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>> Of course the sexy thing to do these days would be replace it wit a
>> heat pump system but they seem to me to cost quite a bit more to
>> install and run (but are even better for the planet).
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We're lucky there. The Welsh government run some sort of scheme where in partnership with the energy companies people over 65 who have a family member with a disability (Mrs O'Reliant) can qualify for a free heat pump and solar panels. Along with about half a dozen others in our cul de sac of crinklies we had ours installed last August, and so far I calculate a saving of over £50 a month on our energy bill, and this will reduce further through the summer as a nice sunny day means we are often getting more back from exporting electricity back to the grid than we are spending on it.
Without the solar panels it would probably be costing a bit more, but the combination of the two works well.
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