As a country, we’re making great strides to reduce our carbon footprint. We’re driving less and biking more, we’re turning off lights when we leave rooms and unplugging unused electronics. We’ve even started switching to LED lightbulbs as an easy way to save energy.
But what about your water heater? It’s one of the biggest energy hogs in your home—and most people don’t even know it! Electric boilers are much more eco-friendly than their gas counterparts because they run on 100% renewable resources like wind and solar power rather than fossil fuels like oil or coal.
Electric boilers are a great way to heat your home, but they’re not all the same. There are many different types of electric boilers and each one has different features and benefits, so you must do your research before you buy one. In this article, we’ll be looking at some of the main advantages of an electric boiler.
Electric boilers are highly efficient
In the talk of electric vs gas boilers, one advantage electric boilers have over gas boilers is that they are more efficient. Electric boilers can be up to 90% efficient, meaning the amount of fuel energy that enters the boiler is converted to useful heat in the house. This is because there’s no wasted heat like there would be with a gas boiler where some of it escapes into the atmosphere through the chimney.
Zero risk of carbon monoxide leaks with electric boilers
Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas that can leak into homes through boilers. The effects of breathing in high levels of this toxic gas can range from mild headaches and nausea to life-threatening conditions like heart attacks and brain damage. An electric boiler has no chance of causing these symptoms because it uses electricity rather than natural gas or oil to heat water for your home.
They are easier to maintain than gas boilers
Maintaining an electric boiler is far easier than maintaining a gas boiler. You won’t need to hire a gas-fitter, heating engineer, boiler service provider, or boiler repair company because all maintenance can be done at home in less than 30 minutes.
David Prior
David Prior is the editor of Today News, responsible for the overall editorial strategy. He is an NCTJ-qualified journalist with over 20 years’ experience, and is also editor of the award-winning hyperlocal news title Altrincham Today. His LinkedIn profile is here.
