Write a 6 page essay on Condensing Boilers.Download file to see previous pages... These are the key components needed to take into consideration when calculating the heating load and size of the conde

Write a 6 page essay on Condensing Boilers.

These are the key components needed to take into consideration when calculating the heating load and size of the condensing boiler needed for this house. The design conditions for this house in southeast England are fairly neutral. There is a temperature variance throughout the year of 25 degrees Celsius. The temperature goes from, on average, 0 degrees Celsius in January up to around 25 degrees Celsius in the peak months of summer. Rainfall remains pretty constant throughout the year, ranging from 45-80 millimeters a month with the summer averages slightly lower than the winter ones. This house has eight rooms that require heat. The room that will require the greatest amount of heat is the living room. The living room is the largest room in the house and also has two windows which, in the wintertime, will be a major source for heat loss in that room. The bedrooms will not have as high of a demand for heat due to the fact that these rooms are smaller in size as well as one the upper level. Heat rises so they are naturally warmer than the downstairs. Bedroom one and bedroom two would require around the same amount of heat due to the fact that they are approximately the same size, in about the same location within the house, they have the same size windows and doorways, as well as the same number of occupants. The heating requirement for each room will vary based upon the size of the room, the location in the house, the number of windows, and the normal occupancy of the room. We will also need to take into consideration the insulation of the walls, ceiling, floors, and windows. Appliances also emit heat, but they are less trivial factors when compared to the ones stated above....

There have been laws enacted to help reduce the amount of fuel consumed by homes in England for

years now. In 1981 the Energy Conservation Act mandated that certain domestic appliances be labeled

as to their fuel efficiency. In 2000 the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act was passed and said

that Parliament will provide assistance to those who are fuel poor and upgarding to more fuel efficient

boilers and other such appliances. The latest and most current is the Energy White Paper (2003). The

Paper describes energy efficiency as "the cheapest, cleanest, and safest way of addressing our energy

policy objectives" (POSTnote, 2005). This Paper, in theory, will have dramatic potential for carbon

savings as well as reduced energy consumption. This Paper describes energy efficiency as the cheapest

and safest way to address our energy policy objectives.

The downfall to reduced costs of fuel with more energy efficient devices is that some people

take the savings as an opportunity to increase their energy usage. If energy is cheaper, then some

people can use more of it. This means that energy efficiency will not always produce reduced

consumption (Wilhite, 2004). The current legislation has helped to raise public awareness of the

problem. Before a lot of the public was unaware and therefore could do nothing to correct it. Now, the

public is made to be conscientious of the problem with the Building regulations and Acts passed within

the last few years.

Part L of the Building Regulations now mandates that any new installation of boilers in England

must consist of condensing boilers, unless there are extenuating circumstances.