Glow-worm Betacom 24a Review

The Glow Worm Betacom 24a is a small condensing combi boiler. This would be suitable for a small home or apartment.

It’s recommended that you accurately study your hot water and central heating system usage. As you would expect the 24Kw used to heat your hot water is not for high hot water demand in larger homes.

The flow rate is 9 litres per minute, which is not really ideal for 2 people using baths or showers at the same time.

However, you could not sufficiently heat your home and use the hot water for baths and or showers at the same time, without setting the boiler at a higher, less energy-efficient setting.

Yet, it’s a great budget option for an apartment or small home and if you want to pay monthly for this boiler you can with boilers on finance.

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Heating Controls

In the classic Glow Worm fashion, you have immediate button controls on the boiler front panel.

It has a power button just up and to the left of the great LCD display.

This display is quite sharp and clear.

The mode button is in the middle, just underneath the display. It’s surrounded by plus and minus buttons for easy and fluid control of your temperature.

It has a range of options you can thumb through, regarding presets and multiple energy efficiency options.;

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How big is the Glow Worm Betacom 24a?

This particular boiler is on the smaller side.

Its exact dimensions are 740mm in height, 418mm in width, and 300mm in depth.

This is tall and slightly wider than the average model, regarding its performance output.

However, it’s still very capable of fitting inside a kitchen cupboard and happily wall-mounted inside a pantry.

The Glow Worm combi boiler is great for small apartments as most of its mass is controlled by its vertical design. You won’t need to move chairs and tables out of the way, even for a small living space.

What homes is the Betacom 24a combi boiler best suited to?

The Glow Worm Betacom 24a combi is manufactured to generally suit to people who live in apartments and small homes.

This would be great for a couple in a 2-bedroom home or someone who lives in an apartment with 2 to 3 people.

It’s recommended that you know how much you use your central heating and what the needs of your household are.

Bear in mind that 9 litres per minute can get used up pretty quickly if you have your central heating on and someone is using the shower.

It’s best suited for couples living on a budget and bachelors looking for a cheap and cheerful option.

How long is the warranty on the Glow Worm Betacom 24a?

As with most of Glow Worm’s products, this boiler comes with a standard warranty for 2 years.

This is quite a reasonable amount of coverage for a standard boiler from a budget-friendly brand.

However, unlike many other brands of a similar nature, Glow Worm is willing to increase your warranty to 5 years if you sign up for their Energy Club.

This is harmless as all they do is check how you’re using your boiler, how the machine is doing, and so forth.

This is presumably so they can design better boilers in the future to meet consumer demands.

Energy Efficiency

There are some things you can critique Glow Worm for, but accusing them of not being energy efficient certainly is barking up the wrong tree.

Its energy efficiency rating is an impressive 89%.

Considering that it’s a smaller model, one might not be so surprised until you see the following.

It’s been given an ERP rating of A for water and A for heat.

For such a small package this is quite impressive. The band rating is B but overall, it’s more than you might expect from a 24Kw boiler.

How much does a Glow Worm Betacom 24a Cost?

The average cost for a new boiler you might see for the Glow Worm Betacom 24a is about £590.

This includes VAT but not installation fees, some might say compared to other products in the same category this is a little steep.

However, you get what you pay for regarding its fantastic energy efficiency performance.

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Conclusion:

This Glow Worm boiler is a small package, able to fit into a kitchen cupboard, easily wall-mounted and virtually comes with the option of a 5-year warranty. Altogether, it’s the average price for above-average performance.

The Glow Worm 24a is great for a young couple living in an apartment or small home of 2 (possibly 3) bedrooms. The ERP ratings speak for themselves and it has fluid controls so you can set it to how you like for your lifestyle.

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