Grants available for Home Heating Oil Boilers

veryangryman

Hi just a simple quick Q - is there any such grant aid available - i need to replace my boiler and would like to see if i can save a few quid

Thanks

rugbyman

afaik there is a grant of maybe 700 euro for a "condensing" boiler, whatever that is.

i hope a half cocked answer like this does not make you even madder.

Regards, Rugbyman

gizmo555

The grant for a condensing oil boiler is only €200 and is only available if you take up the grant to upgrade your heating controls, which is €500, so a total of €700.

A condensing oil boiler essentially extracts heat from the boiler exhaust which in a conventional boiler would simply be lost to the atmosphere. It has the potential to increase efficiency and reduce your oil consumption by something like 10% to 15%.

billbond4

And you need to get a BER done as well now if you apply for the Grant.
its not really worth it anymore that you have to get the BER done

muffler

billbond4 wrote: »

its not really worth it anymore that you have to get the BER done

Is the BER not also grant aided?

gizmo555

muffler wrote: »

Is the BER not also grant aided?

Up to €100. Whatever the remaining balance is would be an effective reduction in the total grant if you didn't actually need a BER, say, to let or sell the property.

billbond4

last year you didnt need to get a BER done as part of getting the grant, so effectively the grant is cut by 100e as you have to get BER done.