The home and property owner has plenty of choice when choosing a domestic boiler. Private home boilers can be powered by gas or electricity. Depending on how the heating system is set up a back boiler can be used if the property has a solid fuel fire. They also come in different forms such as the combination boiler, unvented sealed type or the open vent sealed boiler.
The boiler of course plays an important part in any home, heating the water and providing the central heating. The decision which type of boiler the home-owner will choose will depend on several factors, though price and preference are usually the parameters that most people use to decide on any purchase!
For those living in a smaller property, or who do not want valuable space taken up by a hot water tank and cylinder, the combination boiler is the ideal solution. You do not need to preheat water with a combination boiler which of course means that hot water is available on demand something that attracts many home owners to use this type of boiler.
For ease of fitting, the unvented sealed boiler is a good choice. With this system the property owner will not need a water tank in the loft space, which is ideal for those who have or are planning to install a loft conversion in their homes.
The open vent sealed boiler remains the most common in use, though with increased demand for the combination and unvented sealed systems, it remains to be seen if its popularity will remain at its present level.