green deal

[roguetrader]

im signing up to be a green deal installer ive paid NAPIT to come out to check one of our installs they also check to see if your set up right before they make you an accredited green deal installer, my name is down with plumb center for their 5 day course to be a green deal accessor.
just wondering if anyone is else going for it and what do they think.

 

[Blake]

Just another government flash in pan IMHO. Same as the old home energy packs they started which loads paid to train up for then it got scrapped apart from the EPC's.

 

[roguetrader]

it has cost a few quid £680 for green deal installer and £1350 for the accessor course but plumb center said they will refund the £1350 after 10 installs

 

[Barry98]

waste of money imho , there trying anything to meet the co target and nothings working because its all pants

 

[GNC]

I have to agree its a waste of money

 

[Keefy]

[DLMURL="http://www.warmerenergyservices.com/uploads/files/The%20green%20Deal%20a%20new%20way%20to%20pay.pdf"]The green Deal a new way to pay[/DLMURL]

How to pay for a Green Deal
Most Green Deal improvements are expected to
reduce your heating bill because you will be using
less electricity, gas or oil. Repayments are made
through your electricity bill – because everyone
has one of those.

Your Green Deal Provider will help calculate the
repayments, including interest, that you will need
to make. While the repayments should be no
more than what a typical billpayer should save, the
actual savings will depend on how much energy
you use and the future costs of energy.

If you move, the new occupier will benefit from
the improvements, so they will take on the
repayments.

It's just like a second mortgage imo.

 

[deandive]

I went to a meeting yesterday, about becoming a green deal installer. Im still considering it but it does seem a bit of a ball ache to be honest. Theres a load of extra paperwork to complete and you need to pay nigh on £400 to get all the systems in place. Then you have to pay someone to come and inspect an install, and verify your paperwork to become accredited this is another £400/£500. Surley there should be some kind of grant system in place for the accreditation process? It turns out that the main people to benefit from all this will be the ones on benefits and their private landlords, as the average working family will not qualify for any of the measures except external insulation on solid walls??? and the social housing sector have their own set up.

 

[vern]

For 4th time it's a load of bollax, avoid!

 

[roguetrader]

well im going to try it, i'll let you know how i get on.

 

[Barry98]

One born every minute lol