Upgrade Your Boiler - By: Dave Sabri

This summer British Gas is helping you to go green. Did you know that boilers account for 60% of the total CO2 emissions we as individuals produce here in the UK? But this amount can be greatly reduced if we all make the switch to energy-efficient boilers.

We could save enough energy to power 3.4 million homes for year and 13 million tonnes of CO2. As an added bonus each of us could save around £275 on our heating bills.

The offer from British Gas is worth £852, so add the £275 saved on your bill and you are looking at well over £1000 in savings this year. The saving includes £400 off a new boiler, free home care for one a year in case something breaks and free radiator and heating controls.

So how do these boilers work? Firstly, they work on a combination system. They remove the need to store water and only come on as and when you need them. This means that you don’t need to leave the boiler on all night if you want a hot shower in the morning. They heat the water rapidly and efficiently therefore requiring less energy and producing less CO2.

Also, energy efficient boilers, or condensing boilers, periodically condense the water vapour in the tank. It uses a heat exchanger to transfer heat that would normally be expelled through the flue back into usable energy. This means that as much heat as possible is transferred from the boiler’s burner and as little as possible is lost through the exhaust flue.

These new boilers also come will a full set of heating controls. These give you far greater control on the heat level in each room at any given time.

For example, in the winter you can set the timer for the heat to come on just before your alarm goes off each morning, giving you hot water for a shower and a warm house to have breakfast in. You can also use thermostat controls so that rooms that are highly frequented like the kitchen are warmer than those that are rarely used, like that spare room on the ground floor for example.

We contribute 40% to Britain’s total greenhouse gas emissions during our daily routines in the home and car. By making these few small changes, we can make a big difference to our immediate environment and that of the world as a whole.

This summer British Gas is helping you to go green. Did you know that boilers account for 60% of the total CO2 emissions we as individuals produce here in the UK? But this amount can be greatly reduced if we all make the switch to energy-efficient boilers.

British Gas has more to offer than just great gas and electricity prices. British Gas is helping people to go green both through greener energy and through paperless gas bills.