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HEATING OPTIONS What’s the best fit for your home?

The Greenstar Lifestyle range from Worcester (www.worcester-bosch.co.uk) marries sleek looks with impressive performance, delivering the highest hot water flow rate of any wall-hung combi boiler on the market.

How you choose to heat your new self build home is a major decision. This is about more than simply keeping cosy in winter: you’ll no doubt want a system that performs efficiently, keeps bills low and is easy to maintain in the future. Exactly which option best suits your project will depend on a number of critical factors, including:

Predicted space heating demand in your home. How easy it is to connect to mains gas.

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