‘It’s been a revelation’: how heat pumps can cool your home in a heatwave
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Key context: <p>It might seem an unlikely way to stop overheating, but many owners have found the tech a lifeline in hot weather</p><p>“If it is 35C outdoors, I can get the temperature down to 21C,” says Andrew Ingram of the sanctuary that his living room has provided this summer.</p><p>“On the nights I’ve slept in there, you have to put your thick pyjamas on,” jokes Ingram, who lives in Maidenhead, Berkshire, with his wife, Sue.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/12/heat-pumps-cool-home-heatwave-hot-weather">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
It might seem an unlikely way to stop overheating, but many owners have found the tech a lifeline in hot weather“If it is 35C outdoors, I can get the temperature down to 21C,” says Andrew Ingram of the sanctuary that his living room has provided this summer.“On the nights I’ve slept in there, you have to put your thick pyjamas on,” jokes Ingram, who lives in Maidenhead, Berkshire, with his wife, Sue. Continue reading...
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