Heating controls 'as important as new boiler'

Article date : 19/02/2010

Having the right heating controls installed to central heating systems is just as important when it comes to saving money as replacing the boiler, one sector commentator has asserted.

According to Voltimum, Horstmann Controls' national sales manager Paul Lovegrove is urging all boiler engineers fitting new appliances as part of the new government scrappage scheme to ensure they comply with the Domestic Heating Compliance Guide (Building Regs Part LIB) - which covers replacement boilers.

He explained the minimum requirements for heating controls when it came to amendments on fully pumped central heating systems include a programmer, room and cylinder stat and a boiler interlock.

Britons hoping to take part in the boiler scrappage scheme - where they can apply to the Energy Saving Trust for £400 towards the cost of a condensing boiler - may also have to consider upgrading their heating controls.

However, Mr Lovegrove stated that for very little investment, consumers could find their new heating controls contribute "significantly" to their overall cost savings.

"Legislation apart, householders taking advantage of the scrappage scheme have the opportunity to upgrade or modernise their complete central heating while the installer is replacing the boiler," he concluded.

Written by Jasper Cullen

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