Government Boiler Scheme/Benefits

NYM

billywilly wrote: »

Is their boiler old/inefficient ? Yes it was - it was 12 years old

Is anyone in the household receiving a qualifying benefit ? Yes there is

Is the total of household income below £16,010 ? This question was never considered even though we supplied evidence that our annual income far exceeds that figure.

but you're not the OP though are you ?....and to be perfectly honest with you, I'm not too sure that the statements you make, are even truthful...

Murphybear

billywilly wrote: »

http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews120952.html

Seems that the majority rate Valliant as 1 star!

If you can be bothered to read the following

According to Which

Boiler Score
Worcester 89%
Viessmann 86%
Vaillant 86%
Johnson & Starley 78%
Rehema Avanta 75%
Glow Worm 72%
British Gas 70%
Alpha 68%
Main 64%
Potterton 64%
Baxi 63%
Ideal 62%
Vokera 61%
Table notes:
The average customer score is 80%, based on responses from 4,354 condensing gas boiler owners who have bought a boiler since April 2006.
Responses for each brand are: Alpha (87); Baxi (267); British Gas (178); ; Glow-worm (327); Ideal (195); Johnson & Starley (31); Main (45); Potterton (172); Rehema Avanta (32); Vaillant (847), Viessman (130); Vokera (55); Worcester (1,844).

ohdearwhatsgonahappennext

Hi All,
First post today, I qualify for a new boiler under the gov. scheme, sadly they only do gas not oil,
is this fair? I do live outside of the range of the gas main so have to have oil, just wanted to know anyone's thoughts, I am feeling rather disgruntled about it, am I right??

teddysmum

ohdearwhatsgonahappennext wrote: »

Hi All,
First post today, I qualify for a new boiler under the gov. scheme, sadly they only do gas not oil,
is this fair? I do live outside of the range of the gas main so have to have oil, just wanted to know anyone's thoughts, I am feeling rather disgruntled about it, am I right??

As people have said the 'free' boiler can work out dearer than getting in your own supplier, as the companies quote high prices and charge for extras. Also, if you are given a low quality boiler, you could end up replacing it within a few years, with no grant to help, so, perhaps, you aren't missing much.