Warm families have new gas central heating systems

We should all prepare for the winter months as the weather gets colder and the days shorter by having good central heating in our homes. You can guarantee yourself a comfortable and enjoyable home with a gas central heating system that is safe and reliable.





The two basic types of central heating systems are called pumped and vented, both of which are made up of a heating boiler, central heating radiators and usually copper pipework.





The most often used system of the two is probably the pumped systems, these comprise of a feed and expansion tank, which works by the heating boiler heating up which then distributes the heat through the pipes to the heaters. The tank has enough space to allow for any water expansion that might result from the heating.





There is also what is known as a sealed system in which no centre core is used to warm the central heating radiators. It's basically closed, so there is really no need for any water tanks and the space they require. The main assets of this system is that problems such as leaking and airlocks are minimised and, especially for those who live in colder climates, pipes will not freeze.





You may ask why you need gas central heating and what are its benefits?.





The major advantage of gas central heating is that the home or work space can be quickly, uniformly and efficiently heated without compromising the quality of air in your environment. Before the central heating system came into existence, other heaters like electric and storage heaters were used to keep the house warm or even coal fires. But the main disadvantages with these, were that they made the air somewhat dry and hard, as well as letting off a slight odour.





Central heating ended such problems, however your gas central heating system should be checked and maintained regularly in order to ensure it is running at its optimum. Most people turn off their central heating systems during summertimes and switch them on only during wintertimes, this should be totally avoided as the system could suddenly develop a problem as winter appears. You should instead try to gradually introduce them in the autumn time, testing so if things are playing up you can easily call out an engineer.





It should also be noted that some gas central heating systems allow air or dirt into them, so yearly draining is required. The easiest way to do this is to gently open the valve and allow any water to fall into a bucket placed underneath.