Collection · When the boiler goes, what replaces it?
Your First Electric Heating Decision
Primary question · My boiler is on its last legs. What's the honest 2026 decision?
Most UK households will replace one more boiler before they go electric. Some shouldn't. Here's the framework for working out which group you're actually in; and what to do regardless.
Start here. Three honest questions.
What £7,500 of grant actually buys in 2026.
On the right tariff, the heat pump usually wins.
How big a unit your home actually needs.
House Summary
If you only do one thing from this collection, do the first one. The rest compound; each step makes the next cheaper, easier or smaller.
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