My Indesit double oven came with the following self-adhesive decals in the box:
What is intended that I do with them? They can't be placed on the side of the oven, because it's built in. I've had the oven now for ten days and, believe it or not, the oven works without the decals being stuck on anything!
So what's the point?
MM
For the front of demonstration models in showrooms ?
michael adams
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Nothing? Presumably they're just there in case the oven is displayed in a shop.
Stick them on your EPC when you sell your house :-)
Peter
Ah! Never thought of that!
Thanks.
MM
What's an "EPC"? I don't think I ever received one. Should have? I bought the house brand-new off a local builder (40 dwellings) in 2004.
MM
It's really called "Badge Engineering". The same units will come with different decals depending on which cardboard box is used for packing.
You will need one to sell it. Energy Performance Certificate. They possibly were not mandatory in 2004. Not worth the paper they are written on but the system requires them to be reasonably up to date. Don't bother until you come to sell when it will become another cost of the process.
< 10 years old.
It looks like all that time spent wandering aimlessly around Curry's showrooms, has finally paid off.
michael adams
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It's that completely worthless survey that you have to have now when you sell or rent your property Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs).
When I sold my flat earlier this year my EPC (that cost me £90) suggested changing the storage heaters to high retention storage heaters at a cost of between £800 and £1200 so that the buyer could potentially make a saving of £43 per year on his heating bill. That's a breakeven of around 25 years. As well as a heat recovery system for mixer showers at a cost of between £585 and £725 to save £19 per year.
I'm sure it really influenced my buyer...
Peter
When you say "now", what you mean is "for the last nine years"...
They're valid for ten years.
So the cardboard box can change the energy efficiency rating?
And be aware that the EPC must be in colour - a B&W print is not acceptable. (Just found that out talking to a builder who fell foul of that and had to re-print on the colour printer. I guess it is having a major impact on colour-blind conveyancers who need to get someone else to check that it is actually in the right colours.)
Still not worth the paper they are printed on - and certainly not as much as the colour ink/toner on them.
Of course.
Just like a car can have different emissions depending on whether it's got a VW or a Skoda badge on the grille.
Owain
Is this the same as the now defunct HIP?
MM
Was this an EU thing, or can we at least lay sole blame at the Labour government?
MM
It's the one bit of the HIP that didn't die a quick death.
Up here we still have HIPS (well, Home Reports) and they seem to work quite well. Handy being able to read the survey before going to view.
Owain
The EPC was part of the HIP.
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