A new incentive in the UK means that you get a £400 voucher from the government if you agree to change your boiler. To be eligible for the scheme your heating oil boiler needs to be over 25 years old and it needs to be G rated. Only 50,000 of the 120,000 vouchers available have actually been claimed so far. So if you have been thinking that you would love to get rid of your old boiler then you will have an extra incentive now.

The government are not doing this to be generous but they actually want more of these energy efficient boilers introduced into homes as they are better for the environment. These new energy efficient boilers are said to save the average household up to £200 on their heating bills annually so this is another benefit on top of the £400 voucher. It is hoped that more and more people will be encouraged to get rid of their old boilers with all these incentives on offer. And by getting one of these new boilers you will be helping the environment as they are said to produce less CO2 emissions.

However only residents in England are eligible for this scheme at the moment. The reason for this is that the devolved governments in Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland will need to decide if they wish to implement such as scheme.

If you are a resident of England you will need to find out the specifications of your boiler to find out if it meets the criteria. You will need to find out if your boiler is G rated and what age it is. If your boiler has a permanent pilot light then you can be fairly certain that it is a G rated tank. Heating oil boilers over twenty five years will also tend to be G rated.

Getting the home heated up during winter can be very expensive. Electricity and gas prices are very high and show no signs of coming down any time soon. Clever people are switching to heating oil as a fuel though. After the changeover they have to make sure that the storage tanks are always full of Boilerjuice to make sure they don’t run dry in the cold weather.