by Stephen | July 10th, 2015 | Blog
Your home’s boiler is an important and rather complicated piece of machinery, and must be installed correctly and checked regularly for upkeep and maintenance, by a trained professional.
Ensuring your boiler is properly installed and is in good working order, is key to running your house and keeping your family warm when the temperature outside drops!
What makes up a truly good boiler? Efficiency, durability, longevity, controls, but in the end this is the device that has to keep you warm during the long cold winter months.
This year, our Afterglow technicians have corrected more boiler installation errors by other contractors than ever before. Yikes! We are repairing systems suffering from a variety of issues: piping, pump conflicts, venting problems, bad control strategies. Overall, we’ve been improving the performance of residential boilers from Guelph to Stratford, Orillia to Port Dover!
If your boiler is sick, hasn’t been checked recently, or you are unsure who installed it, or when it was installed, give us a ring: 519-747-7732! One of our friendly, qualified technicians will be right over to examine your boiler, make sure it is working well and running smoothly.
If you’re interested in purchasing a residential boiler, check out our top 5 blog! It lists the best boilers available in Canada based on model, style, efficiency AFUE, its heat exchanger, water content and more.
Afterglow. Water, warmth, well-being.
by Stephen | June 12th, 2015 | Blog
These are the best residential boilers available in Canada, according to Afterglow.
A lot of things make up a truly good boiler – efficiency, durability, longevity, controls – but in the end this is the device that has to keep you warm during the long cold winter months.
These boilers are mid to high-range in price. But buyer-beware, cheaper boilers not featured on this list can burn brightly at 95% efficiency, but they won’t burn long. Too many times have we seen low-end boiler suffer serious break-downs within just a few years of service.
Top honours goes to the Canadian-made IBC for its durable stainless steel heat exchanger, powerful control, and price.
Provided below are the top five boilers available today:
Full specs below:
| Boiler Make |
IBC |
Viessmann |
Triangle Tube |
IBC |
Viessmann |
| Model |
SL20-115 G2 |
Vitodens 100 WB1B-35 |
Solo 110 |
VFC15-150 |
Vitodens 222-F – 35 |
| Style |
Heating |
Heating |
Heating |
Heating |
DHW Combi Boiler |
Efficiency
AFUE |
95.0% |
94.0% |
95.0% |
95.0% |
95.0% |
| Heat Exchanger (HX) Material |
439 Ti Stainless Steel |
316 Ti Stainless Steel |
439 Ti Stainless Steel |
316 Ti Stainless Steel |
316 Ti Stainless Steel |
Water Content
(USG) |
2.9 |
0.87 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
1.02 |
Low Fire Rate
(BTUH) |
20,000 |
37,000 |
30,000 |
15,000 |
19,000 |
High Fire Rate
(BTUH) |
115,000 |
110,000 |
118,000 |
150,000 |
125,000 |
| Max Temp |
190 |
176 |
180 |
190 |
165 |
| Head Loss through HX |
4’ at 10 gpm |
10’ at 5 gpm |
1’ at 10 gpm |
4’ at 10 gpm |
10’ at 5 gpm |
| Warranty |
1 Yr Labour / 2 Yr Parts / Limited Lifetime on Heat Exchanger |
1 Yr Labour / 2 Yr Parts / Limited Lifetime on Heat Exchanger |
1 Yr Labour / 2 Yr Parts /10 Years Exchanger |
1 Yr Labour / 2 Yr Parts / Limited Lifetime on Heat Exchanger |
1 Yr Labour / 2 Yr Parts / Limited Lifetime on Heat Exchanger |
| In Business Since |
1994 |
1917 |
1946 |
1994 |
1917 |
| Boiler Made Since |
2011 |
2008 |
2000 |
2003 |
2014 |
| Made In |
Canada |
Germany via Waterloo, ON |
Belgium |
Canada |
Germany via Waterloo, ON |
| Parts |
Parts at local supplier |
Factory in Waterloo |
In stock at Afterglow |
Parts at local supplier |
Factory in Waterloo |
| Service |
Every Year |
Every Year |
Every Year |
Every Year |
Every Year |
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If you have any questions about heating, cooling or boilers, just give a call!
Afterglow. Water, warmth, well-being.
