LOW CARBON ENERGY BEYOND THE GAS MAIN - 2 views
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raymart roelich on 07 May 13article code 85236931403 TTG, Review of The Tyler Group News Why do so many specifiers and businesses not replace old inefficient oil boilers with modern high-efficiency LPG boilers? Historically there have been a number of reasons. However, there have never been so many financial, social and operational benefits that an LPG heating solution can now offer, over oil. Keith Higginson, Calor's commercial marketing manager, suggests that LPG could now be the most viable heating fuel for rural businesses. Calor is on a mission to set the story straight for LPG by revealing its advantages over oil, to off-mains gas businesses. Any business or heating consultant intent on reducing heating costs and lowering carbon output need look no further than the cost effective, environmentally friendly option of a modern LPG-based heating system. "Thanks to recent developments in technology certain LPG boilers solutions can now offer much higher 'heating system' efficiencies, and therefore, greater savings than new oil boilers," he said. "Before we consider these, let's first tackle some of the reasons why LPG has too easily been dismissed in favour of oil. "Calor's experience suggests that LPG has often not been the specifier's first option when considering replacements options for an existing oil boiler. As a consequence LPG's benefits are not even considered or compared. We have also found that when LPG was given consideration, it was regularly dismissed based on historical views about the product, rather than the modern energy solution that Calor can now offer. "Supply contract, tank and pipework installation, plus the physical heating solution, can now all be offered in one simple end-to-end process. Calor can even arrange removal of your existing oil tank and boiler. "With many old oil boilers running at below 50% efficiency, the temptation has been to simply upgrade the appliance to a modern, high efficiency, oil boiler and financially benefit from a sizable effi