Gas home heating boilers are a very popular choice for home heating needs in various parts of the world. Needless to say they are the number one choice in many countries of Northern Europe where they can lay pipes around the country fed by the gas reserves in the North Sea and elsewhere around the northern coasts of Europe.
A natural gas supply certainly makes the idea of gas central heating boilers a very appealing one - no fuel storage means clean and easy heating and you will not have to getting fresh fuel supplies. Even without a natural gas supply to your door, liquid propane can make gas an attractive option.
But why go to the trouble of switching to gas for your home heating boiler? for one thing gas is highly cost effective and usually comes up cheaper than most any other kind of fuel. It is king amongst the reliable fuels (oil, gas and electricity) - though if you own a wood you might find wood powered heating cheaper!
Gas systems are much more efficient than they once were (thanks to environmental concerns pressed by governments and consumers). There is also a perfectly reasonably option to combine your home hot water boilers functions with the heating. These combination boilers work very well and are certainly worth looking into.