Cut your care home heating bill by 15 to 20%. With zero upfront cost.
A free Heating Efficiency Assessment for UK care home operators. We install patented, UK-manufactured technology, monitor the savings against a verified baseline, and split them with you 50/50. You pay nothing if your bills do not fall.
The average care home is losing 15 to 20% of its gas spend to a problem most operators have never had flagged.
Inside any wet heating system, dissolved nitrogen and oxygen form microbubbles that line the inside of pipes and radiators. Those microbubbles act as insulation. The boiler works harder, the radiators run cooler, the bill rises. Most care home boiler service contracts do not address it because it is not a boiler problem. It is a water-chemistry problem inside the heating loop itself.
The technology we install removes those gases continuously, lifts radiator surface temperature by 10 to 12 degrees, and protects the system from the corrosion that produces magnetite sludge. Result: a measurably lower gas bill, season after season.
VorteXtract: a one-time install that runs for the lifetime of the building.
CHEP is an independent operator that deploys VorteXtract, a patented vortex-based heating system optimiser, into the wet heating systems of UK care homes, hotels, farms, and commercial estates.
The unit uses your existing circulation pump to spin the heating water into a vortex. The low-pressure zone at the centre draws dissolved gases out of solution. The gases are collected and vented continuously. No moving parts. No consumables. 40+ year working life.
Once installed and commissioned, the unit works automatically through every heating season for the lifetime of your building.
| Heating cost reduction | 15 to 20% (typical) |
| Carbon emissions reduction | ~20% (typical) |
| Radiator surface temperature | +10 to 12°C |
| Dissolved oxygen post-treatment | ~0.2 ppm (inert) |
| System lifespan extension | +6 to 7 years |
| Product lifespan | 40+ years |
You take no financial risk. We take all of it.
We fund the installation
The unit, the engineer time, the commissioning, the monitoring kit. All paid for by us. There is no invoice from CHEP at install.
We measure the savings
Twelve months of pre-install consumption data become your baseline. Post-install consumption is monitored against a degree-day-adjusted forecast. The methodology is auditable.
You share the savings
50% of every verified pound saved goes to you, recurring, for the duration of the agreement. If there is no saving, there is no payment.
A real client. Audited savings across two London sites.
Four Seasons Health Care
Murrayfield suffered repeated airlocks and pressure drops requiring monthly engineer attention, despite annual flushing. Lansdowne battled magnetite build-up and cavitation across its twin-boiler arrangement.
A single 54mm VorteXtract device was installed at each site. Within weeks the cold spots, cavitation and air-lock issues had cleared. Audited billing data, normalised using degree-day analysis, confirmed sustained energy reductions across a full heating season.
“We are extremely pleased with the combined annual savings and impressed with the results from the test sites and will now roll out this technology across selected properties in our UK and NI portfolio, starting with an initial 25 locations.”
Savings independently audited using billing data normalised via degree-day analysis (IPMVP-aligned methodology). Source: Clever Centre / Four Seasons Health Care project case study, July 2022.
What you get for free, with no obligation.
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Site visit by a qualified heating engineerVisual inspection of plant room, system age and condition assessment, dissolved gas indication test where access allows.
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12-month consumption baselineAnalysis of your last 12 months of meter data to establish the verified baseline that any savings calculation will reference.
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Site-specific savings projectionA forecast of the annual saving range your site can realistically achieve, based on system characteristics and consumption profile.
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Written proposal and contract draftIf your site qualifies, you receive a one-page proposal and the EPC contract for review by your finance team or solicitor.
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No obligation to proceedYou can decline at any stage. The site visit, baseline analysis, and projection are yours to keep.
The questions Finance Directors ask first.
What does the programme actually cost the home?
Nothing upfront. Nothing at install. Nothing if your bills do not fall. We invoice only against verified savings, and only for our 50% share. If your bills go up due to colder weather or a tariff change, the methodology degree-day-adjusts the comparison so you are not penalised.
How long is the agreement?
Typically a five to seven year shared-savings term, with the unit remaining yours at the end of the agreement. Specific terms are set in your contract following the assessment.
Will it interfere with our existing boiler service contract?
No. The unit installs in line with your circulation system and works alongside your existing boiler. By removing dissolved gases and preventing magnetite formation, it tends to reduce boiler wear, not increase service complexity.
Who is CHEP and how is this funded?
The Commercial Heating Efficiency Programme is operated by an independent commercial entity. We are not a government scheme, statutory body, or public authority. The programme is privately funded and recovers cost solely from the share of savings generated post-install.
What if we sell the home or change ownership?
The shared savings agreement transfers with the heating system to the new operator on standard novation terms, or can be settled at point of sale. Both options are addressed in the contract.
How long does install take and is there disruption?
Typical install is half a day with the system briefly drained. We schedule outside heating-critical periods and around resident routine. Most homes are fully operational by close of business on install day.
See what your care home could be saving.
Fill the form for a callback within one working day, or book a 15-minute discovery call directly in our calendar.
Prefer to book directly?
If you would rather skip the form, pick a 15-minute slot for a discovery call with our programme lead. We use the time to confirm fit, walk through the assessment, and answer any questions before any site visit is scheduled.
No sales pitch. No pressure. If your site is not a fit we will tell you.