What’s the cheapest way to heat your home?
We’ve put together loads of heating comparison tables over the years, with prices per unit of fuel and kWh per unit, but we thought it might be useful to write a blog in practical terms everyone understands. What does each heating…
Solar PV battery storage
Battery storage – the key to using your own electricity 24/7 We’ve been writing about solar PV since it was a fairly new technology. While many early adopters were passionate about getting involved with this innovative and exciting technology, they did so with an…
How do I remove render?
There are a couple of reasons why you might want to remove render. Depending on what you are precisely after, either getting wet render or tidying up existing render, then this blog will actually try and address those points. We have…
How to keep warm in a student house
As the end of September creeps up, thousands of university students are moving into their accommodation for the next year. If this is you, you’ll know that the constant struggle between spending your beer money on heating and enjoying just one month…
Halogen bulbs banned in UK
The Energy Efficiency Directive was designed to help European countries reach 2020 carbon reduction targets. This comprises of several changes, but a big focus is greater regulation of the energy efficiency of household appliances. Having already been phased out in Europe,…
Why a Gas Safety certificate is not just a piece of paper
A Gas Safety certificate is a legal requirement for all rental properties in the UK where there are gas appliances present. If you live in a rented home, it is the landlord’s responsibility to get a certificate, but if you own your…
Company news – 14/09/2016
We are going to stray from form this week in terms of our company news. I have just returned from a trip to the West coast of Canada – the trip was spectacular, but there was one day that was…
What is lagging and is it worth doing?
Most homes in the UK have a complex network of water pipes. Insulating this pipework is called lagging and by sealing in heat, it saves energy and has a number of other benefits too. Here we talk you through reasons for the…
Replacing your oil boiler with infrared heating
You may have an oil boiler if you live in a rural property. Unlike electricity, gas is not a given everywhere in the UK, and some small towns are without a gas network. It can be frustrating to be lumbered…
10 top energy saving products 2016
The end of summer has got us feeling all retrospective about energy saving products we have seen this year. Here is a roundup of the favourites we have used and recommended over the past year. Some are new, some are old favourites, some are…