Combi boilers have become a firm favourite with homeowners and installers alike due to their:
- Reliability
- Efficiency
- Convenience
- Ease of installation
One of the main attractions of a combi boiler is that water is heated as you use it, ensuring an instant supply of hot water at any time - as and only when required. As well as being economical to run, combi boilers also save on space because they do not require a separate hot water cylinder or storage tank in the loft.
The majority of new combi boilers are highly efficient, with a SEDBUK 2009 rating of over 88% or a SEDBUK 2005 rating of over 90%, upgrading to a higher efficiency combi boiler means you can lower your fuel bills and reduce your carbon footprint as it uses less energy than a traditional boiler.
Benefits of combi boilers
Other key benefits offered by combi boilers include:
- Hot water is delivered at mains pressure, allowing you to enjoy the comfort and convenience of powerful showers and quick filling baths.
- Easy installation, servicing and maintenance help you save even more money throughout the entire life of the boiler.
- Greater reliability and efficiency in gas and electricity consumption as the boiler adapts output to heating demand without constantly switching itself on and off.
- Wide modulation ranges of up to 1:7 result in smoother operation, fewer ignitions, greater reliability and lower fuel bills.
- An easy-to-use integral clock is built in to most combi boilers for enhanced flexibility of control, giving you time control of your central heating system enhancing comfort and saving on annual fuel bills.
- User friendly controls are generally concealed behind a fascia panel to improve the appearance of combi boilers; this is particularly important if the boiler is sited in a kitchen or open utility area.
- A separate temperature control for central heating and domestic hot water increases both your comfort and your safety, by giving you tighter control over temperature settings and water pressure.
- A range of outputs between 24-40kW for natural gas mean that combi boilers can suit any sized property, from a small flat to a large family house. Dedicated LPG models are also available. The Baxi Neta-tec Combi and the Baxi Duo-tec Combi also come with auto-set up for natural gas or LPG making expensive conversion kits unnecessary.
- THINK combustion management system is available as standard in the Baxi Neta-tec Combi GA and the Baxi Duo-tec Combi GA. The THINK combustion management system ensures Baxi boilers are quick and easy to install, reduce fuel bills, offere lifetime combustion efficiency and are extremely realiable.
With so many benefits, it is little wonder that combi boilers are the most popular type of boiler for gas central heating and domestic hot water production in the UK.
