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Could infrared be the renewable alternative to gas central heating for Britain’s ageing housing stock?
As my twenty five year old combi-boiler approaches the end of its life, I’ve been looking for a more renewable heating option. Infrared heaters are fairly cheap to buy. The purchase cost for infrared heaters would cost me around £2.5k. By contrast my lowest quote for air source heating was £11k, only £4.5k of which could be recovered with the government renewable heat incentive (RHI) payments.
So during the winter 2019/2020 I tested far infrared (FIR) panels in one room. Continue reading…