Boiler Plus - Everything installers need to know

What is Boiler Plus?

Boiler Plus is a set of standards being implemented in England from 1st April 2018 that aim to improve the way that people use energy in their homes by giving them a greater choice on how they maximise energy efficiency in their homes.

Boiler Plus aims to drive the market towards the highest performing boilers and provides households with a level of choice over how they implement energy efficiency measures.

Boiler plus requirements

All gas boilers installed into existing systems in England to have an ErP efficiency of at least 92%.
All gas and oil boilers require time and temperature controls to be installed at the same time, if not already present and working.
Combination boiler replacements to include the provision of an additional energy efficiency measure to be installed at the same time, for example:
- Flue gas heat recovery
- Weather compensation
- Load compensation
- Smart controls with automation and optimisation functions

The Ideal solution to boiler plus

All Ideal domestic boilers achieve the minimum required ErP efficiency of 92%.

Ideal offers a range of time and temperature controls including the Ideal Halo RF.

Flue gas heat recovery system	The Ideal Logic Code Combi ESP1 has integrate flue gas heat recovery
Weather compensation	An external weather compensation device is available as an accessory to all Ideal domestic boilers
Load compensation	The Ideal Halo RF thermostat provides load compensation
Smart controls with automation and optimisation	The Ideal Halo Wi-Fi is a smart control with automation and optimisation