During this economy crisis it is very important to understand various ways on how to be more conservative and bring more savings into the home. Aside from some obvious things like weatherizing your home, ensure that there are no drafts from the doors and windows. This can save you plenty on your heating bill. You should also find a way to help generate a better system for hot water. You can do this by removing the old electric type and replace it with a gas boiler. By switching to a gas boiler installation you will be saving yourself plenty of money on your annual utility bills.

Before you get started you will want to know that the installation of a boiler will require a serious amount of work. So if you are going to do the job yourself then you must understand that you shall need to devote a lot of time to ensure some successful results.

You will need to be sure that you are fully certified to handle this kind of work. In most cases a permit is required before you can ever replace and install any new boilers in your home. Check with your local council in regard to the specific building codes which govern the installation of any appliances.

After you obtain the correct license that is required for you to carry out the work, then your next step will be for you to prepare for the installation. A number of different connections are needed for this job. For example, there is a water line, gas line and the electrical circuit that are usually in close to the location of the where the boiler will be installed. You want to make sure that the boiler is as far away from these connections as possible, as this can save you on your budget.

Be sure that when you are ready to install this boiler, to keep it away from any kind of combustible liquids or solids and any other materials that could get damaged from low humidity or heat. Also when you purchase a new gas boiler make sure that you check to see if all of the parts are accounted for. This will include such things as a boiler dressing, circular pump, zone valves and other accessories as well. Once you are certain that all of the components are available then next you want to dress up the boiler, which means to add all of the accessories of the boiler together.

To install the feed and return piping you should get a good understanding from reading the manual that comes along with the boiler. Be absolutely sure that you read and understand the instructions from the manual before continuing with this project. And also be sure that everyone of the parts correctly fit together.

For you to know how the gas line is to be hooked up to the boiler, you will need to know just what type of gas that you will be using. Should it be propane gas, then you can not connect the device to the regulator and also the gas valve without understanding the plumbing codes. Now for the natural gas units there is a black thread pipe that is mostly used to connect to the main lines.

Only after you are certain that the installation is correctly and safely installed, can you then turn on the water and the gas supplies. When you first start this boiler be sure to keep a close watch for any kind of fumes, like carbon monoxide. This completes all there is to know about boiler installation. Northern Gas Heating - the UK's local supplier of new Central Heating Systems offer new boilers and Boiler Installation.