HEATING
between oil and renewables Hybrid heating products can offer merchants an opportunity in off-gas areas as BMJ finds out.
n the UK around four million homes have no connection to the mains gas network, and over a quarter of these homes have oil boilers as their main heating source. Each year many older oil boilers are updated or changed, most often as distress purchases, requiring a quick replacement heating solution.
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There is often very little opportunity in this situation to choose an alternative fuel source, such as a renewable technology, as the work involved in updating the system would leave the property without heating for an extended period of time. Understandably, this is off-putting and often discouraging for the householder, but that has now changed with the development of ‘hybrid’ products, which open the door to other heating solutions when a distress purchase occurs.
technologies, such as a boiler and a renewable appliance like an air source heat pump. These are packaged together the end user, whatever the weather. Builders and plumbers merchants with customers operating in off-gas areas therefore manager of Grant UK says that a hybrid, such as the renewables, as it combines an oil boiler with a heat pump. It and return connection into the house.
a stand-alone unit either internally or externally, replacing an old appliance and providing immediate heat and hot water for the householder,” she says.
giving an option to tap into renewable energy and the and cost savings in the long run for the householder. For merchants, it also means higher value sales in a distress purchase scenario, thanks to the heat pump element to the product too.
Flexible installation
when the company showcased during its off-gas installer evenings.
for those distress purchase situations,” she says. “A number of installers wanted for a slightly larger output as well as the original 16kW), so we now have two models available, 15 to 21kW and 21 to 26kW.”
technology. For over two years both Grant and Riello’s R&D teams have been working on a joint initiative to develop a condensing oil boiler range. The principle of combustion combustion gasses are re-circulated through a specially
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designed blast tube, allowing them to mix with atomised droplets of fuel and fresh air (oxygen) drawn in through the emissions.
Reduced running costs
With the use of an advanced control system, the Grant VortexAir automatically monitors the system temperatures and the unit will seamlessly switch to the most suitable heat pump is able to contribute to the heat requirement of the house for longer, thereby reducing running costs and maximising RHI payments for the metered, eligible renewable heat generated.
“We know after sales support is vital for merchants, particularly for new products, therefore we we offer plenty, including brochures and training courses. We also react swiftly to orders and stock requests: we have a substantial stock holding in Devizes, allowing us to offer a next day delivery service to mainland UK customers. Accredited Installer Scheme which has forged new, strong partnerships with our installing customers, giving them installations standards throughout the industry. We provide free, hands-on training courses and support for our installer to identify Grant customers in regional areas and guide our products.
Hybrid appliances offer a neat way to solve the immediate issue of a boiler replacement while still offering the green and technical support available, hybrids look set to be an increasingly popular heating solution in the coming years.
November 2016 BMJ Hybrids bridge the gap
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