Heat Pumps

10 ways to run a heat pump cheaply

Published 1 Jul 2026

What this video covers

Cut the running cost, counted down to the biggest lever.

Ten ways to run a heat pump cheaply, counted down to the biggest lever of all. Real twenty-twenty-six numbers. From Axiom Eco Homes.

In this video

  1. 0:00 Intro
  2. 0:09 10. Heat your water in the cheap windows
  3. 0:25 9. Store cheap power in a battery
  4. 0:41 8. Bigger radiators cost less to run
  5. 0:58 7. Insulate before you complain
  6. 1:17 6. Run it low and slow, not on-off
  7. 1:33 5. Use weather compensation
  8. 1:50 4. Lower the flow temperature
  9. 2:09 3. Let smart controls schedule it
  10. 2:27 2. Shift heating into the cheap windows
  11. 2:45 1. Get on a heat-pump tariff
  12. 3:04 Where to start