"Tony Bryer" wrote in message
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In article , The Natural
Philosopher wrote:

Take the above scenario, in which the superior house is 600 quid
cheaper to run. At current mortage rates (6% gross?) that is
equivalent to paying an extra 10 grand for the house.

So if buying one to this better specification is only £5K more, it
should be a no-brainer. But I suspect that the truth is (and which is
why we have Building Regs) that you would be hard pushed to get an
extra £1K.

Take boilers: pay an extra £100-200
and you will save an extra
£25-100. But 90% (?) of people who
have a boiler replaced only want
to know how cheaply it can be done,
not what it will cost to run.

Most are pushed into non-condensers by ignorant "plumbers". Shortly
condensers will be the only boilers you can buy. A great positive move by
the governments departments.

I'm shortly swapping my fridge: likely replacement comes in two flavours,
A and B rated efficiency. Extra cost of the A rated, £20. Reckoned
saving 100 units p.a. = £7. If most purchasers were at all interested
in energy they'd have given up making the B grade model ages ago.

In three years you break even at current energy costs, which will go up in
price, so probably about 2.5 years, after that savings all the way.

The energy levels should be re-assessed. There are appliances that are "way"
above the minimum A grade. Only "A" should be sold anyway. Why sell energy
sucking appliances? Ridiculous! We don't want a Californian energy problems
of a few years back, which was created mainly by the energy sucking domestic
appliances.