Heat pumps
Heat pumps
The technology, when it suits, when it doesn't, including the cold-weather question and what makes a UK install actually perform.
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Retrofit knowledge,written like a person.
Plain-language guides to the technology, the grants, and the trade-offs of upgrading a UK home. We answer the question, then we tell you where the answer breaks down.
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Six subject areas, each written to answer the question first, then to tell you honestly where the answer stops.
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Solar & battery
Solar & battery
Solar PV, batteries, and the maths behind self-consumption, including the seasonal generation question.
Insulation
Insulation
Cavity, solid wall, loft, internal vs external: which measure suits which fabric, and where the moisture risks sit.
Boilers
Boilers & central heating
Combi vs system vs regular, the repair-or-replace question, and what's actually been announced about the end of new gas boilers.
Grants
Grants & finance
BUS eligibility, application timing, and how grant money flows in practice.
UK homes
UK homes
Property archetypes, on-gas vs off-gas, EPC interpretation: what's specific to your home.
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Popular questions
One from each topic
- 01Heat pumpsWhat is a heat pump?7 min read
- 02Solar & batteryWhat is solar PV?6 min read
- 03InsulationCavity wall vs solid wall: which does my home have, and how to tell7 min read
- 04BoilersCombi vs system vs regular boiler: which one suits your home7 min read
- 05UK homesThe five UK property types: what they mean for retrofit8 min read
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