Posted on 1st June 2022
Heating your home is one of the areas where you can make the most significant impact on your carbon footprint, so choosing the right boiler for your home is a crucial step to take when it comes to the environmental impact. Studies have shown that an astonishing 85% of the UK’s population currently rely on a gas boiler to heat their home, and in turn, this accounts for 14% of the carbon emissions produced by the UK alone.
With the UK being committed to reducing emissions to zero by 2050, along with the new government legislation to ban gas boilers in new build homes from 2025, electric heating is set to become the most attractive option when it comes to selecting your new heating system.
The new 2025 boiler ban, explained.
The new legislation on boilers that has attracted some big news headlines is that there will be no new gas boilers after 2025 – in newly built homes. So, all new homes built after 2025 will have an alternative heating system, such as an electric boiler or heat pumps for example. The gas boiler ban doesn’t apply to properties that were built before 2025 – i.e. the homes we already live in.
[source: British Gas]
So, what are the environmental benefits of electric heating?
“Since gas is a non-renewable resource, it won’t be around forever – so now is the perfect time to switch to a low-energy electric heating system, which will dramatically reduce your carbon footprint.”
– Frazer MacFarlane, New System Plumbers, has been using The Electric Heating Company’s products for 8 years.
Electric heating produces zero emissions, making it completely environmentally friendly since we don’t need to rely on fossil fuels or connect to the gas mains.
Renewable energy
With the increase in the installation of wind and solar farms across the UK, the energy used to supply electricity has become much greener over the years and will continue to increase.
Carbon emissions
Unlike gas systems which produce damaging carbon emissions that enter the atmosphere,
electric heating does not burn fossil fuels, therefore is a much cleaner alternative.
Efficiency
100% of the heat output from electric systems is used, so no energy or heat is ever wasted.
With that in mind, what are the benefits for you?
– 100% energy efficiency
– Smart controls
– No combustible fuel sources
– Low installation costs
– Reducing carbon footprint
Along with the added benefits of the comfort, control and affordability that electric boilers
have to offer, the units can also be placed anywhere within your property and have no
requirement for a gas flue or the same pipework that is required when installing a gas boiler.
Free, independent energy advice can be obtained from the Energy Saving Trust by calling:
Simple Energy Advice, England: 0800 444 202
Home Energy Scotland: 0808 808 2282
Nest, Wales: 0808 808 2244
Northern Ireland Energy Advice: 0800 111 4455
Find out how you can switch to electric heating in your home and help the UK along its journey to being net-zero, get in contact with the EHC Customer Service team – we are always happy to help.
Link to the article mentioning EHC / Frazer McFarlane for reference:
https://www.mylondon.news/special-features/you-should-consider-switching-electric-21214812
Kevin Brown, Precision Plastics (Guernsey) LimitedWe are a medium sized independent Builders & Plumbers Merchant / Home Improvement Centre based in the Channel Islands and always looking for quality products to add to our portfolio and offer to our discerning customers. Quality is important on a contained Island market as word of mouth plays a large part in the success of our business.
We took on EHC in 2012 and , in a nutshell, “haven’t looked back”. The Comet range of boilers has proved very popular with installers and householders alike and is now being seen by developers as the perfect choice for their projects giving us many repeat sales. We have also received very favourable comments on their solar equipment.
Having reliable back-up is a major factor on island and to this end EHC have proved to be a top-rated supplier always quick to deal with any minor problems that may arise.
Speed of delivery is excellent, positive feedback from our customers is as good as 100%, and their support at trade shows and provision of display product has provided us as a supplier with all we could ask for.
Kevin Andrews, Installer, CornwallI am an installer of these modern, efficient electric radiators in Devon and Cornwall.
From experience, they are excellent heaters from an excellent company.
All the staff are very friendly and helpful. They are a pleasure to do business with.
Joanne Greenwood, North YorkshireAn ode to my lovely new bathroom radiator
A helpful young chap knocked at my door today
To deliver my radiator, of which I must say
Has thrilled me, the manufacturing quality superb
Purchased to keep toasty whilst soaking in my tub
I’m delighted with the colour RAL6019
The pale green restful & calming…..simply divine
So thank you so much from my Hubby and me
To the German engineers, Carole, and all at EHC
R Stacey, WokinghamI want to extend a massive thank you to you for being so proactive and so friendly about my issues. Considering I emailed you on a Sunday and you had the resolve to me by circa 9.19am on Monday I am very impressed.
Thank you again for the excellent customer service shown by you and the team. A client problem resolved quickly, easily and pleasantly. It’s almost a rarity these days.
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