| Fuel prices are on the increase. Nowadays most | | | | are more discreet and very unlikely to leak. |
| of us are trying to cope with rising heating costs. | | | | Electric heating is the cheapest type to install, and |
| As a result, we all want to find ways to reduce | | | | is another efficient way to heat your home. |
| our heating bills. | | | | Electric heaters are 100% efficient at the point of |
| Different people have different priorities when | | | | use, which means that all electricity used is turned |
| deciding how to heat their homes. Here is some | | | | to heat, with no wastage. Electrical heating is the |
| information that may be of use when deciding on | | | | ideal option for anyone fortunate enough to have |
| the best kind of heating for you. | | | | solar panels or a wind turbine, and as these |
| In the UK, the three most popular kinds of fuel | | | | technologies become more affordable, electrical |
| for central heating are gas, electricity, and oil. | | | | heating may become more widespread. |
| Make sure your home is properly insulated to get | | | | Unlike other forms of heating, electric heating can |
| the most out of of whichever sort of heating you | | | | also be installed virtually anywhere in the home. |
| have. | | | | This gives designers and homeowners more |
| Britain's most popular heating fuel is Gas. Gas | | | | freedom of choice in terms of their home design. |
| fueled heating ususally costs less to run than | | | | However, you may pay more to run your electric |
| electricity or oil. Also whereas oil has to be | | | | heating than you would pay for gas. |
| delivered to your tank, gas is supplied direct to | | | | There are a lot of gas, electricity and oil suppliers |
| your home through pipelines. With gas your home | | | | so shop around to make sure you are getting the |
| has a constant supply of fuel at all times. | | | | best deal. You might benefit from cheaper gas |
| In rural ares where gas is not available, oil is often | | | | and electricity prices if you can get a dual fuel |
| used. Modern oil powered combination boilers are | | | | option from your supplier, like the dual fuel tariffs |
| very efficient, but you do need to keep an eye | | | | by British Gas. By purchasing both your gas and |
| on the level of oil in your tank to avoid running | | | | electricity from the same supplier you may well |
| out. Tanks can be rather unattractive, but there | | | | reduce your overall energy bill. |
| are underground, double lined tanks available which | | | | |