Straightforward answers to the questions we get asked most, from running costs to heating a garden office, bungalow or off-gas home.
No physics degree required — the real mechanism behind how one unit cools in summer and heats in winter.
Read the guide →A clear, hour-by-hour breakdown of Haier running costs, using the current Ofgem price cap.
Read the guide →What the relief actually covers, who qualifies, how much it saves, and when it ends.
Read the guide →Heaters, storage, gas, oil and heat pumps ranked by cost per hour at the current price cap.
Read the guide →Heat pump vs gas, oil, LPG, storage heaters and plug-in heaters — the cost of each kWh of heat.
Read the guide →What they are, what they cost to run, and what they can't do.
Read the guide →Heat the room you work in, not the whole house.
Read the guide →Garden offices and garden rooms, usable all winter.
Read the guide →Multi-split systems for the main rooms of a house.
Read the guide →Short loft pipe runs, up to five rooms on one unit.
Read the guide →An honest comparison for off-gas homes.
Read the guide →Heat on demand from a third of the electricity.
Read the guide →Use your conservatory from November to March.
Read the guide →Warm in winter, cool under the roof in summer.
Read the guide →Heat a new extension without a new boiler.
Read the guide →Gyms, offices and bedrooms over a cold slab.
Read the guide →Independent, simple heating for a granny annexe.
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