http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/does-the-boiler-scrappage-scheme-fail-the-poor.html Central Heating, Insulation and Boiler Information Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:51:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/does-the-boiler-scrappage-scheme-fail-the-poor.html/comment-page-1#comment-560 steven nunes Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:58:07 +0000 http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/?p=409#comment-560 would it be poss for someone to contact with ref to scrappage scheme running.i would need info if my boiler is condamed ,where do i stand with no heating or hotwater. does the scrappage scheme still apply?? would it be poss for someone to contact with ref to scrappage scheme running.i would need info if my boiler is condamed ,where do i stand with no heating or hotwater. does the scrappage scheme still apply??

]]> http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/does-the-boiler-scrappage-scheme-fail-the-poor.html/comment-page-1#comment-525 Perry525 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:31:13 +0000 http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/?p=409#comment-525 Some thirty odd years ago I drove down to our local plumbing shop bought a boiler popped it into the back of my Cortina took it home and fitted my own central heating. I turned it on and left it on for thirty odd years, in that time one thermocouple burnt through and I cleaned it twice. It has a cast iron heat exchanger and a pilot light and it has lasted well. There are plenty of spares available for it and I expect it will go on for years to come. Why would anyone wish to replace a solid reliable unit such as that? With a modern complicated condensing boiler? They tell us that condensing boilers are more efficient, but that only applies up to the moment they reach operating temperature and after that they are much the same as the old ones (allowing for the pilot light) The condensing boilers are all self certified by the manufacturers and no one knows for sure how efficient they are, what is needed is an independent group of engineers to compare performance, much like Which used to do with electric fires years ago. Until then I think the suggested money saving is imaginary and cannot be substantiated. I expect many feel as I do, and will ignore the offer of overpriced unreliable equipment. Some thirty odd years ago I drove down to our local plumbing shop bought a boiler popped it into the back of my Cortina took it home and fitted my own central heating. I turned it on and left it on for thirty odd years, in that time one thermocouple burnt through and I cleaned it twice.
It has a cast iron heat exchanger and a pilot light and it has lasted well.
There are plenty of spares available for it and I expect it will go on for years to come.
Why would anyone wish to replace a solid reliable unit such as that?
With a modern complicated condensing boiler?
They tell us that condensing boilers are more efficient, but that only applies up to the moment they reach operating temperature and after that they are much the same as the old ones (allowing for the pilot light)
The condensing boilers are all self certified by the manufacturers and no one knows for sure how efficient they are, what is needed is an independent group of engineers to compare performance, much like Which used to do with electric fires years ago.
Until then I think the suggested money saving is imaginary and cannot be substantiated.
I expect many feel as I do, and will ignore the offer of overpriced unreliable equipment.

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