Condensing Boiler

Condensing BoilerA condensing boiler works on the principle of recuperating as much as possible of the waste heat which is usually wasted from the flue of a conventional non-condensing boiler. The best high efficiency condensing boilers convert more than 90% of their fuel into heat, compared to conventional types.

Condensing boilers are now mostly replacing earlier, "conventional" designs in powering household central heating systems in Europe and to a lesser amount in North America. The Netherlands was probably the first country to acquire them in a large way. In Europe, their installation is strongly advocated by pressure groups and government bodies concerned with reducing energy use.

In the United Kingdom for example, since 2005 all new gas central-heating boilers fitted in England and Wales must be high-efficiency condensing boilers unless there are exceptional situations, and the same applies to oil-fired boilers from 1st April 2007 (warm air central heating systems are exempt from these regulations). In the United States the there is a tax rebate for the installation of condensing boilers.

In Western Canada energy suppliers now offer energy rebates when these systems are installed in multi-unit dwellings. The increase in natural gas prices in North America has encouraged the retrofit of existing boiler installations with condensing equipment.

The UK government encourages condensing boilers for a number of reasons such as that the condensing boiler has a second heat exchanger, or an extra large one, that scavenges the heat lost from the initial process of burning gas. A by-product is steam vapour and a highly acidic condensed liquid that needs to run away into a waste pipe.

A combination boiler, which is usually heating a home and hot water directly (rather than a hot water tank) has more moving parts that can break down.

Our Condensing Boiler is ideal for:

• Domestic Use
• Factories
• Workshops
• Warehouses
• Greenhouses
• Showrooms
• Retail premises