Domestic central heating and hot water systems with gas and oil fired boilers - guidance for installers and specifiers
Series/doc. No
Good Practice Guide
Good Practice Guide 284
Year
2000
Abstract
Aims to assist installers, specifiers and purchasers of boilers and central heating systems for use in housing. It provides guidance on selecting boilers and heating systems to improve energy efficiency, reduce running costs and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. The Guide covers gas (including liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)) and oil-fired ‘wet’ (‘hydronic’) central heating systems, i.e. those in which water is circulated to heat emitters from a boiler. It does not include solid-fuel or electric boilers, or ducted warm-air heating systems.
Subject(s)
Special subject areas
Environmental issues/energy
Energy efficiency
Supplement
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Keyword(s)
energy efficiency
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heat exchanger
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space heating
;
flow rate
;
external wall
;
heating system
;
energy rating
;
heat losses
;
condensing boilers
;
expansion vessel
;
condensing boiler
;
thermal store
;
water heating
;
oil fired boilers
;
gas appliances
;
central heating
;
air inlet
;
extract fan
;
hot water system
;
expansion vessels
;
gas fires
;
gas boilers
;
convector heaters
;
motorised valves
;
sealed systems
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hot water cylinder
;
flue liner
;
thermal stores
;
pumped system
;
sealed system
;
combi boilers
;
combi boiler
;
condensing gas boilers
;
hot water cylinders
;
central heating boiler
Publisher
Building Research Energy Conservation Support Unit
Table Of Contents
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1 Introduction
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3
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2 Boiler types
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4
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3 Flues and ventilation
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6
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4 System choice
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8
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5 Energy efficiency
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12
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6 Boiler selection process
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15
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References
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18
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Further reading
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19
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