Energy Efficient Boilers

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Central heating isn’t exactly an inspiring conversation choice. Nobody even likes thinking about their bills other than to wish for them to disappear. But heating our home is something we all have to do in one way or another and unfortunately we have to pay for it.
You can make a few small changes to your home and appliances that will keep the heat in and the bills down and go a little way to reducing your CO2 emissions.
Most of us use gas boilers to heat our home. Gone are the days when you needed a large space, separate to your boiler, for the hot water tank thanks to the combi-boiler. Not only do combination boilers save you space [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], they also save you money.
Combi-boilers only heat up the water when you need it. This mean that you will save on your energy bills because you won’t have the heating on all the time just so that you can have a hot shower in the morning and you will be using less power so you’ll reduce your carbon footprint.
You should also replace your old boiler with an energy-efficient one [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], known as condensers. These use the gases that would normally escape through the flue to condense the water vapour in the tank back into water. So you’ll save power and reduce heat loss.
This summer, British Gas is making the switch more affordable. If you buy a new boiler from them before 25 July you could save ￡852 [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], including ￡400 off a new boiler [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], free home care for one year worth ￡204 and free radiator heating and controls installation worth ￡248. Plus you could save around ￡170 a year on your heating bills.
The heating controls offer further savings potential. By using timers and individual thermostats on each radiator and having full control over the heating in your house, you can chop another ￡100 off your annual heating bills.
If everyone in the UK installed a new energy-efficient combi-boiler we would save 13 million tonnes of CO2 and enough energy to heat 3.4 million homes for a year.
Once you’ve spent the money on keeping your home warm [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], don’t let the heat escape. Nearly half of the heat from your home is lost through the roof and walls [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], so you will save a considerable sum by getting the proper insulation.
Insulation will pay for itself in less than two years. It will cost around ￡700 to install the proper insulation for your cavity walls and roof but it can save you ￡365 a year on your electricity bills and you will qualify for a tax rebate from your local authority of up to ￡125.
British Gas is not just a gas supplier. They are also an electricity supplier and can also help you with the installation of a new Worcester boiler.
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