How Ensuring Efficiency Heating In The Home Can Save You Money

Considering that a typical UK household uses an average of £1,420 annually on energy bills, any activity aimed at ensuring efficient use of energy would save the household money, whilst maintaining a warm and welcoming home. Central heating is the largest consumer of energy in the majority of households, and activities that ensure central heating efficiency would therefore; lower the burden of paying huge energy bills in households.

Maintaining Boiler Efficiency

Checking and maintaining boiler efficiency requires regular testing to ensure that the boiler is running at optimum performance levels. Usually the range will be between 75 and 80%. If your boiler is operating at 50% and below this is a sign that regular testing and adjustments are not being done.

Making sure that your boiler is running smoothly has many benefits. For one it will reduce the energy consumption. If a boiler is working properly and efficiently maintained it will not need expensive repairs down the road. It will also mean a longer life.

An Overview Of Boilers And The Importance Of Boiler Service And Efficiency

Boiler may be defined as a closed vessel in which water or other types of fuel are heated to generate steam. There are some boilers in which the fuel inside it does not boil, however the vaporized fluid is made to exit the boiler and this vapour is used for several applications like power generation, sanitation systems, and central heating and even in cooking.

A Central Heating Flush – Acting as a Central Heating Cleaner To Improve Boiler Efficiency

Central Heating Problems? You May Need A Central Heating Cleaner...

When it comes to ensuring the performance and efficiency of your central heating system, there are a number of sign to look for to check whether it needs maintenance. One of the first signs to look for is a cold spot at the bottom of the radiators in your home. Another is the lack of hot water or not heating in your home. Some people may panic over such problems, but they are easily treated and can easily be avoided. So how would you go about getting your central heating system cleaned to increase it performance and efficiency?

Identifying and Managing Central Heating Problems

What are the common causes of central heating problems?

Fuel expense in a household is greatly affected by air and water heating. The sad part is that majority of homeowners only receive a fraction of the benefits from this expenditure due to central heating problems such as leakages that encourage the release of heat outside the household. Regardless if a household was well insulated during the central heating installation, leakages and other forms of damage will develop over time especially if the homeowner fails to maintain it properly. Are you currently dealing with serious central heating problems and struggling to find cost effective and long-term solutions?

Carrying out a Central Heating Flush to Improve Boiler Efficiency

Dealing with Central Heating Problems

The central heating system in your home is constantly working to heat your home all year round, and as with anything that is constantly working, maintenance is required. So why would you overlook your boiler? Over time, central heating components can gather deposits and sludge, which can affect the overall performance of your central heating system. In the long run, this will cause your boiler to work harder to output the same heat, increasing your energy bills. This of course can be avoided, through maintenance. This article aims to provide information on methods used to flush your central heating system.

Cyclone Technology for Central Heating Filtration

With an increase in awareness amongst homeowners and installers of the effect of sludge build up on the operation and efficiency of central heating systems, manufacturers have developed a range of system filters to protect boilers from circulating particulate matter.

Many of these units rely solely upon magnets for the separation of debris from system flow. There is a concern that these filters do not also protect the boiler and other central heating system components (such as pumps and valves) from damage as a result of non-magnetic debris and contaminants. The debris which can be found within a central heating system varies greatly depending upon factors such as the age of the system, the quality of installation and maintenance, the quality of component manufacture and more. The types of non-magnetic debris found within a system include but are not limited to non-ferrous swarf, flux, casting sand and spalled scale.

It is for this reason that a greater emphasis on the removal of all types of system debris is required, and therefore a progression away from magnets towards a more advanced, all-encompassing method of filtration. Cyclones are used in both domestic and commercial environments to separate solid matter from liquid or gaseous mixtures. A popular domestic brand of vacuum cleaner makes use of cyclone technology . The Sentinel Eliminator®  combines four cyclones for the removal of all kinds of central heating debris.

Hydrocyclonic separation makes use of centrifugal force to separate heavy particles from liquids. It works by manipulating liquid flow into a cyclone or vortex. The resultant centrifugal force impels the heavier components –the system debris – towards the outer edges of the vortex. Once separated from the flow, gravity causes the particles to sink towards the bottom of the cyclone. Here, free of debris, the cyclone geometry squeezes the clean water towards the inner vortex of the hydrocyclone, exiting through the top of the separator unit.

Even though hydrocyclones take on the primary role of debris removal in this revolutionary new filter, magnets still play a part in retaining the debris, keeping it securely in place within the collection chamber. Unlike other filters which rely on a single, usually centrally located magnet assembly of cylindrical magnets, the Eliminator makes use of four separate bar magnets, providing an even magnetic field across the collection chamber strong enough to retain magnetic debris and prevent recontamination of the system flow. The debris can then be removed either via the anti-tamper flushing valve, or the removable collection chamber.

By making use of this Quadra Cyclone technology instead of simply relying on a single magnet, Sentinel are revolutionising the way in which central heating filters are designed. As always, focusing innovative thinking to maximise energy saving through improving the efficiency of central heating systems.