Guides · Updated regularly
The honest, technical guides we wish existed.
Heat pump websites tend to be either thin marketing or 90-page engineering papers. These guides sit in between — written for homeowners, reviewed by engineers.
How heat pumps work
Plain-English explainers with diagrams. No jargon, no hand-waving.
Radiators and heating delivery
The most underestimated part of any retrofit — and the most common cause of disappointment.
Property types
Most of the UK housing stock has quirks. These pages cover the most common pitfalls.
Heat pump in a flat
Lease, communal hot water, no outdoor space. The realistic options for flats.
Heat pump in a 1930s semi
The UK's most common property type — and the typical install considerations.
Heat pump in a listed building
Listed building consent, planning conservation areas, and what installers can't change.
Planning, regs and maintenance
The boring but critical paperwork side.
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