Should My Old Boiler Be Scrapped

Copyright (c) 2011 Michael Keane

The government published its strategy on just how Great Britain is going to meet its target of cutting Carbon dioxide emissions by 34 per cent by 2020. They wanted to submit serious plans as they are yet to meet previous targets. Although a 21 percent reduction have been achieved.

The UK Low Carbon Transition Plan set out the way the UK will cut C02 emissions by more than a third from 1990 levels by 2020. The Boiler Scrappage Scheme was one aspect of the plan set out by the Labour Government to reduce carbon emissions.

The boiler scrappage scheme was made available to a number of households who still used G-rated boilers. The scheme allowed them all to alter their behaviour in ways that help combat global warming by reducing CO2. This suggested that an A-rated boiler should be installed.

Although the government scheme is now closed, the scheme in England made a lot of sense because in the UK there still are approximately 4 million inefficient 'band G' gas boilers functioning in households which emit high levels of dangerous carbon. The boiler scrappage scheme made it much more affordable to install a new energy efficient boiler. And the boiler scrappage scheme allowed it to be easier for the poorer communities to pay for this type of change. Although this scheme only lasted a short time in theory it must have made some difference to families who took advantage of the opportunity.

What to do now? Because the scheme is now finished, domestic property owners will have to seek better deals from their local plumbers for the installation of a new boiler. If the boiler in your home is over 10 years old you should definitely consider scrapping it and replacing it with an energy efficient one. A new boiler could save you up to £240 a year on your utility bills, along with letting off much less carbon into the air.

There are a lot of energy efficient boilers now on the market. What can be done is simply contact a Gas Safe registered honest plumber or plumbing company. A Gas Safe registered plumber or heating engineer should come out to your property and give you a free quotation for a new boiler installation.

Before you contact the local plumber check what kind of boiler you have. If your boiler is more than 10-years old, it's likely that it will be G-rated. When looking into it, the signs for scrapping will be the flue. The flue is the pipe on the outside of your house on the wall next to your boiler. Once your boiler is on, look to check if the flue is letting out steam. When it is, as well as being plastic then it might mean that you already have a high efficiency boiler. If, on the other hand, your flue is metal and isn't letting out any steam you probably have an older non-condensing boiler but double check with the local plumber. These older boilers let out much hotter gases - invisible to the naked eye and would melt a plastic flue.There will still be a lot of domestic properties in London without energy efficient heating systems so you are not alone.

Communities must be made aware of the difference energy efficient boilers can make to reducing utility bills. Although the boiler scrappage scheme by the government is over, local plumbers will continue to spread the word that scrapping old boilers is a great idea..

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