How to Change your Electric Meter
Why might you need to change your meters? There are lots of situations where you might need to switch meters including: when you have had storage heaters replaced with another form of heating, when you...
View ArticleWhat is the best way to heat your home?
Over the next week are are going to put up blogs that look at the best way to heat your home – today we start with heating your home with a condensing energy efficient gas boiler. In each of the blogs...
View ArticleBest way to heat your home – Gas boiler
Our View – Gas Boilers If you are on gas grid, boilers are the cheapest way to heat your home in the long run. It can be pricey to switch over from electric heating, but the paybacks are good! The...
View ArticleBest way to Heat your home – Storage heaters
Our View – Storage heaters If you are off gas grid, storage heaters are cheap, easy to install, and combined with economy 7 tariffs can be fairly economical. There are plenty of other ways to heat your...
View ArticleBest Way to heat your home – heat pump
Our View – Heat Pumps Heat pumps are the most efficient way to heat an off-gas grid property. They utilise some really clever physics to convert electricity to heat at very high efficiency (anywhere...
View ArticleBest Way to heat your home – Infrared Panels
Our View – Infrared Heating If you are off gas grid, infrared heating can be a really effective, stylish and efficient way to heat your home. Compared to the convection based heating systems it offers...
View ArticleOutdoor Heating – What are the most efficient options?
It is that time of year when the patio heaters get dusted down and fired up, not just in back gardens but in pubs and restaurants as well. We hear so often that patio heating is expensive to run and...
View ArticleExternal Wall Insulation versus Internal Wall insulation
With the launch of the GDHIF, there has been a lot of renewed interest in insulating solid walls in properties. There are two ways to insulate this type of wall – either internal wall insulation or...
View ArticleTop ten ways to save water
If you have a water meter, or are just keen to do your bit for the environment, saving water is really important. We have just had the driest September on record, and despite a wet year last year,...
View ArticleDo radiator reflectors work?
Radiator reflectors work on a very simple principle. You radiator radiates heat both into the room, and into the wall behind it. That heat can simply be lost to the outside, especially if you have thin...
View ArticleShould I get a Stove fan?
It’s now winter and all of the lights are already on at 4:30 and we have started to rely on the central heating. The only comfort I have is that once I get home, I can put my feet up and feel the...
View ArticleSustainable Building Materials for Self Build Homes
Self building is becoming increasingly popular recently, for a multitude of reasons. At the same time, people are becoming much more environmentally conscious, and with a big project like a self build,...
View ArticleCan I get free cavity wall insulation in rural areas?
If you live in an urban area, you have probably had someone knock on your door and offer you free cavity wall and loft insulation. If you live out in the country, it is sometimes easy to be out of the...
View ArticleGift Ideas for Black Friday!
It can sometimes be tricky finding the right presents for everyone, but we want to help out by suggesting 6 of our products that make great gifts: Valiant Stovefan The Valiant PremiAIR stove fan is the...
View ArticleHeating your home allergy free with infrared
Unfortunately for those of us who are allergic to dust, allergies can go on for 12 months of the year. It is really hard to avoid as well, as every home, even the cleanest, will have some dust and dust...
View ArticlePortable solar chargers – Are they worth it?
It is safe to say that in the world we live in today, you can never be too far away from somewhere to charge your gadgets, especially your phone. These modern smartphones seem to drain battery very...
View ArticleMagnetic Secondary Glazing and Fire Safety
What is magnetic secondary glazing? Magnetic secondary glazing specifically is glazing that is fixed to your existing window frame and provides a movable solution that can be easily taken on or off the...
View ArticleSmart Homes Scheme –£6,000 Grants for SWI
Smart Home Scheme Grants of £6,000 for SWI The new GDHIF scheme has just been announced offering grants of up to £4,000 for solid wall insulation (SWI) for homes, however this is £2,000 less than when...
View ArticleStoring electricity produced from your solar panels
Solar PV has never been as attractive as it is now. Prices are at an all time low, the feed-in tariff is making the payback excellent and the cost of mains electricity is still going up. Whilst solar...
View ArticleHow to get the most out of Uswitch
The internet has completely changed the way we shop for things, and energy is no different. Nowadays you can go to a whole raft of price comparison sites to find which is cheapest, and usually you will...
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