subsidised heating scheme anyone...

Im not sure of exactly what its called and also not sure what areas this is run in but we have it here where they will pay for half (around about!) the cost to put in heating so long as your house is older than 10 years, you own it and earn under $100,000 a year.

They are comming over tommorow to check out my house and all of our insulation (underfloor, ceiling, walls and cylinder wrap) and go from there.

Anyone else done this???

For something that seems like its meant to be there to help people afford good heating, from what i have seen they only use the best so may be rather pricey!!! hense why im wondering if anyone else has done it....

OMG totally off topic but i just saw you are expecting another. congrats.

Edited by Bizzy

My best friend and her DH used Energywise before bubs was born.
They paid $300 and got underfloor and in-the-wall insulation and their hot water tank was wrapped.

Pretty good deal!

we did ours through the sustainability trust

we got all our flooring and ceiling insulation done for $1200 (that was after the $1200 discount), and we got a heatpump installed through them as well for $2400 (after an $1100 discount).

my parents are in teh process of having quotes done through the different schemes and so far energywise is the most expensive (the sustainbility trust is a wellington branch, so not sure if they do anywhere else)

I have put our details forward for a quotes for insullation. I have heard nothing yet and its nearly been a week however there was an article in our local paper this morning about them saying that they are a bit behind. Its a good idea i think

We just installed a hat pump and boarded up the fireplace (bought the house a month ago), but we are lucky as Bro is a fridgey and got it for cheap and installed for free.

Can I ask why you want a fire? In our last house I found a fire really hard when Jack was born as it took ages to heat the house whereas a heatpump is instant. I am sure that Energywise subsidises heat pumps

We have a heatpump and a fire now admittedly the insualltion in our house is less than perferct (at least we think that) however i still woun't be without my fire nothing heats like a fire does the heatpump is good while the fire is warming up its also good if you have a model that you can set the fan onto it moves the heat around the room and the rest of the house. I can definately undersatnd though that its easier to flick a switch with a little one then to light a fire and constantly feed it.

there is nothing like curling up beside a roaring fir while haveing a glass of wine or a good book or chocolates or all the above. A heater just doesn't so it. I also believe that if you see a fire burning you instantly feel warm a heater just doesn't have that appeal

Id love to have both! but we can only afford one or the other so fire it is.

In our last house DH would light the fire before he went to work at 6am so it was toasty when we got up. Often the fire would still be slowly ticking away i the moring from the night before!!