The latest solution to deal with current dramatically rising gas bills is now available from Zenex with their GasSaver, an energy saving device, which reduces the gas consumption required for domestic hot water by up to 40%!

The Zenex GasSaver is a boiler flue attachment that recovers heat from the waste combustion gases normally lost, and uses it to pre-heat the domestic hot water supply.

It is installed on top of a standard gas boiler as part of the flue-way and recycles heat from the waste gas.

Chris Farrell, Managing Director at Zenex Technologies said: “With all of the big six energy providers raising their prices in the last months by up to 19%, millions of Britons face a huge increase in their gas bills. Many consumers are desperate for proven money-saving solutions that will reduce their soaring expenditures.”

“The Zenex GasSaver is a device that is easy to install, has no moving parts, is silent, and does not require any electricity or gas to operate. The device recovers heat from the flue gases and helps the boiler deliver hot water much faster to the tap, reducing the need to run lukewarm water down the drain, saving both water and energy consumption.”

With average gas consumption bills of £850 per household, the Zenex GasSaver can reduce the bills by up to £220 per year.

The patented GasSaver has been independently tested by the Building Research Establishment and added to their list of approved energy saving devices.

The Zenex GasSaver is priced around £500 and is a highly cost-effective addition to a new boiler installation.

It is sold under licence by the boiler manufacturers, Baxi and Alpha, as the Baxi MultiFit GasSaver and Alpha GasSaver.

The GasSaver is also recognised under the Government’s SAP scheme and can be used to count towards the energy rating of a dwelling. These energy savings, can also help a dwelling reach the various standards under the Code For Sustainable Homes.

For more details and a full technical specification of The Zenex GasSaver, please visit the website.

This year Baxi launched their latest range of combi and system boilers, which all come with the THINK combustion management system, the cutting edge in boiler technology.

The great new range includes:

The brand new Baxi Neta-tec Combi - compact dimensions make this the perfect choice for homes where space may be limited

The Baxi Duo-tec – with additional features that made this award-winning original so popular, increasing energy efficiency and reliability.

The Megaflo System Compact – now with cupboard fit; this boiler is compatible with the Baxi Solarflo solar thermal range, making it a great system boiler for the future.

The THINK Combustion Management System.

• Gas adaptive control: continually monitors the air and gas coming in and adjusts to make sure the burner in your boiler is always working at maximum efficiency. This means you always get the heat you are paying for, for the lifetime of your boiler.

• Wide modulation range: this means that your boiler works at 100% when you need the most heat, but as your home warms up, it turns itself right down so that the temperature you have set is maintained without the boiler switching itself on and off.

• Less gas is used as a result and, consequently, lower fuel bills. It also means that your boiler doesn’t have to work so hard, so there’s less wear and tear on its parts, making it much more reliable.

• Also, because you’re not using so much gas, your carbon footprint is smaller too!

• Automatic set up: All the new Baxi boilers are suitable for both natural gas and LPG. When fitted by your installer , the boiler recognises the gas type and adapts itself accordingly, making it much easier and quicker to install.

The Benefits: Baxi boilers are now quicker to install, helping you to save more on your fuel bills.
Offer lifetime combustion efficiency and set a new benchmark in reliability.

For further information about Baxi’s latest central heating boilers, please visit the website.

Currently receiving lots of news coverage - Micro-generation is important with regard to carbon reduction.

As the manufacturer of Baxi Ecogen, the maker of the only Dual Energy Boiler available, the company understands that it’s essential to know how to claim the Feed-in Tariff (FiT), to enable you to benefit from the payback as soon as your appliance is installed.

The Feed-in Tariff or FiT is a fixed payment for the electricity you generate in your home, whether you use it yourself or export it into the national electricity grid.
For Baxi Ecogen Dual Energy System the Generation tariff is 10p per kWh.
Export tariff - an additional payment for each kWh you export back to the national grid. For Baxi Ecogen this is 3p per kWh and is index linked.

How to get FiT
Baxi has put together a simple step by step guide to claiming the Feed-in Tariff for the Baxi Ecogen Dual Energy System:

• Step 1 Check the installer is MCS certified. MCS stands for Microgeneration Certification Scheme. You can find an MCS certified installer on the Baxi website, http://installers.baxi.co.uk/.

• Step 2 Check that the product is MCS certified. Baxi Ecogen Dual Energy System is MCS certified, making it eligible for the Feed-in Tariff.

• Step 3 Obtain the MCS certificate from the installer. It needs to be presented to your chosen FiT supplier, so that they can complete the registration process.

• Step 4 Choose your Feed-in Tariff supplier - you can apply for FiT from your chosen electricity provider. You can either contact your existing provider to discuss the process for claiming FiT, or visit http://www.baxi.co.uk/products/suppliers-who-offer-feed-in-tariff.htm, for details of other providers.

• You will also need an approved generator meter, which should have been fitted by the installer when your Baxi Ecogen was installed.

Once your electricity provider has processed your application, you will start to receive FiT payments. These will be paid quarterly in arrears and will appear on your electricity bill, and will also include credit for any electricity you have exported.

What is Baxi Ecogen dual energy system?
Baxi Ecogen dual energy system provides efficient gas central heating and hot water and also generates electricity for use in the home.

For more information on Feed-in Tariffs or the Baxi Ecogen dual energy system, please visit the website.

Tel: (0844) 871 1525.

With energy prices soaring and temperatures plummeting this winter, now is the perfect time to wise up on the most cost effective changes you could be making within the home.

VPhase has compiled the following Top Ten Money & Energy Saving Tips to help your home, your pocket and the environment in 2011:

1. Domestic Voltage Optimisation
Save energy, CO2 and around 10% off your electricity bills, by installing a VPhase voltage optimisation device.

The unit costs approximately £250 when installed by a qualified electrician and sits next to your fuse box. It’s simply a matter of fit, forget and save instantly! To see how much you can save visit theVPhase website.

2. Energy Saving Light Bulbs
Energy saving light bulbs use 80% less electricity than traditional bulbs and last 10 times as long; by swapping all the light bulbs in your home you could save around £37 per year.

3. Briquette Maker
Recycle unwanted packaging and paper and turn it into a natural and effective alternative to charcoal.

4. Upgrade Home Appliances
Home appliances account for a significant chunk of your household CO2 emissions, so treat yourself by upgrading to Energy Saving Trust recommended home appliances.

5. Turn Down Your Thermostat
Turning your thermostat down by just 1°C could save you around £55 a year.

6. Generate Your Own Electricity
Investing in renewable energy technologies like solar panels, will not only help reduce your CO2 emissions but will also be an added financial benefit for the coming year. Renewable energy technologies are a great investment - especially with government feed-in tariffs now in place.

7. Switch Off
Leaving appliances plugged in and switched on at the socket means they are still using energy.

8. Home Insulation
Did you know around half of heat lost in a typical home is through the walls? Cavity-wall and loft insulation can save you money and make your home warmer and more comfortable.

9. Plug In Energy Meter
Be more aware of how much energy your various electrical appliances consume with an energy meter. You can also check the overall incoming voltage level to your property.

10. Replace Your Boiler
Save up to £225 a year on your heating bills, by replacing an old G-rated boiler with an A-rated condensing boiler.

For more information about energy saving products please visit the VPhase website.

Everest, one of the UK’s leading home improvement companies, has launched a new business arm, Everest Energy.

The business will initially operate in the Meridian television region across the South of England prior to a national roll-out, and will focus exclusively on selling and installing boilers and central heating systems, solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, which generate cheap green electricity from sunlight, and a selection of other energy efficiency products for the home.

Simon Jarman, Everest’s Managing Director, said: “Everest has been improving homes for many years with its energy efficient windows and we feel that the time is now right to move into energy generation.

As with its home improvements business, Everest Energy will only install the highest quality and most efficient products on the market. It will therefore only fit highly energy efficient ‘A’ rated boilers.

It is estimated that approximately 4 million homes in England are fitted with the least efficient types of boilers, which are potentially costing households hundreds of pounds annually in higher energy bills and are more harmful to the environment.

Everest’s Solar PV panels can save the average household up to 40%5 off a household’s electricity costs, meaning UK households could save up to £5 billion a year collectively – or £186.40 each - on their energy bills by having these panels installed.

In addition, in April 2010 the Government launched the Feed-in Tariff (‘FIT’) scheme, which means that energy suppliers have to make regular payments to householders and communities, who generate their own electricity from renewable or low carbon sources, such as Solar PV or wind turbines.

Homeowners with Solar PV panels can earn 41.3 pence for every kWh produced regardless of whether it is sent back into the grid, which could equate to £1,200 per year or over £30,000 over 25 years with a 2.88kWp system.

The full range of products available from Everest Energy includes:

• High efficiency boilers; Passive heating monitoring; Solar PV panels;

• Solar Thermal panels Loft insulation; Cavity wall insulation; Voltage optimisation.

Everest Energy will not be providing an emergency boiler repair service.

For further information on the Everest new energy products, please visit the website.

Tel: (0800) 008 7167

According to a recent Mintel study, going green and being more eco friendly is becoming a priority in many UK households.
The latest report revealed that almost six in ten adults in the UK aged 25+, claim to be more aware of their effect on the environment, and feel that they have a duty to protect it (2010).

There is no escaping the fact that the way we live our lives is having a big impact on the environment and slowly but surely, people are starting to do what they can, in a bid to combat high energy bills and global warming.

A few simple changes can go a long way and like charity, going green begins at home.

Becoming more eco friendly is mainly down to being more efficient at home and adjusting the way we do things in small steps.

Here are five top tips to help you begin:

1. Conserve energy and electricity use.
One of the easiest ways to save money and decrease your impact on the environment is to reduce your monthly energy usage.

Simple things like turning off all appliances when not in use, changing light bulbs to energy efficient ones and replacing appliances using higher energy.

Fill washing machines and dishwashers to maximum capacity.

2. Heating and hot water
According to Energy Saving Trust UK, boilers account for around 60% of the carbon dioxide emissions in a gas heated home.

By replacing an old G rated boiler with a new high efficiency condensing boiler and improving your heating controls, you will significantly cut your home’s carbon dioxide emissions and save as much as £225 a year.

3. Floor insulation
Insulating under your floorboards will reduce heating bills and improve the comfort of your home. You could save around £50 a year by insulating any type of wood flooring in your home.

Gaps and cracks around floors and skirting boards are easy to fill yourself, with sealant, which could also save you a further £20 a year.

4. Clean green
Stop buying household cleaners that are potentially toxic to both you and the environment.

Check products before purchase and look for eco-friendly ingredients that perform just as effectively.

Brands such as Ecover, offer effective plant based cleaning products for the home. These products are usually biodegradable and don’t harm wildlife if they get into water-courses.

5. Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
Implement the three ‘R’s in your household - by Reducing how much you use, Reusing what you can, and then Recycling the rest.
Excess waste is a huge part of pollution, so doing your best not to create or wrongly dispose of rubbish will definitely help the environment.

For further information about creating an eco-friendlyhome , please visit the websites provided.

http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/
http://www.1926woodflooring.co.uk/acatalog/Products_Underlays_167.html
http://www.ecover.com/gb/en/

Baxi Ecogen is the first, commercially available micro-CHP (Combined Heat and Power) unit for the home.

“Baxi Ecogen heralds the most important step-change for the home heating industry since the condensing boiler” says Mark Kelly, Baxi Group’s CEO. “This is the first, wall-hung micro-CHP unit.

In addition to being available for private homes, it can be specified by local authorities, housing associations and private developers. It will help them meet Level 3 of the Code for Sustainable Homes; tackle fuel poverty issues more effectively and significantly cut carbon emissions. Baxi Ecogen is a unique, world-class technology for the 21st century home”.

• The appliance’s Free Piston Stirling Engine (FPSE) generates up to 1kWh of electricity, whilst providing abundant supplies of space heating and hot water for the home.

• The unit responds to an initial heat demand up to 6kW by igniting the engine gas burner. The heat causes the gas inside the FPSE to expand, moving a piston up and down between a copper coil. As a result, electricity is generated in a similar way to an alternator in a car.

• If the heat demand moves above 6kW, Baxi Ecogen’s supplementary burner fires up to offer an additional 18kW of heat. As the heat demand in the home falls, the appliance’s controls can modulate operation down to 3kW, while still generating electricity to provide maximum energy efficiency.

• Extensive field trials in over 400 UK homes have shown that Baxi Ecogen units can reliably satisfy up to two thirds of a typical household’s electrical requirements.

For all electricity generated, the householder will receive 10pkWh, using the recently announced Government Feed-In Tariffs (FIT) scheme, effective from April 2010. Any unused electricity can be exported back to the grid for which the householder will receive a further 3pkWh.

Using its many years’ experience as Europe’s premier heating equipment manufacturer, Baxi Group has designed the appliance to be a similar size to a conventional wall-hung domestic boiler. The unit is suitable for use on open vented and sealed systems, making it ideal for straightforward specification and installation within a wide variety of new-build and replacement projects.

Dedicated intelligent Baxi controls can be incorporated into the system, to enhance comfort, increase energy efficiency even further and ensure the unit is suitable for a broad range of property types and sizes.

For further information visit the Baxi Ecogen website.

Tel: (0844) 871 1525

Consumers may be missing out on thousands of pounds of government-funded initiatives available across the UK, according to Home Heating Guide, the leading online resource for domestic heating and energy issues.

Home Heating Guide have established that many homeowners may find they are eligible for home energy efficiency grants that cover the installation of new high efficiency condensing boilers, central heating systems and home insulation, in a Government drive to reduce domestic household carbon emissions.

The initiatives available across, England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland are operated regionally, with varying criteria and grant amounts, which is explained in greater detail online at Home Heating Guide.

David Holmes of Home Heating Guide commented “many homeowners are unaware that grants are available, which cover a relatively wide criteria and not just reserved for a lucky few; so we’re encouraging consumers, especially those on benefits, to check on our website to find out if they are eligible”

In addition to grants, consumers will also benefit in the form of lower fuel bills, a condensing boiler can reduce household energy bills by up to £235, with a potential reduction in CO2 emissions of up to 1,260 kg/year.

Loft insulation and cavity wall insulation, can reduce bills even further, by up to £265 and a whopping 1,410 kg/year saving in CO2 emissions, a very significant amount, not only to the consumers pocket, but also the environment.

For those who may not qualify for a full grant, some regions operate a partial grant or rebate system, which is usually aimed at over 60’s who are not on benefits, but may need help with a heating system or energy efficiency advice.

Either way consumers are urged to apply now, in the quieter and warmer months, to ensure their application is processed in preparation for winter.

For more information on home heating grants and rebates, visit:
Web: http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk

Staggering increases in gas and electricity prices have resulted in a plethora of energy saving tips from the Government and the energy companies; but the fact remains, if we want to pay less for our gas, we’ve got to use less.

Gas-elec’s g-save is a new energy saving device, launched in October 2008 – in trial conditions and has so far come up with impressive savings – from 22% in a 2 bedroom terraced cottage to 34% in a 4 bedroom detached house (calculated on actual meter readings with, and without, the g-save).

In February 2009, Good Housekeeping magazine awarded the g-save their Innovation of the Month, when it achieved savings of 31% in trials.

The g-save is a ‘smart’ technology boiler economizer, which effectively manages the amount of fuel a typical central heating boiler uses:

• In a standard domestic heating system, there is a time lag between the thermostat demanding heat from the boiler and then registering that the water or room is hot enough.
• The thermostat eventually cuts off the demand but, due to the heat that still has to work through the system, the time lag causes the hot water or the room to become overheated, so fuel is wasted.
• The g-save economizer is unique, as it has two electronic timers each pulsing at different pre-set times, which run twenty four hours a day, seven days a week.
• One timer is wired into the room thermostat, whilst the other is wired into the hot water cylinder thermostat wiring.
• The g-save pulses the demand for heat, so that the latent heat in the system is still moved around and used to full effect, even when the boiler is not active, thus making substantial savings on gas usage.

The unit, which works on gas, oil or LPG-fuelled installations, retails at £156 including VAT, or £216 for supply and fit including VAT.

The g-save economizer has been developed and patented by gas-elec, one of the UK’s leading specialist safety and service companies.

Web: http://www.gas-elec.co.uk/gsave
Tel: (01895) 420777

E.ON, one of the UK’s largest power and gas companies, has reaffirmed its commitment to helping households reduce their gas bills, by offering £700 off a new boiler for a limited time only.*

For people over the age of 60, this amount could increase to £1,000.

The Energy Saving Trust has advised that replacing an older boiler with a new energy efficient condensing boiler, could save households around a third on their heating bills, which with full heating controls, could save UK households as much as £270 a year.

As well as the financial savings, energy efficient boilers also reduce household carbon dioxide emissions by up to 875kg a year.

In addition to immediate and ongoing savings on heating bills, replacing an old boiler can also add value to the home, making it easier to sell in a slow market, with research from the Energy Saving Trust showing that nearly 70% of Britons believe that energy efficiency is important when buying a home, and that over a third of home buyers would be put off buying a property with an outdated heating system.

David Topping, Head of Commercial Operations at E.ON UK Retail, said: “It’s a difficult time for many families in the UK and we want to do what we can to help with this. By providing £700 or more, off a new energy efficient boiler, we can reduce the initial expense and households can benefit from the immediate reduction in their heating bills.”

For further information, or to find out if this offer is available in your area, visit:

Web: http://www.eonenergy.com/heating

* Terms and conditions apply, available on request.  Subject to availability.(Offer ends on 15th September)