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

The Firebird Envirogreen Popular Boilerhouse 12-18 may be worth considering if you are looking for a heat only boiler for your house or flat.

If your home has more than one bathroom or you have a large family that uses a lot of hot water, a heat only boiler (sometimes called a regular boiler, a conventional boiler or a standard boiler) is likely to be the best option for you. Heat only boilers require both a hot water or immersion cylinder and a cold water tank. Once the water in the cylinder is heated, you can use this hot water throughout the day and it can feed multiple taps and showers at the same time.

This is in contrast to a combi boiler which can only heat a limited amount of water at any one time. This can cause a problem if two or more taps and showers are being used simultaneously as the temperature, pressure and volume to all points will drop.

Heat only boilers allow you to program the times that you wish heat and hot water to be available. However, if you forget to do this and the immersion cylinder is empty, you may have to wait up to an hour before hot water becomes available again.

If your property already has a water tank and cylinder, it will nearly always be cheaper to replace like for like and not choose a different type of boiler. In addition to new pipework, you may need to replace older radiators that may be unable to cope with the higher water pressure delivered by other types of boiler.

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

Selecting the right boiler for your property means selecting a boiler that is the right size. And, by size, we don't mean how big it is, we mean how powerful it is - the "output".

The output of a boiler is measured in kilowatts. The output level determines the maximum power a boiler can use in heating the water needed for the baths, showers, taps and radiators in your home.

It's important to choose a boiler with an appropriate level of output for your property. Your boiler should be able to cope with periods of peak demand in your property and not just your average usage.

An output rate that is too low will result in an inadequate supply of hot water, while an output that is too high will mean the boiler will cost more to run than is necessary.

The output of the Firebird Envirogreen Popular Boilerhouse 12-18 heat only is 12 kW kilowatts, so which types of property would this be appropriate for?

Most Gas Safe boiler installers would recommend that this Firebird Envirogreen Popular Boilerhouse 12-18 heat only boiler would be suitable for smaller homes and apartments with up to 10 radiators and one bathroom.

What size is a Firebird Envirogreen Popular Boilerhouse 12-18 boiler?

The Firebird Envirogreen Popular Boilerhouse 12-18 boiler is 684 mm high, 344 mm wide, and 381 mm deep.

External floor-standing heat only boilers like the Firebird Envirogreen Popular Boilerhouse 12-18 don't take up space in the home (they're fitted outside) and it's almost impossible to hear them when in operation (unlike internal boilers). They're much easier for a service technician to access if something goes wrong and there's less chance of carbon monoxide leaking into your home.

This Firebird Envirogreen Popular Boilerhouse 12-18 heat only boiler features weatherproof housing meaning a minimal risk of rusting and water ingress. In addition, as the boiler is outside your home, there is a lower chance of oil leaking into your property, which can cause damage and difficult-to-remove odours.

Firebird Envirogreen Popular Boilerhouse 12-18 – condensing or non-condensing?

The Firebird Envirogreen Popular Boilerhouse 12-18 is a condensing oil boiler - in fact, we recommend that you select this model or one of the latest condensing boilers on the market as the technology continues to improve over time.

Condensing boilers capture the heat still present in the flue exhaust gases and water vapour condensation created when the oil is burned and they recycle this back into the heating system to warm up the cold water re-entering the boiler from your radiators.

They're much more environmentally friendly and installing one results in much lower annual oil bills.

How does the Firebird Envirogreen Popular Boilerhouse 12-18 heat only boiler rate environmentally?

How we heat our homes is an issue which many homeowners worry about as the world combats climate change and environmental damage.

14% of the UK’s greenhouse gas production comes from central heating. In the bigger cities, gas boilers in particular are responsible for dangerous levels of nitrogen dioxide emissions.

Would choosing the Firebird Envirogreen Popular Boilerhouse 12-18 heat only help the environment? Let's see what the statistics suggest.

The Firebird Envirogreen Popular Boilerhouse 12-18 has been awarded an efficiency rating of 91.6% and a SEDBUK band rating of "A".

In the UK, all boilers manufactured and supplied must have an energy efficiency rating of at least 92% or a SEDBUK "A" grade. Until April 2018, the minimum rating was 88% (88% and 89% are equivalent to a SEDBUK "B" rating and anything higher is rated "A").

A boiler's energy efficiency rating describes the amount of energy it uses and wastes when in normal operation.

The ERP (or Energy Related Products Directive) is European legislation affecting products that consume energy throughout their lifetime.

The aim is to encourage companies to create environmentally friendlier products that reduce harmful gas emissions during manufacturing and when in use by the end client, right through to their eventual disposal.

In the case of the Firebird Envirogreen Popular Boilerhouse 12-18, the ERP rating is "A".

How long is the warranty period on the Firebird Envirogreen Popular Boilerhouse 12-18 heat only boiler?

The Firebird Envirogreen Popular Boilerhouse 12-18 boiler comes with a parts and labour warranty lasting 2 years.