Rayburn Solar Thermal System

The Rayburn Heatranger can now be combined with Solar Thermal Collectors to enable the sun to provide up to 65% of a home’s hot water needs and achieve fossil fuel savings of up to 60% a year. 

Rayburn has long been concerned with protecting the environment and using natural resources responsibly.  Rayburn Solar Thermal Collectors can be used to augment domestic central heating, hot water and under floor heating systems by capturing the sun’s free energy.  The package enables a Rayburn and a solar collector panel to be connected together in an intelligent home management system that automatically switches between the most effective and sustainable energy source available at the time.

The Rayburn 345W Qualifies for a Reduced Rate of VAT

Wood is Good – now not only is heating your home by burning wood carbon neutral and good for the environment but it could also be very good for your finances too!

The good news is that the government is offering a financial incentive for anyone buying a wood-fuelled boiler to provide their central heating. The Rayburn 345W – has been specifically designed to burn wood only. It’s special grate will optimise the combustion efficiency of wood for both cooking and central heating. 

As a result the 345W and its installation qualifies for a reduced rate of VAT, 5% rather than the standard rate of 17.5%, when it is purchased and installed at the same time. And remember the reduced rate applies not only to the 345W appliance itself but also the basic installation cost directly associated with having your 345W installed. You just need to ensure that you purchase your 345W from the person that installs it so that both costs show on the same invoice.

The installation of the wood fuelled Rayburn 345W is eligible for reduced rating for VAT purposes(5%), when the item is installed in residential accommodation or a building used solely for a relevant charitable purpose. The reduced rating includes the price of the Rayburn itself. Please be aware that this a government and VAT Office initiative and may be altered or withdrawn without notice
If you or the installer require further information as to what can and cannot be included in the installation at the reduced rate of VAT please  log on to :- http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/

Then on the home page type “708/6 - Energy Saving Materials” into the search facility and click “search”. The Energy Saving Materials paper can be accessed by clicking on the link. Or you can contact your local VAT Office for further clarification.

Solid Fuel Update

Concerns over dwindling resources and a greater knowledge of the impact our high-tech lives have on the environment, have seen many of us move toward more traditional ways of living, putting solid fuel very firmly back on the agenda.

Wood is considered a sustainable, renewable and carbon-neutral fuel. Rayburn solid fuel and wood burning models run on a range of natural and manufactured solid mineral fuels, as well as a variety of wood-derived products, which have the advantage of a zero carbon rating and minimal emissions.

There are six solid fuel and wood burning models in the Rayburn range – two cooker-only models, one which provides cooking and hot water and three which provide central heating and hot water. All are capable of burning wood and seasoned timber.

The newly relaunched Rayburns – with the SFW suffix (solid fuel and wood)– have the classic good looks and styling that are quintessentially Rayburn and are available in Cream, Black, Pewter, British Racing Green, Claret, Dark Blue and Sable.
All models comply with recent building regulations for new-build homes and are HETAS listed.