There is a huge variety of heating boilers on the market these days. They come in all shapes and sizes, ranging from small, compact units that can be fitted in small kitchen cupboards to larger high output boilers that could fill a small room.
They can be run on electricity, gas and even oil. It can be quite confusing to work out exactly which central heating boilers you should have.
The type of heating systems you choose obviously depends on your requirements; the factors that you need to consider are size, cost, output, efficiency and storage.
Their main selling point is convenience as a combi boiler will heat the water required within its unit and not in a separate copper tank in the airing cupboard like some other central heating boilers.
Condensing boilers can boast an efficient 'heat exchanger', which re-circulates the warm air instead of losing it up the flue of the boiler. These type of boilers are very economic and help drive down the cost of your fuel bills. The pluming effect is caused by droplets of water that develop throughout the boilers flue and causes no danger to the user.
The use of old fashioned back boilers in fireplaces is being phased out due to new building regulations and are slowly but surely being replaced by boilers like the ones listed above. A popular solution for homes that once housed these heating systems is to install a modern gas fire in the space vacated by the old boiler and install a combination boiler elsewhere in the home.