Wednesday 30 January 2013

Age of Boiler and time for Boiler Replacement

In various cold parts of world especially in UK, homes are kept warm with help of heating system in which hot water is used to keep home warm with help of boilers. Boiler is an effective way to save energy and keep home comfortable in cold winters for longer period of time. However, due to continuous use, boilers can stop working due to some problem such as leaks. In this situation most people start planning for boiler replacement process immediately without considering any ideas of troubleshooting the machine.  Though, people can save good amount of money if they consider few things before making decision in this regard.
Some important things that should be considered prior to boiler replacement are as follow:

Expert opinion
It is always recommended that you should get your boiler checked by professional for expert opinion. If the only problem with your boiler is control issue and there is no visible leakage of water then professional can offer you right solution for this problem. However, in case of leakage you can replace water of boiler with liquid known to stop leak. This will provide temporary solution for your problem. After this professional person can detect the part of boiler that is needed to be replaced.
Warranty of boiler
If you have bought your boiler recently and you have valid warranty of your boiler then it is always better option to replace your boiler within warranty instead of fixing broken parts of boiler. Warranty can cover cost of different parts of boiler but the cost of labor is responsibility of owner of home.
Age of Boiler
Age of your boiler is an important aspect that should be considered before spending any money on your boiler. If your boiler is 20 years older then no refurbishment of boiler can enhance its efficiency. It is always recommended to replace boiler immediately. If you own oil boiler then they would be less efficient than gas boilers after 20 years of their service. Therefore, you should plan to replace your boiler after it more than 15 years old.  
Boilers and their control
Malfunctioning of boiler controls can also cause much trouble during cold season. If controls of 20 years old boiler are way cheaper than cost of new boiler, then you should consider fixing its controls initially. Other than that boiler replacement is better option in this scenario also. Nowadays, more advance boilers are available in market with five years of warranty that also help to pay cost of labor to fix these new boilers at any point.

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