How efficient is your homes energy consumption?

Did you know Boilers account for around 60% of all household CO 2 emissions?

By fitting a new high efficiency condensing boiler with full heating controls, you will significantly cut your home's carbon dioxide emissions and could save as much as £270 a year! As the current lifespan of a boiler is around 15 years, choosing a heating system with a high efficiency condensing boiler and the correct heating controls you can make a huge difference to your heating bills over time.

A high efficiency condensing boiler works on the principle of recovering as much as possible of the waste heat which is normally 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 78% for conventional types.

If you don't know if you have a condensing boiler or a non-condensing boiler, look at the flue that sticks out from the outdoor wall adjacent to your boiler - and the type of waste heat it lets out into the atmosphere.

A flue is a pipe that takes the exhaust gases generated by your boiler and passes them out through the wall or roof - letting them escape into the air. The end of the flue is covered by a metal or plastic protective cover, which makes sure that a good flow of air is maintained.

If the flue is made of plastic and lets out visible steam when the boiler is firing, then congratulations: you are likely to have a condensing boiler already.

If the flue is made of metal and no steam is visible, you are likely to have a non-condensing boiler. These older boilers let out much hotter gases that are invisible to the naked eye - and would melt a plastic flue.

At Earley and Lock our engineers have all the relevent energy efficiency qualifications and are trained and qualified in the use of Flue gas analysers which can find out how efficient your boiler and in turn your home really is.

We also specialise in Energy efficient fires we can cater for a range of fires including the Award winning Valor HomeFlame Harmony wich is 89% efficient!

For more information feel free to visit our showroom or contact us on 01305 782016 / 786036