The Heating Hub

29/03/2024

Claim.your £120 'boiler tax' back. If you had a boiler fitted after 1st Jan this year, there is a good chance you paid a ‘boiler tax’.

We estimate about half a million households are entitled to a refund of up to £120 from their gas boiler manufacturer.

Britain’s top four boilermakers – Baxi, Ideal, Worcester Bosch and Vaillant/Glow-Worm – increased the price of all their boilers from January in anticipation of a new government policy to incentivise heat pump sales. But the policy has been pushed to 2025

Trade merchant, Wolsely, recently announced they will automatically refund installers who paid the tax on their boiler purchases

However consumers are reliant on installers refunding them. Other trade merchants have not made similar any announcements.

We're calling on boiler manufacturers to proactively contact customers who have registered their boiler warranty with them this year.

In the meantime, our step-by-step guide can help households to approach their installer or boiler manufacturer

👉https://blog.warmur.co.uk/boiler-tax-back/

04/07/2023

A new boiler will not payback over its lifetime, so save yourself thousands £ this summer & keep what you have. If you have boiler fitted in the last 18 years, it will already be A-rated. Spend a lot less money making your existing boiler more efficient: https://www.theheatinghub.co.uk/how-we-work/boiler-plans

20/06/2023

Kitchen extensions, loft conversions, home renovations... these are good points to also make your home and heating greener, but where do you to start?

Our impartial Project Plans talk you through ALL the options and help you make the best choices: https://www.theheatinghub.co.uk/how-we-work/home-projects

09/06/2023

There will be an optimum mix of insulation & renewable technology for your home and budget. Our impartial plans are designed to get you bang-for-your-buck by reviewing all options. https://www.theheatinghub.co.uk/how-we-work

03/06/2023

Solar PV panels for electricity are an accessible renewable technology for many households and relatively disruption free. If you can get a decent number of panels on your roof, also a good payback.
If you're in doubt, speak to us. https://www.theheatinghub.co.uk/how-we-work

02/06/2023

Extending/renovating & thinking about underfloor heating? UFH is a good fit for a new extension & can be retrofitted into existing floors. But it needs to be correctly incorporated into the existing system and its a common area for problems

We can help:
https://www.theheatinghub.co.uk/how-we-work/home-projects

31/05/2023

Home upgrades/extensions are a natural point to consider your heating. Let me tell you now, you won't need a bigger boiler! But you may be ripe for a heat pump. At the very least you can future proof your system. Get impartial advice and an action plan👇
https://www.theheatinghub.co.uk/how-we-work/home-projects

31/05/2023

Home upgrades/extensions are a natural point to consider your heating. Let me tell you now, you won't need a bigger boiler! But you may be ripe for a heat pump. At the very least you can future proof your system. Get impartial advice and an action plan👇https://www.theheatinghub.co.uk/how-we-work/home-projects

20/05/2023

Energy prices to drop to annual avg of £2,053 from July, but this is new normal :(. Average bill used to be ~£1,150

The current capped price is £2,500 (without the cap it's £3,280)

Energy costs will be around 30p per kWh electricity and 7.5p per kWh gas

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/article-12102833/Energy-bills-fall-450-year-experts-say

The Ofgem price cap, which sets energy bill prices for more than 80% of British homes, is expected to fall from July to £2,053 a year for average use.

16/05/2023

If your boiler was fitted in the last 18 yrs it will already be 'A-rated', but it won't be performing to its advertised efficiency

Unoptimised boilers cost us £100s per year
Premature boiler replacement costs £1000s

No-one regrets getting impartial help

www.theheatinghub.co.uk/how-we-work

12/05/2023

If you're thinking about fitting a heat pump, know that size is everything! Most homes need 6-8kW of power from their heating system on a cold day. But the average heat pump fitted is 10kW. The cost of oversizing is:
Financial: £1,381 (NB this is at 0% VAT)
Physical: the outside unit is twice as big
Ongoing: the heat pump will cycle and cost more to run
We help houses avoid poor buying decisions https://www.theheatinghub.co.uk/how-we-work/green-home-plans

11/05/2023

In 2020 I used 14,167kWh of gas. I increased loft insulation, draught proofed, blocked an open fire place, upsized some radiators AND optimised my boiler and heating controls. This has cut my gas use by 50% to 6,942kWh pa!

A new boiler would cost x4 more for little benefit. There is SO much value is low cost changes. Just FYI Our Mini Roadmap plans are designed to maximise the small wins to reduce energy bills now and get ready for a low carbon future. We can help you too.
https://www.theheatinghub.co.uk/how-we-work/boiler-plans