Thursday 3 February 2011

Advantages and disadvantages of a Combi storage boiler

A Combi storage boiler is based on the Combi boiler model, which is a widely popular boiler for heating the nation’s homes. This storage type, however, had some distinct advantages over other kinds of boilers, although like any hot water and heating system it also has its downsides that need to be considered.

Firstly, the disadvantages of a Combi storage boiler. These storage boilers store hot water for the taps, but it can struggle to do so if you have more than 3 bedrooms. More comprehensive boiler designs are recommended for a house of that size. They are ideally suited for smaller homes where there is only 1 or 2 bedrooms. Combination storage boilers can also struggle to provide as good a flow rate as other water tank boilers.

There are a number of great advantages to using this kind of boiler though. For example, they can improve the efficiency of using hot water in your home. The exhaust gases that emit from the boiler are not wasted, instead they are used to heat the water. This can help to lower your hot water costs significantly.

Like other Combi boilers, they can be stored in an airing cupboard or other small space, meaning that you are not compromising on space in your home to buy one. As an improvement over the regular Combi boilers, they are much better at providing hot water to two taps at any given time, so someone can be doing the washing up whilst someone runs a bath upstairs.

Because the hot water is stored in a Combi storage boiler, it also means that there is much better response of hot water when you turn on the hot tap, all provided at mains pressure (so no need to install a pump).

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