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Electric Central Heating

Electric boilers are silent in operation, and do not require an annual service, which does help to offset potential higher running costs.

Central heating is one of the most energy efficient and effective ways to heat a home, and along with insulation, is one of the best measures you can take to reduce your heating bills and your carbon footprint.

Electricity is not a fuel type you would usually associate with central heating, but there are central heating systems on the market which are run solely on electricity. Conventional electric heating systems use storage heaters, which are generally expensive and difficult to control.

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Oil Central Heating

Using an efficient condensing boiler, makes them an acceptable alternative to gas

The cost of fuel and energy is continuing to rise, so it is important to make our homes as energy-efficient and therefore as cost-effective as possible. With heating accounting for over half the average spend on energy in the typical UK household, a good heating system should be a priority.

An effective central heating system in a well insulated property will reduce heating bills and give the house a much warmer, more comfortable feel.

Over four million homes in the UK are not connected to the mains gas supply and must use other fuels to power their central heating and hot water.

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Gas Central Heating

A single boiler burns gas and the heat is passed through a heat exchanger to heat the water for the central heating.

Gas central heating is the most common type of heating system in use in the UK today. Gas is generally one of the cheaper fuels and emits less carbon dioxide than most other fuels; with the exception of wood.

Gas boilers have improved greatly in efficiency in recent years and since 2005 most boilers fitted in the UK have been energy efficient condensing boilers.

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Central Heating Systems

The most common type of heating in use today is central heating

A variety of different heating systems have been used over the years to heat homes in the UK, but by far the most common type in use today is central heating.

Over half the money spent on energy bills in a typical household is on heating and hot water; and in the face of rising gas and electricity prices, it is important to have the most efficient and cost-effective system as possible.

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