Ideal EvoMax 60 - a regular, combi or system boiler?

If you want a heat only boiler for your flat or house, the Ideal EvoMax 60 might be an option for you to consider.

Heat only boilers are sometimes called standard boilers, regular boilers or conventional boilers but they are actually the same thing. For a heat only boiler, you'll need to find space for both a cold-water tank and an immersion hot water cylinder - most households choose the attic for the former and a landing cupboard or airing cupboard for the latter. The immersion cylinder is the part of the system that keeps your hot water warm.

You program your boiler to provide you with the hot water you want at certain times, such as when you want to have a bath or a shower. However, if you don't remember to program your boiler, you'll have to wait for it to heat up if the hot water has run out.

A regular boiler is the most suitable choice if you have a larger family or if there is more than one bathroom in your home - the more popular combi boilers do not work well in homes where there is high and often simultaneous demand for hot water.

Should I install a Ideal EvoMax 60 heat only boiler in my house or flat?

You should make sure that the boiler you install in your property is the right "size". And size doesn't mean its physical dimensions, size means how much power it has - the "output".

Your boiler should be able to cope with peak hot water demand in your property and not just your average hot water usage. The output rate of a boiler is measured in kilowatts and tells you how much power a boiler can use to provide hot water to your taps, showers and radiators.

If the output of your boiler is too low, there will often be times when your water isn't as hot as you want. But if your boiler output is too high, it will be more costly to run (often unnecessarily).

The output of the Ideal EvoMax 60 heat only boiler is 60 kW kilowatts. Which types of property would this be appropriate for?

A Gas Safe boiler installer would recommend that, at this level of output, the most suitable type of property for this Ideal EvoMax 60 heat only boiler would be larger properties including detached homes with 15 or more radiators and two or more bathrooms.

Making space for the Ideal EvoMax 60

The Ideal EvoMax 60 measures TBC mm in height by TBC mm in width by TBC mm in depth.

Is the Ideal EvoMax 60 condensing or non-condensing?

This Ideal EvoMax 60 is a condensing gas 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 gas bills as well as benefitting the wider environment.

Is the Ideal EvoMax 60 heat only rated as environmentally friendly?

Many homeowners are now worried about climate change and the damage they do to the environment from heating their homes has become a subject of increasing concern.

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

Would installing a Ideal EvoMax 60 heat only boiler in your home be a green choice? Let's look at the numbers.

Boilers manufactured and installed in the UK are assigned energy efficiency ratings following testing to an agreed set of standards. These scores indicate how much energy the boiler uses and how much goes to waste when it's in operation.

By law, boilers must achieve a SEDBUK rating of "A" subject to achieving a minimum of 92% energy efficiency. Prior to April 2018, the minimum was 88% (88% and 89% on the SEDBUK are graded "B" and 90% and above is graded "A").

The Ideal EvoMax 60 was awarded an efficiency rating of 96.9% with a SEDBUK band rating of "A".

If the Ideal EvoMax 60 heat only boiler breaks down, am I covered?

You receive a parts and labour warranty of 2 years with the Ideal EvoMax 60 boiler.