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MARK MOGEY, HEAD OF OEM SALES AT ALTECNIC, DISCUSSES A LOW-FUSS, COST- EFFECTIVE WAY TO BOOST DOMESTIC HEATING ENERGY PERFORMANCE...
Dishing the dirt on the efficiency of heating systems
Mark Mogey, Head of OEM Sales at Altecnic.
I n this disposable world, it is all too easy to advocate replacing an old boiler with a new one when a heating system becomes inefficient. However, if we are serious about reducing waste – and saving the end-user money – then it makes sense to adopt a different approach. It isn’t necessarily the fault of
the boiler if a heating system’s performance starts to suffer. Connecting a new boiler to an existing heating system may see improvements in the short-term but the same inefficiencies will eventually surface. The seemingly obvious solution to this problem would be to connect all-new radiators to the
new boiler, preferably radiators with thermostatically controlled energy-saving valves and the ability to control temperatures independently in different rooms. Efficiency would be boosted still further if the system included a boiler thermostat and a programmer or timer. This is certainly a viable solution but there are two key issues here – cost and disruption to the end- user as their entire heating system is replaced. However, increasing boiler efficiency and cutting waste can be achieved in a ‘third way’ by recognising that the heating system may have been struggling for one simple reason that is often overlooked – air. Dirt enters a heating system via corroding radiators or water introduced into the pipework and it can seriously affect the operational efficiency of a boiler as well as control valves and circulating pumps. This dirt gets
“…the heating system may have been struggling for one simple reason that is often overlooked – air.”
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