When To Upgrade Your Boiler

August 3, 2022|3 minutes read
All Posts

Updated: Feb 21, 2023

An efficient boiler is crucial to heating your home effectively and affordably. Alongside a range of other affordable energy solutions, ensuring that your boiler is working optimally is key to reducing energy bills. If the performance of your boiler is reduced or you are noticing issues such as unusual noises, frequent issues with parts breaking or water leaks, investing in a new boiler can lead to significant long-term savings.

Another factor that can influence the decision to upgrade your boiler is the option to move from a gas boiler to an electric boiler. This move away from fossil fuels to heat your home has significant environmental benefits with grants provided through the ECO4 scheme for eligible households. The low-maintenance aspect of electric boilers also means that they are an affordable option in terms of running costs.

Read more for some key signs that the efficiency of your central heating system could benefit from an upgrade to your boiler.

Boiler controls

Common Signs Of Boiler Issues

There is a range of common signs that indicate a boiler is not working efficiently. Whilst many issues can be resolved by engineers there are instances where it may be necessary to replace your boiler. If you are noticing unusual sounds from your boiler or there are delays in radiators or hot water heating up it is important to call out an engineer to identify and resolve the issue before it develops. If problems are recurring frequently with your boiler then exploring options for replacement boilers is a good step.

Choosing Between Gas And Electric Boilers

One of the key decisions when deciding on a new boiler is choosing between an electric and gas boiler. For many new installations, electric boilers are favoured as a move away from reliance on fossil fuels for heating homes. Eco grants for boilers are available for eligible households in order to replace older gas boilers with energy-efficient electric alternatives providing an energy-efficient and sustainable solution.

Installing Smart Controls

In addition to replacing your boiler, another step that can help optimise your central heating system is installing smart control. With a wide range of options to control your heating system, upgrading your central heating system by installing smart controls can lead to improved energy efficiency with increased flexibility in the functionality of your central heating system.

Fill Out Our Form Today To Check Eligibility For ECO4 Heating Grant

ECO4 grants provide funding to help provide affordable heating solutions for vulnerable households. Some of the main improvements that can be funded for eligible households include the installation of cavity wall insulation, smart controls and electric storage heaters. At UK Energy Management (NE) Ltd we can help organise ECO4 grants of heating systems for eligible households. To check your eligibility, fill out our quick and easy form or get in touch by calling 0191 466 1185.

Related posts:

  1. Four Heating Upgrades That Can Help During The Energy Crisis
  2. Three Efficient Ways To Keep Your Home Warm
  3. Why You Should Open Your Windows In Winter
  4. Mould Busters: How to Keep Your Home Fungus-Free This Winter
Share this post:

Fully funded solutions to improve your homes energy efficiency

Find out if you are eligible for 100% FREE energy efficiency upgrades, simply by entering your postcode:
The Form

Don't worry, many homes do not have a current EPC certificate. Let's find your address from the Royal Mail instead:

 

Your address does not have a valid EPC certificate

Don't worry, whilst your property doesn't have a current Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) we can still check your eligibility by taking some more details from you. Just click next button to proceed.

Your rating score is:

C

The lower your home's energy efficiency rating, the more money the government make available for you to improve it.

Due to the EPC rating of your property, your home's rating is unlikely to be improved by the measures we install. We are sorry that we cannot help you further in this instance.

OK

Unfortunately ECO4 funding is not currently available directly to the occupant of Social housing.

Please contact your Local Authority directly for more information on how to improve the Energy Efficiency Performance of your home.

We are sorry we could not help you further

Consent form for sharing data with the Energy Saving Trust

We need to check you are eligible for the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) and/or Great British Insulation Schemes (GBIS) and/or Land Registry (LR). To do this, for ECO and GBIS we would like to share your information with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) via Energy Saving Trust who will verify whether or not you are receiving the relevant benefits to be eligible for either scheme. To check the ownership of your property as registered with HM Land Registry, we need to submit your information through an online checking service provided by the Energy Saving Trust (EST). This will enable us to securely verify the property’s private ownership against the data on the register. EST will not use this data for any other purpose.

Please note that it is not possible for Energy Saving Trust or us, the company using this service, to see which benefits you are through this service. DWP will only confirm whether you are in receipt of a qualifying benefit, not which one. This will not have any impact on future benefit payments.

If you do not want us to share your data with DWP via Energy Saving Trust, you will be required to provide copies of documents that provide proof of the benefits you are in receipt of from the DWP.

If you go on to receive funding through ECO4 or GBIS your data may be audited by Ofgem and/or your Energy Supplier to ensure a valid eligibility check has been completed for you. For full information on what will happen to the data we collect about you, please refer to the privacy notices from your Energy Supplier and installer, Energy Saving Trust, DWP, and Ofgem.

By ticking the box below, and providing your details, you agree to share this data with the DWP via Energy Saving Trust.

You can contact us to withdraw your consent for us to share your data with DWP via Energy Saving Trust. If you withdraw consent, the collected data will continue to be processed, however no new data will be collected or used for further processing. We will be required to keep a record of any data already processed for the purposes of Ofgem audits however your data would only be audited in cases where you have received funding from ECO4 or GBIS. Data relating to ECO4 and GBIS eligibility checks will be retained until 30 September 2026 unless otherwise notified by Ofgem.

Sign Here

Fully funded solutions to improve your homes energy efficiency

Find out if you are eligible for 100% FREE energy efficiency upgrades, simply entering your postcode:
Don't worry, many homes do not have a current EPC certificate. Let's find your address from the Royal Mail instead:

Your address does not have a valid EPC certificate

Don't worry, whilst your property doesn't have a current Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) we can still check your eligibility by taking some more details from you. Just click next button to proceed.

Your rating score is:

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
Due to the EPC rating of your property, your home's rating is unlikely to be improved by the measures we install. We are sorry that we cannot help you further in this instance.
Ok
The lower your home's energy efficiency rating, the more money the government make available for you to improve it.
Unfortunately ECO4 funding is not currently available directly to the occupant of Social housing.

Please contact your Local Authority directly for more information on how to improve the Energy Efficiency Performance of your home.

We are sorry we could not help you further