Air source and ground source heat pump guides
The Aerona 290 and the EHS Gen 7 are the two value picks of the UK heat pump market, priced within £80 of each other. We compare specs,…
Hot water is where combi owners hesitate over heat pumps. The running costs are nearly level; the real trade is on-demand convenience against a cylinder that runs two…
The Bosch Compress 5800i AW pairs R290 and 75C flow with a 41.5 dB(A) sound power figure, the lowest we've seen published. We compare it with the outgoing…
The £7,500 grant makes a heat pump cheaper than a solar system for many homes. Whether it should jump the queue depends almost entirely on how much life…
Air-to-air heat pumps make heat for about 7.5p/kWh at the October 2026 cap; electric radiators pay the full 26.32p. We price both, install and all, and call the…
Eleven models ranked on published SCOP at 35, 45 and 55°C, with the break-even point where a heat pump stops beating gas, and why two brands' figures often…
Mainstream UK units ranked on manufacturer-published EN 12102 sound power, from 40 dB(A) to 65 dB(A), plus the England permitted development rules that turn a decibel figure into…
Seven units compared at the small end of the market, with the one specification that decides whether a small heat pump behaves: minimum modulated output, not maximum. Published…
Ideal's Logic Air undercuts most branded monoblocs at £2,763.58 for the unit, with SCOP up to 5.19 and a 7-year warranty behind a 74,000-review support operation. The trade-offs:…
R32 against R290, 65°C against 75°C, and a nine-decibel gap in published sound power. Which of Britain's two most-quoted heat pumps belongs on your house, and when the…