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Selborne solid fuel stove is DEFRA-approved for woodburning in UK smoke control areas(20/11/2009)
The Selborne, Dimplex’s latest addition to its range of solid fuel stoves, with its ‘clean burn’ design is DEFRA-approved for woodburning in UK smoke control areas, with a high efficiency of up to 82 percent. Manufactured to European standard EN13240, the Selborne is a high quality multi-fuel appliance, independently tested to guarantee safety, build quality and efficiency levels. Offering a tested heat output of 5.0kW with wood and 4.8kW wi... [more]
Environmentally sound way of heating your home with Squirrel wood burning stoves(05/12/2008)
Morsø have introduced two designs in to the Squirrel family – the 1412 and 1442. Both wood burning stoves offer an environmentally sound way of heating your home and have been approved by DEFRA for use in smokeless areas. This means that you can happily burn wood, and other approved fuels, without the worry of emitting particulate-heavy emissions in to the atmosphere. Featuring the classic Morsø stove attributes such as a solid, cast iron stru... [more]
Greenstar condensing boilers improve the energy efficiency of your home(06/08/2008)
Boilers over 15 years old are often only around 60 per cent efficient (G rated or less), which means that for every pound spent on fuel, 40p is wasted. Three quarters of the energy used in the home is for heating and hot water which accounts for about 73% (source DEFRA) of a home’s CO2 emissions. Worcester, part of the Bosch Group has developed a new generation of central heating boilers that not only reduce CO2 emissions, but can also reduce ... [more]
Compulsory water metering is needed sooner rather than later(25/02/2008)
The Environment Agencyhas welcomed publication of the Government’s Water Strategy for England but said that compulsory water metering is needed sooner rather than later. Barbara Young, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency said: “Defra's new strategy for England - "Future Water" is welcome and timely as demand on our water resources continues to grow. It rightly highlights the issues of surface water management, flooding and the need for n... [more]
Large quantity of condensate is making its way into drains(24/10/2007)
There are an estimated 17 million gas boilers in the UK, with around 1.5 million new boilers installed each year. A condensing boiler from an average household will produce approximately 800 litres of acid per year at pH4. This is not a problem for an odd house or two but the amount of acid condensate put down the drain is thought to be growing at a rate in excess of half a million litres per week as more and more condensing boilers are insta... [more]
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