Vaillant EcoFIT Pure 418 - a regular boiler, combi boiler or system boiler?

Looking for a gas heat only boiler for your flat or house? Then the Vaillant EcoFIT Pure 418 may be an option you should consider.

Heat only boilers, also known as regular or conventional boilers, need enough space for a hot water cylinder with an immersion heater (usually found in a landing cupboard) and a cold-water tank (usually found in a loft). The hot water cylinder keeps water warm and the cold water tank stores water that it passes to the hot water cylinder when required or programmed to do so.

You control how your heat only boiler works by programming it to heat water and provide central heating at the times and on the dates you choose. But if you forget to set times and dates and your hot water cylinder is empty, you may have to wait up to an hour before you have hot water again in your home.

Heat only boilers are often the best choice for a larger family or a property with multiple bathrooms as, unlike with combi boilers, there is no drop in water pressure, temperature or volume when more than one person wants hot water.

Is a Vaillant EcoFIT Pure 418 heat only boiler suitable for my house or flat?

Whether this Vaillant ecoFIT Pure 418 heat only boiler is right for where you live depends on its size or "output" level. Size does not mean its physical dimensions, however - it means how powerful it is.

Measured in kilowatts, a boiler's output level is an indication of the amount of power it has available to it to heat the water coming from your taps and for warming your radiators. The greater the output level, the more water it can heat.

If you choose a boiler whose output level is too low, you'll often find that the water is not as hot as you want it to be. If you choose a boiler whose level is too high, you'll be paying higher gas bills than you need to for years to come.

The output of the Vaillant EcoFIT Pure 418 heat only is 18 kW, so which types of property is this Vaillant ecoFIT Pure 418 heat only boiler appropriate for?

Most experienced heating engineers would likely recommend that, at this level of output, this Vaillant ecoFIT Pure 418 heat only boiler would be a suitable choice for smaller homes and apartments with up to 10 radiators and one bathroom.

What size is the Vaillant EcoFIT Pure 418 boiler?

The Vaillant EcoFIT Pure 418 is 600 mm [H] by 375 mm [W] by 295 mm [D] in size.

Is the Vaillant EcoFIT Pure 418 non-condensing or condensing?

We recommend that you select a condensing boiler like the Vaillant EcoFIT Pure gas Vaillant EcoFIT Pure 418 for your home if possible because of the environmental benefits and the money you'll save on your gas bills.

Condensing boilers are much more energy-efficient than older, non-condensing models as they capture and recycle the heat still present in the water vapour condensation and flue exhaust gases that your boiler creates when burning gas for reuse.

Is the Vaillant EcoFIT Pure 418 heat only considered environmentally friendly?

With so many of us worried about the environmental impact of our personal choices, the relationship between how we heat our homes and climate change has become an important issue for many homeowners.

About 14% of the greenhouse gases we produce in the UK come from the power needed for central heating. In bigger British cities, gas boilers are a significant source of nitrogen dioxide emissions.

Will you be helping the environment if you decide to install a Vaillant EcoFIT Pure 418 heat only in your home? Let’s 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 Vaillant EcoFIT Pure 418 has an efficiency rating of 94% with a SEDBUK grade of "A".

The ERP (or Energy Related Products Directive) is a European regulation governing products which require energy to operate throughout their lives and encourages manufacturers to create products that are more environmentally friendly.

The legislation is designed to reduce the potential for harmful gas emissions during manufacturing and actual use right through to the point of final disposal.

For the Vaillant EcoFIT Pure 418, the ERP rating is "A".

If the Vaillant EcoFIT Pure 418 breaks down, will I be covered by the warranty?

The Vaillant EcoFIT Pure 418 boiler offers a parts and labour warranty of 2 years.