Are there alternatives to condensing boilers?
If you are off the gas main, and are concerned about price fluctuations for oil and LPG, there are three main alternatives to condensing boilers, all of which can work with traditional radiator-based central heating systems, but all of which are likely to cost more to install than a normal gas boiler system: • Biomass boilers burn wood or, more commonly, processed fuel derived from wood, such as woodchip or pellets. Pellets are the easiest to handle and can be supplied in bags or by a tanker; they can be used with fully automatic heating systems, require very little de-ashing and take up least storage space. However they tend to be a fairly expensive fuel, and bulk deliveries by tanker are not available everywhere. Woodchip is a useful compromise, especially for larger boiler systems. All biomass heating systems have the added advantage that they are broadly carbon neutral when using wood grown from carefully managed sources. More information about wood fuel can wood central heating sy
