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In the 1960’s back boilers were common sights in almost every household. Today as people install more modern boilers, back boilers are slowly becoming rare sight. Finding the same make of back boiler for replacement of your old back boiler system can be a bit challenging. Despite this, back boilers still retain their reputation of reliability and durability. 

Back boilers, as their name suggests, are small boilers fitted behind fireplaces and stoves. They are used to provide hot water and during the winter months for heating radiators. They were and continue to be a very reliable source of heat for the whole house. Back Boilers >>

Back Boilers

Baxi Back Boilers

Back Boiler Banned?

Picture of back boilers.

Picture of Baxi Back Boilers. 

During the last ten years great improvements have been made towards the efficiency of back boilers. New systems such as the Baxi Bermuda System, have reduced the amount of space required and improved the energy efficiency of the system. [...]

Several warnings about solid fuel back boilers have instilled fear for gas back boilers in many home owners and tenants. [...]

Fear towards back boilers has also developed due to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) warnings regarding explosions resulting from reuse of fireplaces with redundant back boilers. This risk is however easily avoided by replacing the back boiler with a new gas back boiler. [...]