BBC gushing with positivity about the Tories plan to offer a £5k grant for heat pumps. One “little” detail they don’t mention: 22 million gas boilers to be replaced. The grant will fund 30,000 boilers a year. Replacement would take 733 years.
BBC gushing with positivity about the Tories plan to offer a £5k grant for heat pumps. One “little” detail they don’t mention: 22 million gas boilers to be replaced. The grant will fund 30,000 boilers a year. Replacement would take 733 years.
@D_Raval @nicky_NoPasaran Disadvantages of Heat Pumps are: High upfront cost. Difficult to install. Questionable Sustainability. Requires significant work. Issues in cold weather. Not entirely carbon neutral. Planning permissions required. No mention of the noise they make when switched on.
@hawkins_carole @D_Raval @nicky_NoPasaran That would take up my spare bedroom where my family members sleep when they come to help us. When I looked into heat pumps it was going to cost £12 - 17 grand for less effective heating that would fail in winter. A complete waste of money we don't have.
@hawkins_carole @D_Raval Is that what they look like? I'd struggle to accommodate something that size.
@hawkins_carole @D_Raval @nicky_NoPasaran Greenwashing from the Greenwash Party.
@hawkins_carole @D_Raval @nicky_NoPasaran That is huge, I have nowhere to put something that big, and nor do many 1 and 2 bed homes, we are shoe horned into tight spaces.
@hawkins_carole @D_Raval @nicky_NoPasaran Can't see my landlord building an extension to this two-up, two-down to accommodate this.
@hawkins_carole @D_Raval @nicky_NoPasaran Well that won't fit in my boiler cupboard! 🤣
@hawkins_carole @D_Raval @nicky_NoPasaran Disadvantages of methane (natural gas) - it will run out - it produces CO2 when burnt - it's explosive Because of the first two of these we must look for alternatives. You'd never buy a car with a full tank of fuel if you knew you couldn't refill it.