Gas heating from 1.1.2024 - What to do if the heating is defective?

Eco gas is not a renewable energy source.

If a retrofit is out of the question, I would probably install a new boiler.

We are also struggling with this problem. Our gas heating system is now 13 years old. In the long term, we want photovoltaic and a heat pump, but you also have to be able to afford it, and how should one solve the problem with delivery times if, say, the gas boiler breaks down in October and you can't get another heating system? We will get ST this year, but that does not result in 65% renewable energy.

If I understand correctly, you don't even need photovoltaic if you install a heat pump, because the heat pump itself is classified as 100% renewable energy.

Yes, but heat pumps are at least currently only available with endless lead times. And in old buildings, you can't just install any of them easily. And without photovoltaics, you pay an arm and a leg for electricity costs with a heat pump in an old building.

I just checked, we would come to 193 euros instead of the current 70 euros there.... phew. We currently also have an eco gas tariff, of course, it is still just gas from the local provider. But then I would be surprised if that would count as heating with EEE. Because in fact, you are still not heating with EEE.

You are not, but someone else is getting it. So there is a corresponding share of green gas in the grid.

You can't and don't want to wait until the heating breaks down, can you? Then you always have a problem with waiting times for craftsmen.

You can't and don't want to wait until the heating breaks down, right? Then you always have a problem with waiting times for craftsmen.

No, we want to wait until we can afford something else. And that doesn't necessarily have to coincide with the death of the gas heating system. You don't usually pay for heat pumps and photovoltaics out of petty cash. Many people are facing this problem.

Probably another wave of outrage is about to start and I'll be accused of bringing about the end of the world. But here, half-truths are always being spread from time to time.

My personal experience says the following.

The restrictions from 2024 refer to the installation of a new heating system. What counts as a heating system?

The gas boiler, the chimney or flue, the radiators, the valves and safety groups, the hot water boiler or instantaneous water heater.

As long as you don’t replace everything, it’s not a new heating system, but merely the repair or replacement of individual components. If the gas boiler breaks down in 5 years, you simply have a new one installed. If necessary, a used or demonstration unit.

Of course, you can clarify all this with someone who knows about it beforehand. This is usually the responsible district chimney sweep master.

This also applies to oil boilers, oil burners, or both. However, here you have to note that you can only buy condensing boilers now. The chimney must then also be renovated, from unbreakable stainless steel pipe to ceramic pipe. You can avoid this nonsense by stocking a well-used oil boiler including burner. They are currently available cheaply.

My old oil boiler was just measured by the chimney sweep. Best values. Built in 1992. I once bought the entire heating system on Ebay for 15 euros. With everything included. It has been running without problems for 15 years now with me.

My chimney sweep and energy consultant said about heat pumps that they usually only last 15 years. Then they are broken.