!44: A Modulating Boiler Can Give You More Than Just Energy Savings

!±8± A Modulating Boiler Can Give You More Than Just Energy Savings

You're looking to install a new hot water boiler or replace your existing boiler. You come across something called a "modulating" boiler. You wonder what on earth that means. I will attempt to explain some of the features of a modulating boiler.

How nice would it be if you could have your boiler make just enough heat to keep your house warm and nothing more? Your thermostat tells your boiler that you need heat in the house. The boiler starts up and heats the water that runs through the pipes to heat your house. The water does not heat up to temperatures that are more than just warm. But you notice that the temperature in your house is staying right where you want it to be.

This boiler is no ordinary boiler. It knows what the temperature is outside and varies your water temperature to make just the heat needed to keep you comfortable. The heater also runs much more then a normal boiler would but you can see by your gas bill that you are getting great efficiency from this thing.

The feature that makes this wonder so great is that it has the ability to vary the fire that heats the water up and down so that the water temperature stays precisely where the computer brain in the boiler wants it to be. This temperature is figured by measuring the outdoor temperature and changing the water temperature based on that. The colder the weather is outside, the hotter the water is going through your system.

With a system like this you will notice that your heat will run longer and still not cost anymore money. This makes you more comfortable. The modulating boiler will give you just enough heat to keep you warm without wasting much of the heat that a normal boiler would. This type of furnace will give you the most efficient heating possible on any given day.

Before buying a new heating system or replacing your old hot water boiler make sure that you check into a system that will modulate the fire and also vary your heating water temperatures according to the outdoor temperatures. This will save you money and give you a very comfortable heating system.