Is the Ideal Logic H18 a standard, combi or system boiler?

The Ideal Logic H18 may be worth considering if you are looking for a heat only boiler for your house or flat.

Heat only boilers, also known as conventional boilers, standard boilers or regular boilers, require a hot water/immersion cylinder and a cold-water tank to work - the immersion cylinder is usually stored in a landing or airing cupboard and the cold water tank in your attic. Your water is kept hot throughout the day by the immersion cylinder.

You can schedule your hot water and heating at set times during the day, but if you forget to set your system and there's no hot water left, you'll have to wait for the immersion cylinder to heat your water for your bath or shower.

A heat only boiler is usually a better option if you have several bathrooms in your home or yours is a large household where there may be continual demand for hot water from different family members - combi boilers are not normally a suitable choice in these situations.

Is a Ideal Logic H18 heat only boiler right for my house or apartment?

Whether this Ideal Logic H18 heat only boiler is right for where you live depends on its size or "output" level. Size does not mean its physical dimensions - it means how powerful it is.

The output level of a boiler tells you how much power it has to heat the water coming from your taps and warming up your radiators. The higher the output level, the greater the volume of water it can heat up.

If the output (measured in kilowatts) is too high, you'll pay higher gas bills and your water will be piping hot. Too low and the water coming out of your taps and being fed into your radiators will often be lukewarm.

The Ideal Logic H18 heat only outputs at a maximum of 18 kW, so which types of property would this Ideal Logic H18 heat only boiler be appropriate for?

A boiler engineer would recommend that, at this level of output, the most suitable type of property for this Ideal Logic H18 heat only boiler would be smaller homes and apartments with up to 10 radiators and one bathroom.

What dimensions does a Ideal Logic H18 have?

The Ideal Logic H18 is 700 mm [H] by 395 mm [W] by 278 mm [D] in size.

Is the Ideal Logic H18 a non-condensing or condensing boiler?

Condensing boilers like the Ideal Logic H18 improve energy efficiency and reduce your annual expenditure on gas.

They do this by capturing and recycling the warmth still present in water vapour condensation and flue exhaust gases to, for example, increase the temperature of the colder water returning from your radiators.

Condensing boilers are also much better for the environment because they emit fewer greenhouse gases.

Is the Ideal Logic H18 heat only environmentally friendly?

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.

The heating of our homes accounts for 14% of the UK's greenhouse gas emissions. Especially in the big cities, gas boilers are responsible for dangerous levels of nitrogen dioxide emissions.

Is the Ideal Logic H18 heat only an environmentally friendly choice for your home? Let’s have a look at the figures.

All boilers manufactured after April 2018 in the UK must be rated as an “A” on the SEDBUK grading system, subject to a minimum energy efficiency rating of 92% or above. Before that, the minimum rate was 88% - boilers with an energy efficiency of 88% or 89% were given a “B” rating. Boilers scoring 90% or more were given an "A" rating.

The energy efficiency rating for a boiler describes the amount of energy it uses and how much goes to waste in operation.

The Ideal Logic H18 has an efficiency rating of 94% with a SEDBUK grade of "A".

The Energy Related Products (ERP) Directive is a European directive which applies to all products that consume energy over their lifetime.

It encourages companies to create products that are environmentally friendlier at all life cycle stages, including initial manufacturing and end use right through to final disposal, with the aim of reducing harmful gas emissions.

The Ideal Logic H18 is rated "A".

How many years' warranty does the Ideal Logic H18 heat only come with?

The Ideal Logic H18 boiler is provided with a parts and labour warranty lasting 2 years.