Is the Firebird Envirogreen Popular Boilerhouse 12-18 a standard, combi or system boiler?

When looking for a heat only boiler for your house or flat, the Firebird Envirogreen Popular Boilerhouse 12-18 might be a suitable option for you.

Heat only boilers (often referred to as conventional boilers, standard boilers or regular boilers) consist of a large cold water tank, hot water cylinder with an immersion heater, and a control panel. The cold water tank is often situated in a loft or attic while the hot water cylinder tends to be located in an airing or landing cupboard.

The major advantage of a heat only boiler compared to the more contemporary combi boiler is that it’s possible to run more than one appliance requiring hot water at the same time. With a combi boiler, switching two hot water taps on at the same time will lead to a drop in water pressure, temperature and volume to both points.

Best suited for larger homes, you can program hot water and central heating for times and days that suit you and your family. However, if you forget to set the timer and your hot water cylinder is empty, then you may have to wait up to an hour before you run a bath.

Is the Firebird Envirogreen Popular Boilerhouse 12-18 heat only boiler suitable for my house or apartment?

To determine that, we need to consider the size of the boiler. Size doesn't mean how big the boiler is - it means how big its "output" is.

This Firebird Envirogreen Popular Boilerhouse 12-18 heat only boiler gets its power from oil and the power it's capable of producing is measured in kilowatts - the output rate is actually a kilowatt rate. The higher the output rate, the more kilowatts a boiler can use when heating water.

If you choose a boiler whose output rate is too low, it may not have enough power to make your water as hot as you would like. If you choose a boiler whose output rate is too high, you won't have to put up with lukewarm water but you will face higher oil bills.

The Firebird Envirogreen Popular Boilerhouse 12-18 heat only boiler has an output level of 12 kW, so which types of property would it be appropriate for?

A heating engineer would recommend that the Firebird Envirogreen Popular Boilerhouse 12-18 heat only boiler would be a suitable installation option for smaller homes and apartments with up to 10 radiators and one bathroom.

What is the size of the Firebird Envirogreen Popular Boilerhouse 12-18?

The Firebird Envirogreen Popular Boilerhouse 12-18 is 684 mm tall, 344 mm wide, and 381 mm deep in size.

Floor-standing, external heat only boilers like the Firebird Envirogreen Popular Boilerhouse 12-18 are installed outdoors and, as a result, they free up space and reduce noise in your home.

Being outdoors also eliminates the risk of oil leakages inside your property which can be extremely damaging and often result in unpleasant and lingering odours that are hard to shift. The risk of carbon monoxide leaking into your home is also greatly reduced.

This comes in sturdy weatherproof housing that prevents rust and water ingress, no matter what the British climate presents. And external boilers are much easier for service engineers to access should something go wrong.

Is the Firebird Envirogreen Popular Boilerhouse 12-18 non-condensing or condensing?

This Firebird Envirogreen Popular Boilerhouse 12-18 is a condensing oil boiler - we always recommend that clients choose the latest condensing models to benefit from the technology, which continues to improve year after year.

Condensing boilers capture the heat still present in flue exhaust gases and water vapour condensation, processing them through a secondary heat exchanger to, among other tasks, heat colder water returning from your radiators.

By selecting a modern condensing boiler, you'll save money on your oil bills as well as benefitting the wider environment.

Is the Firebird Envirogreen Popular Boilerhouse 12-18 heat only a good choice for the environment?

Price and performance are two important issues when choosing a boiler but now, for many people in the UK, so is the environmental impact of how we heat our homes and its effect on climate change.

In the UK, central heating is responsible for 14% of greenhouse gas production. Domestic gas boilers emit large quantities of nitrogen dioxide in British cities.

Do the available figures suggest that installing the Firebird Envirogreen Popular Boilerhouse 12-18 heat only in your property would be an environmentally friendly choice?

By law, the minimum level of energy efficiency for boilers manufactured in the UK is 92%, equivalent to a good SEDBUK “A” rating. Prior to April 2018, the minimum was 88% - boilers whose energy efficiency levels were 88% or 89% were given a "B" rating on the SEDBUK scale and those at 90% or higher were given an "A".

The energy efficiency rating awarded to each boiler indicates the amount of energy that is wasted when in operation.

Following testing, the Firebird Envirogreen Popular Boilerhouse 12-18 was given a 91.6% energy efficiency rating and a SEDBUK grading of "A".

In 2015, new legislation was introduced by the EU to encourage manufacturers to develop more energy-efficient products that emit fewer harmful gases throughout their lifetime.

The Energy Related Products Directive (ERP) applies to all products that consume energy, including during the manufacturing process, at the point of final disposal, and all points in between.

The ERP rating of the Firebird Envirogreen Popular Boilerhouse 12-18 is "A".

Am I covered if the Firebird Envirogreen Popular Boilerhouse 12-18 heat only boiler breaks down?

The manufacturer offers a parts and labour warranty of 2 years on the Firebird Envirogreen Popular Boilerhouse 12-18 boiler to new customers.