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Why switch to natural gas?

Why switch to natural gas?
  • It's convenient

    You'll love the convenience natural gas adds to your home, from instant cosy heat, to precision cooking, and nice, long showers without running out of hot water.

    With natural gas, you'll never need to worry about re-ordering or running out of fuel ever again. Underground pipelines supply gas to your home 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, so you can ditch the bulky oil tank and transform your garden with a lovely patio or decking area.

    Cooking
  • It's versatile

    Natural gas opens up a world of lifetsyle opportunities in your home as it's is one of the cleanest and most versatile fuels available. Offering you choice and flexibility, you can use it to power your central heating, or simply for single appliances. With natural gas you can control how you like to run your home.

    Find out more about natural gas appliances >

    Gas Hobs
  • It's efficient

    Natural gas increases energy efficiency throughout your home with a modern, fully controllable central heating system.

    Modern natural gas boilers are around 90% efficient compared to around 60% for your existing boiler if it’s around 15 years old.

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    A gas boiler
  • It's better for the environment

    Did you know that around 60% of your households CO2 emissions come from your boiler?  If your boiler is over 15 years old it could be anything up to 40% inefficient which is not only harmful to the environment but it also costs you money.

    With natural gas central heating your home would produce around 56% less harmful carbon emissions when compared to home heating oil.

    It's better for the environment
  • It puts you in control

    Modern central heating controls such as room, boiler and radiator thermostats and timers, enable you to maintain comfortable temperatures whilst reducing the amount of fuel you use.

    If your existing system doesn’t have modern controls, your home won’t be heated as efficiently as possible.

     

    Thermostat
  • Our customers love it

    Over 130,000 homeowners in the Greater Belfast area have already chosen natural gas to heat their homes, and more than 9 out of 10 would recommend using natural gas to a friend.

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    Happy Phoenix Gas Customer
  • It offers flexible payment options

    With natural gas there's no need for lump sum payments, you can either decide to pay quarterly or you might prefer to pay monthly by Direct Debit. You can also choose a Pay As You Go meter which allows you to monitor how much gas you're using.

    Natural Gas payment card
  • Future possibilites for your home

    Once your home is connected to natural gas, it's easy to add additional gas appliances later on:

    • outside for your barbecue, patio heater
    • in the utility room for your tumble dryer
    • in the kitchen for your hob and/or cooker
    • in the living room for your fire
    Eating outdoors

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