Practical advice for reducing energy bills
No gas supply doesn't mean expensive heating is inevitable. Air-to-air heat pumps, storage heaters, infrared and panel heaters ranked by what they actually cost to run.
Input fills the bricks with cheap overnight heat, output spends it. Set them the right way round and Economy 7 works as promised. The winter baseline settings, scenario…
Small flats need small, quiet combis that fit a kitchen cupboard and don't short-cycle on four radiators. Our picks with prices, dimensions and warranty terms.
Kiln-dried hardwood works out around 23p per kWh of heat through a modern stove. A heat pump delivers the same warmth for about 9p at cap rates. The…
Living in a flat or open-plan home, boiler noise is a real buying factor. We've compared the published decibel ratings so you don't have to guess.
The all-day heating debate, settled with numbers. Our modelled January example puts always-on about 25% dearer at cap rates, and explains the one heating system where the myth…
Big detached homes need 12kW and up, and sometimes two units working together. The high-output monoblocs and cascade options compared, with the spec figures that matter.
When the cold arrives, a well-set heat pump needs one tweak: a nudge to the weather compensation curve. Everything else, from the boost button to overnight switch-offs, costs…
Bungalows lose more heat per square metre than two-storey homes, and the outdoor unit usually sits near a bedroom window. Here are the units we'd shortlist, with the…
Streaming windows every autumn morning are a moisture problem, not a window problem. The fixes ranked by cost, from free ventilation habits to a £44.99 window vac and…