A GUIDE TO Heating
Keeping your home at the right temperature year round requires an efficient heating system. Most UK homes have central heating that consists of a boiler plus radiators. Others have electric storage heaters. You could also have other individual heaters around your home that aren’t part of the central heating system.
You might want to choose a new heating system by swapping from electricity to a boiler system or upgrading your current heaters. Alternatively, you could improve a boiler and radiator combination, or extend the system because you’re building extra rooms on to your home.
Whatever your goals, you’ll find what you need to know, plus some stylish heating options, in part one of our guide. And if you’re thinking fireplaces, stoves and more, they’re featured in part two next month.
BE SAVVY ABOUT BOILERS
In a central heating system that combines a boiler with radiators, the former heats up the water and pumps it through pipes to the latter, as well as providing hot water from the taps.
Generally, it’s mains gas that fuels boilers, but if it’s not available, your central heating system could have a boiler that uses
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