CUT YOUR ENERGY BILL WITH A NEW BOILER
The household boiler may have been under utilised during the summer months but will soon be in near constant use during the coming colder ones. Timely advice on the benefits of a new boiler comes from the Heating Helpline.
28 September 2012 – Colder, damper winter weather will soon be upon us and so it should come as no surprise that that SSE, one of the ‘Big 6’ utility companies, has announced a whopping 9% increase in both gas and electricity prices. The sad reality is that it’s probably only a matter of time before the rest follow suit. The SSE decision affects 5 million electricity customers and 3.4 million gas customers and means SSE’s average standard dual-fuel bill will increase by more than £100 a year from £1,172 to £1,274.
Heating Helpline, the free consumer advice service, says there is one very important step you can take to cut your gas bills – if your gas boiler is around 10 years old it really is worth considering replacing it with a modern condensing boiler. The current generation of ultra efficient condensing boilers convert over 90% of the fuel they use and are up to 40% more fuel efficient than the older boilers they replace. That can represent big savings on your gas bill.
And, as the Heating Helpline points out, it’s not just money at stake but also the well being of your family – around 50 people in the UK still needlessly die every year from preventable carbon monoxide poisoning, with hundreds more made seriously ill, with the biggest culprit being older boilers, especially those that have not been regularly serviced.
So if you think it is time – for economic, environmental and safety reasons – to get your boiler replaced before winter sets in, it’s not difficult to find a reputable, reliable registered engineer. A good place to start is the Heating Helpline on 0800 840 4069 or the website at http://www.heatinghelpline.org.uk.
Operated by B&ES, the Building & Engineering Services Association, the Heating Helpline provides essential information on where homeowners can find a local, reputable installer, how to employ them, how to get the best from them and what to do in the unlikely event that things do go wrong. On the website homeowners can put in their postcode and it will produce a list of reputable, Gas Safe Registered installers in their chosen area.
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Notes to editors
Since its formation in 1904, B&ES, the Building & Engineering Services Association (formerly the HVCA) has represented the interests of companies engaged in a wide range of building and engineering services including domestic heating and renewable technologies.
B&ES members are subject to regular, third-party inspection and assessment of their technical competence and commercial capability, carried out by an independent certification body at least every three years.
B&ES members who undertake gas installations are registered with Gas Safe – the gas safety watchdog body – and are also members of TrustMark, the Government-endorsed scheme designed to direct customers towards reliable tradespeople.
B&ES operates the Heating Helpline (http://www.heatinghelpline.org.uk) to provide consumers with free, impartial advice on every aspect of home heating.
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