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Gas, propane and oil – how different are they?

While many in the Oil Installer community deal solely with oil-fuelled heating, it is useful to understand the range of options open to customers that are installing or replacing a heating system. Here, Sean Keleher, technical director at Navien UK, considers what influences boiler choice, and discusses some of the benefits or drawbacks of the fuel that powers it.

Navien UK boiler choice

We are no strangers to a bitter winter in the UK and Ireland, which is why our home heating systems have evolved to use the best available fuel sources available. While new technologies such as solar thermal boilers and air-sourced heat pumps are starting to appear in homes across the islands, most of our heating systems are still powered by three types of fossil fuel: natural gas, propane and oil.

Each fuel has its own benefits and drawbacks – and it is useful for installers to have knowledge of all three . . .

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