When it comes to alternatives for an ageing boiler, most people automatically think of condensing boilers. One of the newer options
is a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) boiler
which allows you to generate
electricity as well as keeping your house warm and your water hot.
It's a tried and tested technology, previously only implemented on a large scale, but now available for domestic use.
A CHP boiler is usually powered by gas, and behaves like a conventional unit. As it uses pretty much the same amount of gas as a conventional boiler, the result is that you effectively get some of your power for free.
A typical home system would be rated at around 1kW, which can be a useful supplement to reduce your electricity bills - especially with the newly announced "Feed-in tariffs" that effectively pay you for any electricity you generate.
Please note, we can only fit the BAXI Ecogen
in Social Housing.
