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By far, the most popular form of heating is gas, and it has been for years, Natural gas is piped into your home, so there is no need to store fuel, or panic if your stocks are low and the weather is bitter cold. Its popularity is due to the fact that you have immediate hot water, and the heating is completely controllable. In addition, according to some estimates, you can save up to £250 a year on your fuel bill. It is recognised as the most efficient and reliable form of heating. Since the change in the 2005 Building Regulations, all new and replacement boiler should be of the condenser type. Condenser boilers simply employ a heat exchanger, which makes use of the extra heat generated when exhaust gas turns to liquid. Most convert 90% of the fuel to heat, while conventional boilers struggle to convert 78%. Boilers are responsible for about 60% of the total carbon emissions from our home. Fitting a new efficient condensing boiler with heating controls is essential for cutting emissions of CO2, and will save you money every year. There are many well known makes of boilers, and most manufacturers recognise the most popular is the combi gas condensing boiler. They are very neat to look at and usually wall-mounted. Whatever make you choose, it will come with a summary to help you understand clearly its functioning. If you have a back boiler that needs replacing, once again it has to be replaced with a condensing back boiler. It is not a big job to replace it, as the existing pipes can be used. It will have a fully sealed one-piece flue, which allows for easy installation, so there will be no joints within the chimney. It will also have a very attractive fire front, which is usually electric, and will allow easy access to the boiler controls with LED illumination technology. The fire effect mode will only cost £6 per annum. New boilers are very fairly priced, they are ultra reliable and efficient and the money they save you over the years, will more than pay for itself. We are all getting very environmentally-minded, and by replacing your old boiler, you will be doing the planet a big favour. Northern Gas offer installation of combi boilers and many other types of boilers including servicing by our Gas Safe Registered engineers .
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