The first of October is "central heating day", when many people switch on their radiators for the winter. Central heating is just another mod-con of contemporary living, but it's done much more than ...

THE HUMAN body is more sensitive to the temperature of surrounding surfaces than it is to air temperature. We find hot still air 'stuffy'. This is why, in cold weather, comfort is more easily achieved ...

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I spent most of my childhood in London, where nobody has a/c and central heating consists of either electric storage heaters or radiators. In the US on the other hand, the standard configuration (in ...

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Is underfloor heating more efficient than radiators? If you're in the process of choosing heat emitters for your home, you've probably asked yourself this question. First of all, let's take a look at ...

We're now into November and surely even the hardiest of hold-outs have switched the heating on at least a few times. But firing your system up for the first time isn't always straightforward. After ...

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