• wewbull
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    2 days ago

    10 years to say no new boilers can be installed is not unrealistic. All you need to have is a good supply of an alternative and a supply of maintenance parts for current boilers. You can set that up in 5 years.

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      1 day ago

      10 years to say no new boilers can be installed is not unrealistic.

      Says who? At the moment replacing of the boiler is a couple of grand. Replacing it with a heat pump means replacing boiler, radiators and insulating home. It is completely unrealistic.

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        15 hours ago

        In 25 years of house owning I’ve never had to replace a boiler. Service…yes. Repair…yes. Never replace. I’ve even had boilers that are no longer made due to safety regs changing.

        Nobody is telling people to rip out their boilers.

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          14 hours ago

          I had to. And I wouldn’t be able to replace with the heat pump without thoroughly insulating the house and replacing all the radiators.