Plumbing & Heating: Making a House Livable

PLUMBING & HEATING Making a House Livable UK Heating STATISTICS 86% 83% SCOTLAND are heated by mains gas of all homes in UK are heated by mains gas 79% 84% WALES are heated by mains gas ENGLAND are heated by mains gas Homes in Britain are heated by: 2ND 0.7% 4.4% 9.3% Most common in England & Scotland after gas 2ND Most 1.2% common LPG HEATING OIL ELECTRICITY in Wales SOLID FUEL USE OF DIFFERENT AEATING SOURCES HEATING OIL ELECTRICITY OIL & LPG NON-GAS ENGLAND 34% 13% 89% 49% WALES 46% 10% 85% 60% SCOTLAND 32% 22% 82% 22% ENERGY USE IN THE UK HOUSING STOCK F-G RATED HEATING & HOT WATER ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE LIGHTING & OTHER SCALE: A-BEST G-WORST 32% 50% ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES CO2 16% A typical household with central heating consumes a total of about 23 000 kWh of energy each year, of which 84% is for heating and hot water 84%, 50% 68% ENERGY CARBON DIOXIDE RELATIVE CONSUMPTION EMISSIONS COSTS The Rise of Using Gas for Central Heating 100% GAS 90%- 80% SOLID FUEL 70%- 60%- ALL 50% - ELECTRIC 40%- 30%- OIL 20%- 10%- OTHER 1970 1973 1976 1979 1982 1985 1988 1991 1994 1997 2000 2003 2006 Most Common type of WORK Undertaken with Central Heating & Repairs MAINTENANCE 8% 8% NEW FITTED 8% BATHROOM GLAZING OR EXTERNAL DOORS CENTRAL HEATING REPAIRS 8% 8% NEW FITTED DECORATING KITCHEN 7% ROOMS 6% PLUMBING BUILDING WORK REPAIRS ELECTRICAL 6% 5% INSTALLATIONS GUTTERS & FASCIAS ELECTRICAL REPAIRS BENEFITS of using a Condensing Boiler LOWER FUEL BILLS SML ENVIRONMENTAL, FRIENDLY ENERGY EFFICIENT MODERN SIZE DESIGN REACTION PLUMBING&HEATING www.emergencyplumberspeterborough.co.uk REFERENCES http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/files/2011/10/off-gas-consumers.pdf http://www.oft.gov.uk/shared_oft/markets-work/home-repairs/Research-Report-TNS-BMRB.pdf http://www.draytoncontrols.co.uk/uploadedFiles/Drayton/Industry_Regulation/Good_Practise_Guide_301_ENG.pdf https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/48195/3224-great-britains-housing-energy-fact-file-2011.pdf HOME IMPROVEMENT