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Combination ("''combi''") boilers combine a [[Boilers|boiler]] heating primary water for [[Central Heating]] with the facility to heat [[Domestic Hot Water]] for washing etc.  
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Combination ("''combi''") boilers combine a [[boiler]] heating primary water for [[central heating]] with the facility to heat [[Domestic Hot Water]] for washing etc.  
  
Most combis also contain components to make a sealed primary system thus requiring the addition of little more than [[Plumbing|pipework]] and radiators to make a simple [[Central Heating]] system. However this simplicity of installation comes at the price of the [[Boilers|boiler]] being a single point of failure in the system, with [[Central Heating Repair|repairs]] usually being more expensive than for a system built out of discrete components, as well as a limited rate of [[Domestic Hot Water|hot water]] supply.
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Most combis also contain components to make a sealed primary system thus requiring the addition of little more than [[Plumbing|pipework]] and radiators to make a simple [[Central heating]] system. However this simplicity of installation comes at the price of the [[boiler]] being a single point of failure in the system, with [[Central heating repair]]s usually being more expensive than for a system built out of discrete components, as well as a limited rate of [[Domestic Hot Water|hot water]] supply.
  
For a discussion of all types of [[Boilers|boiler]] see [http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/BoilerChoice.html Ed Sirett's Boiler Choice FAQ]
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For a discussion of all types of [[boiler]] see [http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/BoilerChoice.html Ed Sirett's Boiler Choice FAQ]
  
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
*[[Domestic Hot Water Systems]]
 
*[[Domestic Hot Water Systems]]
*[[Boilers]]
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*[[Boiler]]s
  
  
 
[[Category:Heating]]
 
[[Category:Heating]]
 
[[Category:Domestic Hot Water]]
 
[[Category:Domestic Hot Water]]

Revision as of 00:33, 9 December 2010

Combination ("combi") boilers combine a boiler heating primary water for central heating with the facility to heat Domestic Hot Water for washing etc.

Most combis also contain components to make a sealed primary system thus requiring the addition of little more than pipework and radiators to make a simple Central heating system. However this simplicity of installation comes at the price of the boiler being a single point of failure in the system, with Central heating repairs usually being more expensive than for a system built out of discrete components, as well as a limited rate of hot water supply.

For a discussion of all types of boiler see Ed Sirett's Boiler Choice FAQ


See Also