If you have a new house, you may have more freedom to choose a location. If you are buying a replacement boiler, you are probably considering placing the new boiler where your old one used to be. Take into consideration and renovations or remodeling that you plan to do in the future.
- Sizing it up. Consider the size of the boiler you want to get. If you are replacing your old boiler, take note that newer models are usually smaller than old ones. Also take into account the number of bathrooms in your home or office, as well as the number of people using it at a given time of the day. More bathrooms – and those being used at the same time – will need a bigger boiler.
- Condensing boilers. Condensing boilers are ideal for those who live in apartment buildings. They can reduce the heating bills by 40%.
- Energy saving. Get an energy efficient boiler, whether traditional or condensing. It not only helps save money, it is also environment friendly.
- Branding. There are many different brands of boilers in the market today. Selecting one may seem impossible. Do your own online research on polls and forums for other customers’ preferences. One poll conducted with about 3,000 boiler owners revealed that customers say that Vaillant and Worcester Bosch are the most dependable and popular brands in the market. Customer satisfaction for both brands have been very good for many years. Only 29% of Vaillant say they have experienced problems with the product, while it’s 32% for Worcester Bosch. The UK brand Potterton is also a customer favorite.
- Contact a qualified installer. Hire a qualified and certified plumber to do the installation for you.
Rj Gas Heating Services has certified and qualified staff who are Registered Gas Safe engineers. If you need more help or have questions that are not in this boiler buying guide, contact us today.
