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THE ADVICE CENTRE
Real answers to the questions sales visits dodge
Every guide here is written by a designer who measures houses for a living and has nothing to sell you. No brand loyalty, no commission, no reason to tell you your home is easier — or harder — than it actually is.
START WITH THE BIG QUESTION
Is a heat pump right for your house?
Almost every UK home can be heated by a heat pump. The real question is at what flow temperature, at what running cost, and what has to change first. These three guides answer that honestly.
SUITABILITY
Is my house suitable?
An engineer’s honest answer, including the homes where the answer is “not yet”.
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OLD BUILDINGS
Old, stone and solid-wall homes
Heat pumps do work in period property — when the heat loss is measured honestly.
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EMITTERS
Do I need underfloor heating?
No. Here is when UFH genuinely helps and when radiators are the better retrofit.
Read the guide →
BROWSE BY TOPIC
Every guide in the Advice Centre
Radiators and pipework
Sizing and system design
Running costs
Grants and equipment
Industry news
NEXT STEP
Still not sure what applies to your house?
Reading is free and so is asking. Tell us about your property and we will point you at the answer — or tell you plainly that you do not need us yet.