Leeds home leading the way with new Baxi Bermuda BBU HE

A home in Leeds is one of the first in the country to benefit from a new high efficiency back boiler from Baxi. The householder has had his 15 year old back boiler and gas fire replaced with a Baxi Bermuda BBU HE and Valor Dimension electric fire.

“The installation went very well,” he says. “It took less than a day to remove the old boiler and flue and replace them. The fire surround and back plate were removed, but they came out easily and were refitted once the installation was complete.

“The only pipe work that needed altering was in the fireplace, to change the side for the water pipe, which was so much easier than re-siting the boiler and having new pipes fitted throughout the house. And we didn’t need to redecorate.

“The new boiler is working very well. It’s much quieter than the boiler we took out, and we are enjoying plenty of hot water. We chose the Classica fire in the pewter finish. It’s really realistic and very easy to operate. In fact, we’ve been able to ‘fit and forget’.”

The Baxi Bermuda BBU HE is a fully room sealed 15kW heat only boiler. It is over 90 per cent efficient so householders will benefit from a substantial saving on energy bills. And it has a Class 5 NOx rating (the best), so it helps to protect the environment.

The integral condensate pump allows the condensate to be discharged into the drain via a 10mm pipe which fits neatly along the skirting. Alternatively it can routed vertically into the soil stack. It has a lightweight cast aluminium/silicone alloy heat exchanger and uses high quality tried and tested components that heating engineers will be familiar with.

It takes combustion air from outside and vents waste gas up the fully sealed, one piece flexible concentric flue liner. A special reusable ‘flue nose’ helps to guide the new flue system down the chimney.

The boiler is factory set to save time during installation and is fully modulating, matching heat output to heat demand, making it extremely energy efficient and economical to run.

The package includes a state-of-the-art Valor Dimension electric fire, featuring the very latest patented hologram technology to create an exceptionally lifelike three dimension coal effect fire. The fire is simply plugged in to a convenient socket to complete the installation. It will produce a 2kW heat output if required. If the flame effect is required without any heat, it costs less than two pence per day to run.

Baxi has created a handy on-line product selector (www.baxibermuda.com) which guides installers through the process of surveying the site to confirm its suitability for installing a replacement, and then helps the householder to choose their perfect Valor Dimensions electric fire and surround combination from all the options available. When the questionnaire has been completed, a shopping list of components can be printed off to take to your merchant.

A Baxi Bermuda HE back boiler unit course is available at selected Baxi Group training centres. The aim of the course is for installers to get to know the Baxi Bermuda BBU HE and how it works and to learn how to install the back boiler, flue and fire front. Please visit www.baxigrouptraining.co.uk/courses/bbu-he for details.

Baxi and Valor are both part of Baxi Group, so the whole package is available conveniently from one supplier. Both the BBU HE and the Dimension fire come with a two-year warranty. As with all Baxi Group products they are backed by heateam, the service division of Baxi Group. heateam provides responsive and knowledgeable customer service, technical backup, and has a national network of over 270 highly skilled engineers.

For more information please visit www.baxibermuda.com, email info@baxi.co.uk or telephone 0844 871 1525.