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Home owners urged to ditch boilers for green alternative
24/02/10
Edited by Tom Bardsley. Instead of using the government's scrappage scheme to replace one boiler with another, residential property owners should join the "renewables revolution" and opt for a heat pump, it has been claimed.
Daikin UK, which specialises in manufacturing the devices, said they offer three times the efficiency of the top performing boilers and generate two-thirds of the heat for homes and hot water for free from the air.
Heat pumps work at temperatures as low as minus 20 degrees C and do not require central heating systems to be replaced.
Compared with a G-rated boiler, they could save around £670 a year on fuel bills. Against an A-rated boiler, Daikin said they typically offer annual savings of up to £270.
Furthermore, not only do heat pumps qualify for the £400 boiler scrappage scheme voucher but also they are eligible for a grant of up to £900 from the government's Low Carbon Buildings Programme.
In addition, Daikin offers a £500 discount on the devices.
The boiler scrappage scheme aims to replace 125,000 G-rated boilers in England, as well as supporting jobs for around 130,000 plumbers and installers.
