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WHAT do you do if your gas boiler is approaching its end? Is this the time to consider installing low carbon heating?
As energy bills rise, tighter emissions targets loom and technologies change, what householders are able to afford and choose next is getting harder, as queries to Crusader testify.
New schemes, such as the now defunct Green Homes Grant, pop up but then disappear, increasing confusion. Crusader has worked with independent experts at the Energy Saving Trust, so people can be better informed about the systems and their options – pros, cons, On the heat front,
➤ who best for, what you there are pumps, need to have in place to ground source or air, that consider them – as well as need more space, and at ensuring your installer is present can be a bit noisy properly qualified. The and are expensive. Solar super practical guide nails photovoltaic panels could the costs and payback potential. For a rundown on types of energy systems and insulation measures, check out express.co.uk/ crusader and energysavingtrust.org.uk be better, are cheaper, but check efficiency and keep an eye out for when thermal solar (more efficient) becomes available for homes.
Don’t forget either solar for powering water tanks, and storing the energy by including a battery.
And last but not least, there is a guide on improving home insulation from the pipes and walls, to the roof and floors.