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.
