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ThermoSphere electric heating packaging

2 min read

Electric heating is getting a new wrap

As a leading British manufacturer of electric heating, ThermoSphere are not only committed to leading the charge in changing the way homes are...

tile over electric underfloor heating

4 min read

How to tile over electric underfloor heating in 2023

Tiled floors are the most common floor finishes to have over electric underfloor heating and for good reason. Electric underfloor heating is more...

New ThermoSphere Membrane Cable

2 min read

New underfloor heating cable with a big difference

70% of faults with an electric underfloor heating installation occur around the cold tail joint of the heating cable. This not only causes a headache...

Glass panel heater in garden room

4 min read

What’s the best electric radiator to buy?

If you are considering electric radiators as a heating option for your renovation or new build project, then you’re probably thinking about what is...

Tips before buying electric underfloor heating

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7 tips before buying electric underfloor heating

If you are in the market for an electric underfloor heating system for your next home renovation, then you have landed in the perfect place. We’ve...

Differences between electric radiators and panel heaters

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What’s the difference between electric radiators and panel heaters?

In this blog we run through the difference between electric radiators and panel heaters. If you are thinking about giving your home heating a bit of...

10 common questions answered about electric underfloor heating

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10 common questions answered about electric underfloor heating

In the UK we are becoming increasingly conscious of the rising cost of energy and the impact that heating our homes has on the environment. Electric...

Report on UK construction's attitude towards direct electric heating - discussing building specification

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Direct electric heating key for decarbonisation of heating in the UK

Launched in the latter part of 2022, the report ‘Working towards Net Zero’ sheds light on the UK construction industry’s attitudes toward direct...

Best Underfloor Heating for Vinyl

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Best Underfloor Heating for Vinyl

‘What’s the best underfloor heating for vinyl floors?’ is not an uncommon question we get asked. Vinyl flooring is becoming a more popular floor...

The disadvantages of electric heating

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What are the disadvantages of electric heating?

The energy crisis and extreme price volatility in fossil fuel markets has had a dramatic impact on the cost of living for many homeowners, and as a...

Top 5 electric underfloor heating brands to look out for in 2023

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The top 5 electric underfloor heating brands to look out for in 2023

After the success of our ‘The top 5 electric underfloor heating brands for 2022?’ blog, we thought it would only be right to update it for 2023 and...

Injecting some heat into wet room projects

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Injecting some heat into wet room projects

With so many brands of underfloor heating out there and different methods of heating like wet vs electric underfloor heating, it can be difficult to...

electric underfloor heating

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What’s the best electric underfloor heating system to use?

As a British manufacturer of electric underfloor heating, we often get asked ‘What’s the best electric underfloor heating system to use?’. Sounds...

Electric boilers - a viable alternative to gas

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Electric boilers: An introductory guide for homeowners

How we heat homes is changing and the journey towards reducing carbon emissions is driving it. Gas boilers will be banned from new build developments...

garden rooms and offices

5 min read

What’s the best way to heat garden rooms and offices?

According to the Rated People Home Improvement Trends Report 2022, additions such as a self-contained annex or a garden room are becoming...

Electric Towel Bar Buying Guide

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Electric Towel Bar Buying Guide

In this article we will be covering everything you need to know when it comes to specifying and purchasing electric towel bars for your next bathroom...

How to save when running electric heating

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How to save when running electric heating

If you are looking for energy saving tips on the internet, you’ll be presented a whole heap of different options. From not using a tumble dryer to...

Expert Tips for Installing Electric Underfloor Heating

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Expert Tips for Installing Electric Underfloor Heating

With the colder months approaching, many of us will be planning to turn the heating on or looking at new ways of heating our rooms cost effectively....

Next-gen heating technologies pique consumers’ interests

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Next-gen heating technologies pique consumers’ interests

We recently published a report looking at attitudes towards decarbonisation within the construction industry. The findings are revealing… There’s...

How thick is underfloor heating?

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How thick is underfloor heating?

When looking into installing underfloor heating, ‘how thick is underfloor heating?’ ranks in the top three of the most common questions asked. There...

The best natural stone to use with underfloor heating

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The best natural stone to use with underfloor heating

When it comes to choosing between ceramic or porcelain tiles and natural stone it used to be an easier decision because if you wanted the authentic...

Supplementary heating when no oil or gas is available

4 min read

Supplementary heating when no oil or gas is available

James Warlow is an Architectural Technologist living in Norfolk and has a career spanning nearly 47 years in architecture. James lives in a 3-bedroom...

The pros and cons of electric radiators

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The pros and cons of electric radiators

The way we heat our homes continues to feature heavily in the news and it doesn’t look like it will disappear anytime soon. When ‘Googling’ home...

Can you swap out a gas or oil boiler for an electric one?

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Can you swap out a gas or oil boiler for an electric one?

Electric boilers have always been most popular in off grid areas with no mains gas, but with the increases in oil prices and the desire to reduce our...

Electric underfloor heating, is it worth it for first time buyers?

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Electric underfloor heating, is it worth it for first time buyers?

There’s nothing quite like moving into your 1st property. The excitement, stress, documents and those incoming bills (Ugh!) Hmmm, maybe it’s not as...