Handbook to save on maintenance costs of the boiler
An argument that burns that of boiler maintenance, so necessary for some, for others as useless and wasteful. To clear up any doubt comes a handbook published by the Ministry of Economic Development.
Important checks
The boilers up to 8 years of seniority, says the handbook, should be checked every 4 years, while those older than 8 years should be checked every 2 years. The fitness certification must be issued by a qualified technician, who will be obliged to draw up and sign a report that will be delivered technical control, as well as to the applicant to the competent authority that is delegated the conduct of investigations and inspections .
With membranes
The little guide published online should, if followed faithfully, lead to wide margins of savings on home heating. According to the calculations of experts of the ministry in fact a greater focus on the heating system and replacement may entail a reduction in heating costs estimated at around 20%.
In addition to the obvious economic advantages, says the Department, there would be a significant return in terms of the environment, with the drastic reduction of polluting emissions.
A goal may allow, at the level of national economic system, into the atmosphere by at least 3 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) less per year and a reduction in the consumption of 1,400 ktoe, which is a saving of energy equal to 1.4 million tonnes of oil equivalent.
Italy boilers
According to the surveys would be more than 20 million boilers installed in our country with an average yield of 70%. Those that are replaced every year, 'cause obsolete, at least one million and other new technology have a higher yield, around 85%, compared to previous models. The citizens who are installing a new boiler to replace an existing benefit from a reduction of the energy bill that is estimated to be approximately 20% per year.
The replacement of a million plants each year allows a more efficient system, resulting in a reduction of the national energy bill by about 1% per year. In addition to equipment replacement, even with their regular maintenance - following the latest time reported by the 'Instructions for the Citizen' - you can 'improve the level of efficiency up to 4.5%.
More efficiency for all
Replacement and maintenance of the boiler according to the technicians of the Ministry may contribute to a higher efficiency of resources in the order of 7% each year.
If we consider only the residential sector, whose total annual energy consumption and '20,000 ktoe (thousand tonnes of oil equivalent), the replacement of boilers and regular maintenance, involve a reduction in annual consumption of 1,400 ktoe, which correspond to a non-issuance of 3 million tons of CO2.
20/11/2009
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Source:
Italian version of CercaGeometra.it