Safe shopping by GeoTrustA high-efficiency condensing boiler is by far the most efficient and economical boiler money can buy. Choose wisely and it will prove to be an investment, not an expense.
The term ‘condensing’ is derived from the creation of condensation within the boiler or flue system, which is a natural process when combustion of any kind takes place. A condensing boiler is more efficient due to its ability to extract more heat from the gas used.
Perhaps the term ‘high efficiency’ in is best summed up by this staggering fact: if every home in the UK installed a high-efficiency condensing boiler, the money saved would cover the cost of the annual fuel and power bills of more than two million households.
SEDBUK Band A – the highest efficiency band achievable. They are more than 90% efficient – which in simple terms means that over 90% of the gas consumed when the burner is firing is converted into heat for your heating and hot water system. So there’s very little energy wastage, resulting in very economical running costs and lower bills. You need less gas or oil to achieve the same heat – so they simply make sense. By comparison, many older boilers in use around the UK operate at as low as 50% efficiency – that’s 50p of every pound of your fuel bill ‘disappearing up the chimney’ – does that make sense? No it doesn’t, and that’s why the Government is acting to stop it. Many others are hovering around 70-75% efficiency, but that’s still a quarter of your bill that is wasted. The good news is that replacing an old boiler with a new high-efficiency condensing boiler could give you immediate savings of around 30% on your heating bills.
Last Updated: June 16, 2009
