After me completing a survey on the Energy Savings Trust website, Dad had an energy assessor round to survey his property. He is likely to get a combi installed and either new rads or a powerflush on account of his age (80s), the age of the boiler > 7.5 years 65% efficiency and the RD-SAP rating of the property. Going by the number of job ads for gas installers recently and the likely demand for free boiler replacements the installation may be some months off.
What brands of boilers do British Gas / Scottish Gas install under the programme? I heard Glowworm, Ideal and Worcester.
Are they reliable?
If there is a choice (not looking a gift horse in the teeth) are there brands available on the programme which are more reliable than others?
What controls package is normally included with the Energy Assistance installations?
The installations I have seen have all had the timer/programmer incorporated in the boiler. Would a programmer on a wall convenient and accessible to my Dad be at his expense?
I'd like to add to the controls at a later date at own expense so he can cotrol the temperature in each room without having to bend down. Not sure what is on the market for domestic installations and whether proprietary and will work with only some boilers or open standard.
Does the (RD) SAP rating of a property tell gas installers anything? Is it a figure that can be used to calculate required boiler rating ?
I assume someone will be up to survey the installation before starting?
What brands of boilers do British Gas / Scottish Gas install under the programme? I heard Glowworm, Ideal and Worcester.
Are they reliable?
If there is a choice (not looking a gift horse in the teeth) are there brands available on the programme which are more reliable than others?
What controls package is normally included with the Energy Assistance installations?
The installations I have seen have all had the timer/programmer incorporated in the boiler. Would a programmer on a wall convenient and accessible to my Dad be at his expense?
I'd like to add to the controls at a later date at own expense so he can cotrol the temperature in each room without having to bend down. Not sure what is on the market for domestic installations and whether proprietary and will work with only some boilers or open standard.
Does the (RD) SAP rating of a property tell gas installers anything? Is it a figure that can be used to calculate required boiler rating ?
I assume someone will be up to survey the installation before starting?
