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The photographs on Cooler Indoors come from Wikimedia Commons under open licences. Each one is listed below with the photographer, the licence and a link to the original file.

Photographs (14)

What it showsPhotographerLicenceOriginal
Grey air-conditioning outdoor unit on wall brackets against a red rendered house wallOathOnCC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commons file · logo or marking blurred
New white air source heat pump on a concrete plinth beside the back door of a terraced houseSouthend-on-Sea Borough Council, UKCC0Wikimedia Commons file · logo or marking blurred
Low-rise block of flats with a row of outdoor heat pump units on slabs along the wallJim BartonCC BY-SA 2.0Wikimedia Commons file
White wall-mounted split air-conditioning unit high on a cream wall between curtainsArnoldReinholdCC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commons file · logo or marking blurred
Older wall-mounted split air-conditioning unit in a room with patterned wallpaperLee Haywood from Wollaton, Nottingham, EnglandCC BY-SA 2.0Wikimedia Commons file · logo or marking blurred
Portable air conditioner on a wooden floor with its silver exhaust hose running out of an open windowKlimaanlagen-guruCC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commons file · logo or marking blurred
Bone-dry brown parkland under a clear blue sky during a summer heatwaveAlisdare HicksonCC BY-SA 2.0Wikimedia Commons file
Parched golden grass sloping down a park hillside towards distant city towersAlisdare HicksonCC BY-SA 2.0Wikimedia Commons file
Listed early-19th-century brick terrace with sash windows, fanlit doors and railingsRodhullandemuCC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commons file · logo or marking blurred
Tall red-brick Victorian terrace with bay windows and hedged front gardensEric JonesCC BY-SA 2.0Wikimedia Commons file · logo or marking blurred
White heat pump outdoor unit on a black pad between clipped shrubsTony WebsterCC BY 4.0Wikimedia Commons file · logo or marking blurred
Icicles hanging from the grille of a heat pump outdoor unit in winterShixart1985CC BY 2.0Wikimedia Commons file
Twin-fan heat pump outdoor unit newly set in front of a stone building under renovationJim BartonCC BY-SA 2.0Wikimedia Commons file · logo or marking blurred
Quiet residential street under a cloudless sky with browned grass verges in a July heatwaveJohn SuttonCC BY-SA 2.0Wikimedia Commons file · logo or marking blurred

We cropped these photos to 3:2 and blurred maker logos, stickers or markings where noted. The licences allow reuse with credit; the changes are ours, not the photographers’.

AI-generated pictures (12)

Where no suitable free photo existed, we used photo-realistic pictures made with an image model. Each is captioned “AI-generated picture” where it appears. They show typical scenes, not particular homes or products.

  • White split air-conditioning unit high on a living room wall above a grey sofa
  • Smart meter in-home display on a kitchen worktop beside a kettle
  • Insulated hot water cylinder in an airing cupboard with copper pipes
  • Bedroom with curtains drawn against bright sun and a pedestal fan beside the bed
  • Outdoor heat pump unit on a wall bracket at the back of a brick semi-detached house
  • Engineer's gloved hands connecting gauge hoses to the service valves of an outdoor unit
  • Hands rinsing an air-conditioner mesh filter under a kitchen tap
  • Brick block of flats with small outdoor air-conditioning units on several balconies
  • Glass of water and a folded damp flannel on a bedside table in a darkened room
  • White pipe trunking running down a brick wall to an outdoor air-conditioning unit
  • Outdoor heat pump unit on a wall in a narrow side passage close to the next house's window
  • Low afternoon sun through a sash window across an unmade bed in a terraced house bedroom