How warm should your rooms be?
How warm should your rooms be? With the advent of zonal heating, it is becoming possible for homeowners to heat various parts of their homes to different temperatures. It means a better level of control and savings compared to having…
Energy Efficiency for Flats
So many articles you read online are based around insulating a house. As you may have read in one of our articles a few weeks back – the average home in the UK is a 3 bed semi. This means…
How to modernise a period property
Old properties are notoriously difficult to modernise, but just last week we put the following touches to a property just south of Reading that has undergone a complete retrofit over the last 2 years. Back in November 2013 when we were…
Infrared for Landlords
Infrared is something we are increasingly seeing as a choice for landlords renovating their properties. Why is it so popular? Let’s take a look at some of the big plus points that make infrared an obvious solution. Infrared is inexpensive…
Air to Air Heat Pumps for Heating
Air source heat pumps are a really popular way to heat your property these days, but most of the attention, at least for homes, is focussed on air to water heat pumps for wet central heating systems. These types of…
Is infrared heating safe?
Infrared heaters are becoming ever more popular here in the UK – as opposed to convection heaters like radiators which heat the air, infrared (sometimes known as radiant heaters) warm objects directly – this makes them very efficient. One questions…
Is electric heating expensive?
In the UK, the cost of electricity is 10-15p/kWh and the cost of gas is just 3.5-4p Therefore, on the face of it, heating with electricity is considerably more expensive than heating with mains gas (e.g. a boiler). How much…
The running costs of infrared heating
If you have been reading TheGreenAge blog for a while, you will know that we are pretty keen on infrared heating. If you live in a home that doesn’t have access to mains gas, then unfortunately your heating choices are…
What type of electric boiler should I get?
Electric boilers can be a really clean and simple way to heat your hot water. There are a few different types though, and some will be more suited to your property than others. In this blog, we are going to…
Multipoint and single point hot water heaters
Although carrying a different name, these heaters are effectively boilers. The only difference is that boilers heat the central heating, and usually the hot water for your taps too, whilst the multipoint heater will just provide hot water for your…