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British Gas Home Electrical Care

Alongside the market-leading Bristish Gas HomeCare central heating products, British Gas has now extended the peace of mind that they provide to householders with their new Home Electrical Care package. Electrical repairs can be particularly expensive - particularly emergency repairs - and this valuable cover will undoubtedly help to protect consumers from such eventualities.

The British Gas Home Electrical Care scheme provides you with both peace of mind in emergencies and regular inspections of your domestic electrics in order to help avoid future problems and emergencies and costs just £4.85 per month!

Although gas repairs and maintenance have been strictly controlled for quite some time, comparatively recent changes to electrical regulations mean that it is now in many cases prohibited for electrical repairs and maintenance work to be carried out by anyone other than a qualified electrical engineer.

The consequences of carrying out work that does not conform to regulations are wide-ranging - from improperly documented or registered work making it difficult for you to sell your home - to fire, serious injury or even death.

The British Gas Home Electrical Care scheme provides the following benefits:

For a low monthly fee of just £4.85 it is now possible to cover your electrics against the kind of problems and domestic emergencies that can leave you paying significant call-out, parts and labour charges to electricians. A full year of cover would be almost certain to cost less than a single callout for a simple problem!

APPLY FOR BRITISH GAS ELECTRICAL CARE TODAY!

Boiler Scrappage Scheme

December 2009 saw the announcement from the UK government that they will introduce a boiler scrappage scheme which will provide a £400 rebate towards replacing energy inefficient boilers rated G or worse with energy efficient boilers. The government has pledged £50 million so far which means approximately 125,000 boilers will be replaced. However, there are 4.5 million households that currently have boilers which would qualify under the government boiler scrappage scheme so if you plan to apply it is incredibly important to do so as quickly as possible because the money for boiler rebates will run out fast.

Government Boiler Scrappage Scheme Summary

In summary, you will likely qualify for the government boiler scrappage scheme if :

1. Your boiler has a G energy rating or worse
2. The boiler is in working order and is the main boiler used to heat the home

Next Steps

If you have found that your old boiler will likely qualify for a boiler scrappage scheme by checking our boiler energy rating database and have found that your boiler is rated at 70% efficiency or G rating or worse, you will need to act very quickly to apply for the scrappage scheme as there are far too many people that would qualify for the scheme compared with the funds that the government have allocated, therefore, you need to apply without delay so that you don't miss out.

You need to:

Research the new A rated energy efficient boiler you would like to buy.

The consumer group Which? have a best buy boiler report which you can currently get for just £ 1. Click here for details.

Get a boiler installation quote

Arrange for a boiler installation engineer to give you a quote for the work.

It is important that you do not have the boiler installed prior to being accepted onto the boiler scrappage scheme as this will invalidate your rebate. You should choose your new boiler, get a quote, apply for the boiler scrappage scheme, and once accepted you will be given a £400 voucher which will be issued to you up to ten days after application from 18 January 2010 onwards. The £400 voucher can then be used as a rebate against your new boiler.

 

Also in this section:

Boiler Products - An A-Z of central heating boilers and energy ratings

Boiler Troubleshooting - How to spot common causes of boiler and system malfunction

HomeCare - Peace of Mind for your central heating system

British Gas HomeCare Review - An honest review of the British Gas HomeCare service

British Gas HomeCare Sign-Up Overview - an explanation of the process

British Gas Plumbing and Drains Care - Peace of mind for your plumbing and drains

Buying A New Boiler - Maintenance and energy efficiency.

Central Heating Boilers - Maintenance and energy efficiency

Installing A New Boiler - Replacing your old central heating boiler

 

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