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A combi heating boiler is a type of condensing gas boiler. It delivers water when called for and is the most common form of gas fired boiler in the UK.

Before you purchase a combination boiler you should have an set up study to ensure it can be fitted in your home. If you use a trained heating fitter to conduct a audit they will ensure that you comply with the building rules. Just because you had a traditional gas boiler install does not mean that you can do a direct swap for a condensing gas fired boiler as they have specific installation requirements.

The exhaust gases from the flue tend to be not as hot and hence less buoyant than for an elderly gas fired boiler type as a result they often condense very quickly and form an easily seen plume. You may see surface wetting the regions which are near to the flue exhaust outlet, neighbouring homes can be impacted by this effect, the plume can also cause irritation for any people going by your home.

You could find that your existing flue, whilst acceptable for a noncondensing boiler, is not suitable for your replacement heating boiler. As a result you may need to change the flue. You cannot share a condensing gas boiler flue with any other non-condensing appliance.

A liquid condensate forms within the boiler, and must be able to be released to a acceptable drain or soak away.

Many of these issues have been faced by other householders and there are simple solution is to defeat them. That is why you will want to employ a trained heating boiler installer has that they will know of these tricks. The set up assessment process should estimate the extra cost of the full fitting and compare them with typical fuel economies over the lifetime of the new gas fired boiler.

Whilst you are having the new boiler fitted there are some choices for the fitting. A change of location often results from the new fitting requirements. If your existing gas fired boiler was an open flue or back boiler this will definitely be the case. An external flue is often missing from the fitting of these older heating boiler types.

Most rooms in the home are available for the fitting with the exclusion of the main living room. Sometimes the kitchen is utilised, sometimes a bedroom and on occasion the attic.

Providing you have a sealed system you can instal a heating boiler in the loft. incremental necessities in this situation are that the attic has a lower-down door latch with a attic ladder. Boarded flooring will be needed to facilitate access to the boiler and adequate lighting is it essential. This will enable an heating engineer to get access to the gas boiler for maintenance and servicing.