Dual fuel boiler offers cost-saving benefits
None of years ago, our boiler quit completely.
- The boiler was too aged and aged to make a repair worthwhile.
Replacing the boiler was the smart choice. This presented an ideal occasion to replace to central a/c. Since moving into the property nearly ten years before, we’d gotten by with window a/cs and box fans. When I asked the Heating and Air Conditioning company who was handling the boiler installation about cooling options, he suggested choosing a heat pump. Since a heat pump is far more high-priced to purchase than an a/c, my hubby and I were skeptical. However, once we did some research, we changed our minds. Pairing an electric heat pump and a gas boiler into a dual fuel system provides a lot of cost saving benefit. The advantage of a heat pump is that it’s far more energy efficient than a boiler. The system works by simply moving heat between the indoors and the outdoors. In cooling mode, it operates just like a conventional a/c. In heating mode, it reverses the flow of refrigerant and pulls ambient heat from the outdoor air. The process avoids the safety and health risks of the combustion of fossil fuels. It significantly lessens impact on the environment and running costs. It’s also helpful that the heat pump effectively handles excess humidity in summer time and won’t overly dry out the air during the winter. My friend and I chose a top-of-the-line heat pump that features bendy-speed technology, which maintains very even indoor temperature and achieves outstanding efficiency ratings. For the majority of the year, we rely on the heat pump for comfort. When the temperature drops below cold, the system switches to the boiler. The boiler is powerful enough to handle the especially cold weather.