If you want to control your home heating from your phone, set schedules without touching the heater, and get Alexa or Google Home working your radiators on voice command, a smart heater is the obvious upgrade. The Dreo Smart Electric Wall Heater is the standout option: 2000W, whisper-quiet at 28dB, and genuinely useful app control Read more »
The KAMINIO® Marlon PRO 30 Electric Fire is our top pick: 842 reviews at 4.8 stars, a realistic 3D flame effect, 2kW heating output, and a price under £150 that leaves the expensive media wall models looking hard to justify for most rooms. Whether you want an inset fire, a freestanding suite, or a full Read more »
If you want to add instant style to a room without the mess of a real fireplace, a wall-mounted electric fire is one of the most effective upgrades you can make. Our top pick is the Endeavour Fires Egton 36″, which delivers a convincing flame effect, quiet operation, and easy installation at a sensible price. Read more »
If you’re switching to a heat pump, the radiators that served your old gas boiler well probably won’t cut it any more. Heat pumps run at lower flow temperatures, typically 35-55°C rather than the 65-80°C of a gas boiler, which means your radiators need to work harder to deliver the same amount of heat. The Read more »
The right panel radiator makes a genuine difference to how well a room heats and how it looks. After testing the UK market, our top pick is the DuraTherm 600x1020mm White Horizontal Double – it combines a high BTU output, a classic oval tube profile, and over 700 Amazon reviews backing it up. Whether you’re Read more »
If you’re still relying on old Economy 7 brick storage heaters, the chances are they’re expensive to run, slow to respond, and impossible to control properly. The good news is that modern smart electric radiators and panel heaters have largely made them obsolete. The Adax Neo Electric Panel Heater is our top pick: it’s wall-mounted, Read more »
If you want genuine room-by-room control over your heating, a smart radiator valve is the single most cost-effective upgrade you can make. The tado° Smart Radiator Thermostat X is our top pick: it works as a standalone device, supports the latest Matter and Thread standards, and the geofencing feature alone pays for itself in a Read more »
Wall-mounted split air conditioners are the most effective way to cool or heat a single room. They work more quietly and more efficiently than portable air conditioners, they don’t block a window, and the better models double as heat pumps — providing cheaper-than-electric heating through autumn and spring. UK summers are hotter than they used Read more »
Diesel air heaters are the heating solution of choice for campervan owners, narrowboat users, and anyone who needs reliable warmth in a space that’s off-grid or disconnected from mains gas. They run on 12V from a leisure battery, burn diesel at a fraction of the rate of a petrol generator, and can keep a van Read more »
If your immersion heater is running whenever it feels like it rather than when you actually need hot water, you’re paying far more than necessary. An immersion heater timer puts you back in control, letting you schedule heating around your household routine or off-peak electricity tariffs. The Timeguard FST24 is our top pick for most Read more »
