It’s already mid-july! The longest day of the year has been and gone and the nights are slowly but surely starting to get longer. Whilst it might seem like summer still hasn’t quite arrived, the topsy-turvy weather can be a stark reminder of what’s looming on the horizon when the seasons change.
If you are thinking about your future heating prospects, right now is the perfect time to start putting those thoughts into action!
It is going to take at least a full day to replace your boiler, so it makes no sense to lose a day of heating in winter when you need it the most.
However, there are plenty of other reasons to replace your boiler this summer, rather than waiting for the cold weather to return. Here are 5 reasons to change your boiler in summer.
5 Reasons To Change Your Boiler In 2024
1. Heating? What Heating?
The same reason why you probably aren’t thinking about replacing your boiler is the first reason why summer is the perfect time to swap it out for a new one.
While your boiler is being replaced, you won’t be able to use your heating system, so it makes perfect sense to have it replaced during a warm summer’s day when it doesn’t matter if your heating works or not!
2. Planning Ahead For Winter
If you leave it to the last minute, chances are you won’t have enough time to properly plan your boiler replacement. Don’t wait until the changing of the leaves before springing into action.
In summer, you have a good three months to get everything in place, and to make sure you choose the right(efficient) boiler for your property.
3. Getting the right appointment
It’s no secret that boiler engineers are run off their feet in winter, as people’s boilers break down and need replacing in the coldest months of the year. For this reason, it can be extremely difficult to get hold of a boiler engineer in winter for a boiler repair, let alone a completely new boiler installation.
In summer, boiler engineers are quieter. Most people have their boilers switched off through summer, so it’s not until October comes back around that their workload picks up.
For this reason, replacing your boiler in summer may lead to quicker installation times, and may even save you a few pounds in the process.
4. Timing Your Boiler Yearly Service
By changing your boiler in summer, based on the fact most boilers require a service every 12 months, you won’t have to service your boiler again until the following summer.
Why is this good? Because servicing your boiler in winter could unearth an issue at the time you need your heating the most.
If you service your boiler in summer, even if an issue does come up, you have the next few months to get it sorted before you need the heating back on, meaning you won’t be left in the cold.
Thankfully, Fischer’s Electric Boilers require no annual* servicing or maintenance, giving you even more peace of mind.
5. Upgrading Your Heating System
Out with the old and in with the new. Use the summer to assess your options and jump into the world of electric heating. With many different types of electric heating solutions available. Individual control and excellent efficiency are at your fingertips when it comes to electric heating.
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Gas or Electricity?
Now that you’ve decided summer is the perfect time to replace your old gas boiler, you need to decide whether to stick or twist with your current set up. Replacing like for like might seem like an easy option but it’s not future-proof.
From 2035, the UK Government have decided to ban gas boilers in all newly built properties, with plans lurking on the horizon to ban gas boilers completely.
Banning gas is essential as we attempt to save our planet, and cut the UK’s carbon emissions.
If you want to get ahead of the curve, opting for electric heating is a forward-thinking efficient choice.
Electric boilers, when powered by a renewable energy source, emit zero tonnes of CO2 per year at the point of use, so it makes perfect sense to switch out your gas boiler to an Fischer electric boiler.
What are the alternatives to gas boilers?
Electric Radiators
Although there are over 25 million gas boilers installed in the UK, many people are opting to switch away from central heating altogether and install individually controlled electric radiators.
With any central heating system, you are only able to control your heating from one room in your home – usually the hallway. This means you don’t have full control of your own comfort, as you may want your lounge to be a different temperature to your bedroom, and so on.
With electric radiators in each room, such as our range of dynamic HeatCore electric radiators, you can set a different heating program for each room in your home, giving you full control and complete peace of mind.
You wouldn’t leave the lights on in rooms you aren’t using, so why do the same with your heating?
Gas boilers only have two functions either on or off, regardless of how many rooms you are trying to heat. With independent electric radiators, you can heat just the rooms you are using, dramatically reducing how much energy you are using and wasting!
Electric Water Heating
If you do decide to switch away from your gas boiler, you will need to find a system to heat your water for use in taps, sinks, baths and showers.
Aquafficient is an innovative, modern and highly efficient solution to heating water. Using a single heating element and patented thermal storage technology, Aquafficient provides hot water on demand without the need for any water storage. Instead, the hot water is produced from stored heat energy within a unique phase change material.
Aquafficient is also much smaller in physical size than a hot water cylinder, meaning you can claim back valuable space in your airing cupboard, while still having access to hot water on demand.
Air Source Heat Pumps
Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP) are the flagship strategy for the UK government when it comes to lowering our domestic emissions. Heat pumps work by taking in the ambient air from outside your home, and compressing it into a liquid before heating and distributing around your home. Providing a solid renewable energy source that produces zero emissions.
However, air source heat pumps aren’t suitable for all homes, requiring space outside the property for the unit itself and often larger radiators, rendering this an obsolete choice for many flats and smaller homes. Air source heat pumps also require your home to be thoroughly insulated to provide a comfortable temperature. Something the UK is lacking
Fischer provides free heating surveys in order to establish the correct electric heating solution for your home. Book a free heating survey today.
Electric Boilers
An electric boiler looks and operates in a similar fashion to it’s gas counterpart but instead of using a combustion process to generate heat, an electric boiler works by passing an electric current through a heating element. With the ability to connect to your existing radiators. Electric boilers have ushered in the age of electric central heating!
Fischer Eco Electric boiler with self-regulating power can be connected to an existing network of radiators or underfloor heating and water system. Modulation ensures optimal power use for any home, keeping homeowners comfortable without wasting energy. As standard the boiler will be supplied with the Fischer wireless thermostat to allow set programme and temperature preferences.
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*The sacrificial anode in a Fischer Electric Boiler needs checking every 2-3 years. No conventional boiler servicing is required.
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