Some of you may remember I had trouble a month or so ago getting a
plumber to move my 2 year old non-condensing boiler. This was because
he said moving a boiler was classed as installing a boiler and all new
installations post April 2005 must use a condensing boiler. I phoned
and emailed building control and got the same story. I was outraged so
I emailed my MP (using www.writetothem.com) complaining about this
ludicrious situation as I was sure the environmental impact of throwing
away a boiler and constructing a new one would be higher than the 10%
effeciency saving.

Well, to my surprise my MP, Gerald Howarth, chased it up. My wife got a
phone call today from our council's chief surveyor saying that the view
of corgi and Joe Mcgrath (someone important at corgi) is that
"repositioning a boiler in the same house is not considered to be a
boiler replacement" so I can move the boiler. Once I find a plumber I
have Joe Mcgrath's phone number in case the plumber needs confirmation.

The only trouble is I actually have to do the job now. It was crossed
of the list before.