A Nation of ‘Secret Heaters’
Household temperature is joint top cause of festive family squabbles in Britain Research released today by energy efficiency experts TheGreenAge has revealed that one in four UK adults (26%) have had an argument about the central heating, a figure expected…
10 advantages of infrared heating panels
Infrared heating is relatively new to the UK, however the Austrians and Germans have now been using it for decades to great effect. Have you ever been outside on a fresh winter morning and felt the warmth of the sun…
Radiators – your one stop guide!
We get tons of questions from our customers regarding radiators: when to change them, when to flush them, how to bleed them and so forth – so here we have produced a one stop guide to radiators and all the…
Looking for a completely free new boiler in London?
Are you looking for a free replacement boiler in London? Look no further! TheGreenAge can now offer free replacement gas boilers for households all across London provided they meet the criteria set out below. Your new boiler will be a…
Heating your home without mains gas
The Traditional Off-Gas Options For the 15% of people in the UK that are not connected to the gas grid, heating the home can be expensive and options limited. Usually these are older properties with poor efficiency and many use…
CHP boilers – a comprehensive buyer’s guide
The CHP boilers – or domestic micro CHP – is a new type of boiler available for homes. This guide answers all your burning questions and looks at whether these boilers are a worthwhile investment. Every time we come out…
Introduction to Hot Water Cylinders
There are two types of hot water cylinders found in homes today. The newer pressurised unvented hot water tanks and the older style vented hot water tanks. Unvented hot water cylinders Unvented hot water cylinders were only made legal in…
Biomass boilers vs conventional gas boilers
Comparing the cost of biomass boilers with conventional boilers Biomass boilers start at about £7,000 for a 12kW domestic version, which is sufficient to provide heat and hot water for a 4-bed house. A comparably sized gas boiler will only cost…
Infrared Heating Panel FAQ
How do infrared heating panels work? They work by turning electricity into infrared energy, which is directed at surfaces (ideally the floor), to warm the room. They work differently from convection heaters, which heat the air rather than surfaces, which…
Do storage heaters still have a place in the home?
[Update: As nuclear and coal stations are wound down in the UK, this could mean the death of the Economy 7 tariff. This would mean storage heaters becoming more expensive to run, and as such we no longer recommend people install…