{"id":1677,"date":"2010-01-06T07:00:03","date_gmt":"2010-01-06T07:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/other\/web-sites\/glow-worm-applauds-boiler-scrappage-scheme"},"modified":"2010-01-06T07:00:04","modified_gmt":"2010-01-06T07:00:04","slug":"glow-worm-applauds-boiler-scrappage-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/other\/web-sites\/glow-worm-applauds-boiler-scrappage-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Glow-worm Applauds Boiler Scrappage Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/images\/glow-worm-boilers\/boiler-calculator.jpg\" class=\"right\" alt=\"Glow-worm Applauds Boiler Scrappage Scheme \" \/>The Boiler Scrappage Scheme has moved a step closer to reality following its inclusion in the Pre-Budget Report from Alistair Darling.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of the campaign \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcReheat Britain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 say that the scheme, much like the car scrappage scheme, will help households replace costly, inefficient boilers with a grant of \u00c2\u00a3400 to contribute to the replacement costs.<\/p>\n<p>In addition homeowners will save up to \u00c2\u00a3310* a year in fuel bills by replacing a less efficient boiler, which with the additional benefit of the \u00c2\u00a3400 grant makes this proposition even more attractive.<\/p>\n<p>Glow-worm, the leading boiler and heating appliances manufacturer, has been supporting the petition scheme since its launch in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>The decision will now mean that homeowners can receive a \u00c2\u00a3400 incentive to scrap G rated boilers. The scheme is likely to help over 125,000 households a year, when it comes into fruition this year.<\/p>\n<p>Darren Finely, Commercial Director at Glow-worm says: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153There is approximately 4 to 4.5 million homes with old style boilers, which are working on efficiencies of around 70%.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s energy efficient SEDBUK A rated boilers can achieve efficiencies of anything up to 90% plus.<\/p>\n<p>Add this to advances in home insulation controls and solar thermal, then there are seriously significant amounts of energy savings for people and direct benefit to the environment.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Energy Saving Trust offer a credible list of recommended A rated boilers, including the full A range from Glow-worm, and we would encourage homeowners to consult this list to ensure that they find the right boiler.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>To read about Glow-worm\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s continued support of the scheme visit them at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.glow-wormheating.co.uk\/boiler-scrappage-scheme\/boiler-scrappage-scheme.php\" title=\"Glow Worm\">www.needanewboiler.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>*Energy saving and consumption, calculated using DEFRA data for a three bedroom semi-detached house, with an old heavy weight boiler.<br \/>\nMoney saving calculated using the British Gas Websaver tariff September 2009.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Boiler Scrappage Scheme has moved a step closer to reality following its inclusion in the Pre-Budget Report from Alistair Darling. Supporters of the campaign \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcReheat Britain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 say that the scheme, much like the car scrappage scheme, will help households replace costly, inefficient boilers with a grant of \u00c2\u00a3400 to contribute to the replacement costs. In addition homeowners will save up to \u00c2\u00a3310* a year in fuel bills by replacing a less efficient boiler, which with the additional benefit of the \u00c2\u00a3400 grant makes this proposition even more attractive. Glow-worm, the leading boiler and heating appliances manufacturer, has been supporting &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/other\/web-sites\/glow-worm-applauds-boiler-scrappage-scheme\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[286,284,273],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1677"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1677"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1677\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}