How Does a System Boiler Work

This post continues where we last left off looking at how a system boiler works, which can be found here:

• How does a boiler work
• What is a combination Boiler

System Boilers are just a small amount of what you will learn on our gas safe courses.

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How does a system boiler work

A system boiler, (also known as a ‘sealed system’) works on the principle of stored hot water. However differs slightly as many of the systems found in a conventional system are sself-contained within the one housing.

This means that hot water is pumped from the system boiler through the heating system to the radiators and hot water cylinder, this results in a fast response time and more economical running costs.

A system boiler is recommended for larger homes with multiple bathrooms or en-suites.

Benefits of using a system boiler

System boilers carry a number of benefits these include:

• near instant, unlimited domestic hot water
• These types of boiler have no tank(s) in your loft – which is good if you either have no loft or limited loft space
• More than one hot tap / shower can easily operate at the same time

Disadvantages

As with all boilers, there are some disadvantages. these include:

• Hot water is not instant but is still quite quick
• Once the water in the storage cylinder runs out you have to wait for it to reheat.
• You’ll need to find space for the cylinder (usually an airing cupboard)

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