A Guideline to Replacing Your Boiler
Do you plan on replacing your boiler but not quite sure where to start or if you really need to? Here’s a quick guide for you. Your boiler is one of the most important appliances you have in your home. Especially during the cold season, everyone is highly dependent on a central heating system to keep the home warm. However, just like any other device, a boiler is prone to wear and tear. You certainly do not want your boiler to break down during the months that you need it most. Replacing your boiler can be a daunting and tedious task if you do not know how. Here’s What You Need To Know: Your boiler is responsible for about 50 – 55% of you energy bill annually. New boiler models are more energy- efficient than those produced 10 years ago, or older. The temperature controls have improved so much since then. Hence, you can adjust the heat settings more precisely with newer boiler models. Most boiler companies quote about £310 per year in savings when an old boiler is replaced with a newer model. However, the Energy Saving Trust calculated this based on a household using the oldest, least efficient boiler in a 3- bedroom, semi- detached house. If your boiler was purchased in the late 1990’s or the early 2000’s, your annual savings will likely be half of this. However, you also want to consider that getting a newer, more efficient boiler will also mean you will need less boiler repairs. Boilers usually last up to 15 years. If what you have is nearing this age,...Best Boiler Brands
What are the best boiler brands in the UK? Best Boiler Brands: Boilers Ranked First, let us categorize boilers based on the power they use. A majority of UK homes use gas for their central heating. However, there is a small percentage that is not connected to the main supply and uses oil- powered boilers. Condensing gas boilers can be either “combi boilers”or In a poll conducted by Which?, Vaillant and Worcester Bosch topped as the most reliable brands. They have customer satisfaction rates of 83%. Only 29% of Vaillant customers said they had problems with their units — this is the lowest score of any brand in this category. Worcester didn’t stray too far at 32%. UK boiler brand Potterton is also one of the most popular in the market, fairing well in customer polls against the other best boiler brands. It gained 73% in customer satisfaction, with only 38% of customers reporting trouble with their boilers. It has also won the Best Buy award from Which? several times. According to the same Which? poll, one brand to avoid is Keston. The survey showed that 79% of Keston boiler owners experienced a breakdown within four years after purchasing it. Only 47% thought they made the right brand choice. Others that didn’t make the cut for the best boiler brands, according to Which?, are Halstead and Ideal. Only 64% of Ideal customers say they are satisfied, while a whopping 53% of Halstead customers report experiencing problems with their units. Here are more specific models of the best boiler brands: Baxi Duo-tec Combi 28 HE (gas combi). This Baxi...Boiler Repair Costs
Boiler Repair Costs : How much does it cost to get a boiler fixed? Your boiler is perhaps one of the most important appliances in your home. In fact, it is most likely categorized under the “need appliances” versus the “want appliances”. For example, a high definition flat screen TV is impressive and makes movie time a better experience. But you can live without that. On the other hand, you must have a working boiler when the cold season starts. It is inevitable that your boiler will break at one point, and you will need to get it fixed. A study showed that about one in every three boilers will break down within six years. Finding out how much the average boiler repair costs are will help you prepare financially for the project, and avoid getting ripped off. Boiler Repair Costs The Central Heating Independent Engineers Forum lists the following as a rough guide on the price of a boiler repair: Replace extension vessel: £270 Replace overheat thermostat: £156.63 Replace flow switch: £146.88 Replace gas valve: £270.13 Replace control panel: £270 Replace pump: £185.85 Replace air pressure switch: £172.63 Replace fan: £270 Replace heat exchanger: £450 Replace burner: £250.09 Replace automatic air vent: £146.88 Note that these are averaged costs. Prices can vary depending on your location, the brand of your boiler, the engineer(s) who will do the service, etc. Here are some tips to make sure you are paying the right price: Do your research. Find out how much the broken parts costs in your local stores or online. Ask around. Ask friends or family if...Boiler Buying Guide
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 –...Survival Guide During a Boiler Breakdown
Suffering from boiler breakdown? Call RJ Gas for a no-worries repair service. A property owner can do all his part in properly maintaining a boiler but no one can really predict with enough certainty when a boiler breakdown is going to occur. A boiler breakdown can easily pile up the discomfiting experiences for you and your family inside your home. To minimize your discomfort, call RJ Gas immediately. With our team of Gas Safe registered engineers, we always provide quick and reliable boiler repair service to our customers. Suriviving a boiler breakdown The temperature has dropped and it’s freezing. All of a sudden, your central heating system starts malfunctioning and suffers a complete boiler breakdown. For whatever reason, immediate repairs cannot be done and you would have to endure the freezing cold a while longer. If you, and your family, can go to another property that is properly heated such as another house or a hotel, then lucky you. For those who can’t, you can try the following tips in order to lessen the discomfort that you are definitely going to experience. Do wear a lot of clothing. Layer it up with multiple jumpers, socks and thermal wear. Wearing a coat, bonnet or gloves may look awkward while inside the house but covering up will make your body retain heat for a longer period of time. Just remember that your clothing must be comfortable and must not restrict your movement to avoid accidents. Utilize alternative safe heating sources to warm up a room in your house and stay there. Electric space heaters, while not very effective as a normal heating system and quite...
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