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Originally Posted by jonbxx

We are getting a new boiler installed today as the old one sprung a leak and at nearly 20 years old. We decided to replace rather than fix considering the cost of repair. It will be interesting to see what impact a newer more efficient boiler will have on the gas bill.

Interestingly, the boiler can be used for blended gas and hydrogen (up to 20% hydrogen) so a nice bit of futureproofing is in place too considering we would like this boiler to last as long as the last one.

Our 6 year-old Worcester-Bosch failed last Sunday and the spare part (Heat Exchanger) can't be fitted before tomorrow (Friday). A couple of fan heaters help us muddle through. The shops are short of convection heaters as they destock the winter kit! Two from Amazon arriving today (I hope).

The 30+ year old Potterton never failed until the end.

But yes - then there's Ukraine, poor souls.

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Originally Posted by Pierre

There was a guy on GB news this morning (Yes, breakfast with Eamon and Isabel is my preferred viewing).

He was on there to promote the use of heat pumps, but he advised that a heat pump should not be the only source heating in a property, especially in an older property, because they're just not up to the job 365/7/24.

When asked if he had one, he said no.

Heat pumps, battery driven cars, HS2 - whatever next?
Bicycler and horse-drawn buses?