Do I need a Gas Safe Certificate?
The Gas Safe register is a relatively recent innovation designed to ensure that gas installations are installed by a competent installer and that you have all the protections in place to ensure a safe, reliable installation. Here we primarily talk…
How to heat your water in an electric only home
What are the best ways to heat your domestic hot water in electric only homes? We often get ask the best ways to heat your water when there is only electricity in the home (i.e. no gas boiler). Heating hot water…
Competitively priced boiler in London
Why should I replace my boiler? The spring and summer months are always the best time of the year to look at your home’s energy needs – the heating is off, and so it is the only time of year…
Does home automation save money?
Is Home Automation a genuine energy saver or a luxury we could do without It seems that the must have gadgets of this decade are all based around the idea of home automation (HA). We have seen the introduction of…
Is the Flow boiler worth it?
Earlier this year a new domestic boiler was introduced onto the market that produces hot water as well as electricity that can be used in the home to power lights and appliances. The Flow boiler is a type of CHP…
Smart meter roll-out is kicking off in earnest!
And it begins! Smart meter advertising campaign has kicked off! Driving along in the car today, I heard two adverts for the recent roll out of smart meters. The theory is that by 2020 we will all have a smart meter…
CHP Boilers – their time will come!
CHP boilers produce both electricity and hot water! We get an awful lot of interest in CHP boilers for the home; these are pretty much like conventional boilers, however the difference is that they also produce electricity when they fire…
Introduction to storage heaters
What are storage heaters? Storage heaters are a form of electric convection heating. They work by heating the volume of air in a property which operates on a dual tariff electricity meter such as Economy 7 or Economy 10. It uses electricity…
Introduction to biomass boilers
Both wood chip and fuel boilers use biomass, in the form of wood pellets, wood chips or logs, to either heat single rooms or a whole central heating system.
Looking for a grant to help pay for a new boiler?
Unfortunately the days of completely free boilers has come and gone. You can however get help towards the cost of installing a new boiler if you meet certain criteria detailed below under a scheme called the Energy Company Obligation (ECO).…