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Dean Jepson is the EU managing director of heating control company Salus. Here, he introduces us to the Boiler Plus legislation and what it means for homeowners
A home fitted with a SALUS heating control system
What is the Boiler Plus legislation and why has it been brought in?
The purpose behind the Boiler Plus initiative is to help Britain meet the energy saving requirements set out at the G20 summit. It’s mostly aimed at properties with combi boilers, which make up 80% of the UK market. In the new law, the government set out a list of features they wanted to enhance in heating installations, including flue gas recovery, smart thermostats with optimisation functions and load and weather compensation.
It sets a new minimum performance standard of 92% efficiency for domestic gas boilers in England for both new and replacement installations. Scotland and Wales are exempt for now. It has also finally made timers and room thermostats an explicit requirement. I really welcome this proposition as a chance to drag our industry into the 21st century and in line with the rest of Europe.