Tips for Choosing the Right Boiler

This article gives you some tips on choosing a system  for hot water production according to your personal preferences. Believe it or not, this is not an advertisement and there is no favouring of brands, so the trademarks belong to their respective owners.

Having your boiler regularly checked by  a professional is strongly advised. For example,  a maintenance contract is a simple formula that includes an annual visit and interventions for troubleshooting if necessary. When well maintained, a wall or floor boiler can easily see its life  doubled.

Wall-hung boilers

Choosing your boiler should be determined based on the type of home you have. Generally, compact and wall-mounted boilers are best suited for apartments. The standing boilers require a more complex installation and are more suited for homes. Do not wait until your old boiler fails before thinking to replace it. Wall-hung boilers prior to 1975 yield 20-35% lower than the current wall-mounted boilers available.

The boiler and accumulation

Depending on the model, some systems can provide up to 400 liters litersper hour because  the programming temperature varies and allows the thermostatic valves to function properly. The boiler produces hot water in the heating system, which will flow through a coil inside the ball and produce hot water.  This principle is being carried on all accumulation appliances, which are placed on the floor or wall depending on the use and personal preference.

Ground gas boilers have the same operating style, except for the fact that the source is different. This type of production provides more comfort, but is also more energy efficient, given the energy requirements for the maintenance of stock water at a temperature of 60 ° C.

The majority of boilers have a tank integrated in the accumulation wall, with some models having it built uniquely and separately, so that it does not fit on other models. Some boiler heating systems  are compatible with different batteries, but they must have a specific kit sold by the manufacturer.

Boilers microwave accumulation

Keeping a buffer stock of hot water of one to several litersliters (depending on the model) allows the user to have a hot start even before the boiler  lights up. They can provide11 to 18 liters liters per minute and allowthe thermostatic valves to function properly.

Instant production boilers

These devices can provide between 11 and 16 litersliters per minute at a temperature of 40 ° C. They do not keep a reserve of hot water, but simply heat up when the user turns the faucet. This type of device is more economical but decreases the comfort of the user and increases the waste of water because water is lost through the boiler before it goes off. There is also a risk of malfunction with the thermostatic valves.

Hot baths

This category has the same characteristics and the same  use as the instantoutput boiler, but does not produce heat.  It supplies between 10 and 14 litersliters per minute and   there is also a risk of malfunction with the thermostatic valves.

Ground boilers with or without preparation

The preparer of hot water is a balloon that is heated by the heating system, for example: your boiler is only heating. You can add a preparer, which connects with a three-way valve on the heating circuit and then it’s all controlled by an electronic unit that manages the entire system.

Placed on the ground, with or without hot water, this type of boiler is not very demanded. This material is necessarily coupled to a separate storage tank and some models also have an integrated unit.