The gas boiler market had declined by 40% since 2021. (Illustration) (avantred / Pixabay)
After a 40% drop since 2021, gas boilers are once again attracting the French. Sales of this heating system have in fact increased by 15% since the start of the year, driven in particular by a drop in the price of gas.
Sales of gas boilers are experiencing an unexpected revival with an increase of 15% since the start of the year compared to 2023, according to the French Building Federation. This rebound is partly explained by the drop in gas prices, indicates
RMC Conso
. According to our colleagues, many consumers prefer this less expensive equipment to heat pumps, which are still little used despite government incentives.
A new craze
This increase observed on a national scale is all the more surprising given that the market had declined by 40% since 2021, according to data from the Vaillant group, specializing in the production of heating appliances and systems.
According to a Bordeaux heating engineer interviewed by our colleagues, this new craze is also due to the gradual increase in electricity prices:
“Gas has gone down while electricity has gone up. So, people have fallen back a bit on gas boilers”
he summarized.
40% of French households
Currently, no less than 40% of French homes still heat with gas despite the emergence of more ecological solutions. That’s around eleven million households. In question? The reliability of boilers in the eyes of consumers.
“They have very good knowledge of their current system, therefore gas boilers, with a durability which is often long
confided an installer to our colleagues.
Their fear is to have systems that are more technological and therefore have a shorter lifespan. »
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