Impact of broken gas boiler on EPC

[Michael_S]

Hi

 

My current EPC done as part of a solar install says C at time of check but would be a B with the panels which are now installed.

 

Since then our gas boiler has broken and we have temporarily capped off the gas and are using electric immersion and rads for heating.

 

My question is whether it might be if I got a new EPC it would be a D or below so I would qualify for a low income household ECO4 heat pump grant that needs an EPC of D or below.

 

I don't seem to be able to find any info on how to calc an EPC or even the approximate impact of changing the heating method.

 

Thanks for any thoughts

[ADLIan]

SAP assumes the main heating system, gas boiler in your case, works and supplies the heating and hot water even if broken. If you choose alternative space/water heating that’s your call and not SAP.

[JohnMo]

It's a bit like an MOT for your car. Your mot is still valid, if broken down and behind a tow truck.

 

Your EPC is still valid if you have a breakdown - instead of getting it fixed like for like, you are just replacing with a different heat technology and once installed you will get a new EPC based on that, as the base case.

 

Don't do anything, just go through the process, don't even mention you have an issue with the boiler, it doesn't matter, it's going in the skip at the end of the day.

[Michael_S]

14 hours ago, ADLIan said:

SAP assumes the main heating system, gas boiler in your case, works and supplies the heating and hot water even if broken. If you choose alternative space/water heating that’s your call and not SAP.

Ok - so even though the gas is capped off they would still see the condemned boiler and do an EPC based on having gas heating.  So I would need to remove the boiler to have an assessment based on no heating system beyond the electric rads?

 

Which still begs the question.  Having removed the boiler and so switched the heating to electric how much would it shift the EPC?  And it doe smatter, you need D or below to qualify for ECO4 funding.

[nod]

The last EPC I paid for was about 18 months ago £30 They haven’t the time or inclination to go looking at gas supplies 

 

John says Do nothing 

Good advise 

[JohnMo]

Eco4 sounds like you are trying to fudge the grant system, so you get the benefits needed to qualify but house is too good, removing a boiler to qualify so you no longer have gas could be seen as wrong, even if it broken. An assessor for the grant would only have to do search on property billing and they would know you had gas. So move on you don't qualify. All utility comparison websites know what tariff you are on and what meter you have, so I am sure it's a tick box on a grant scheme, for them to check.

 

You could just get the £7500 grant for a new heat pump. It's only £7500 of tax payer money but.. but better than being caught out...