Practical writing on quotes, installers and what the upgrades actually do.
Trina's Vertex S+ 445W publishes 22.3% efficiency, 25-year product cover and a dual-glass build. We read the datasheet and say when it's worth specifying and when it isn't.
Awaab's Law gives social landlords in England 10 working days to investigate damp and mould. The time limits, how to report and how to complain.
Awaab's Law covers council and housing association tenants in the North West. How to report damp to the region's 20 largest social landlords.
Ideal's Logic Air undercuts most branded monoblocs at £2,763.58 for the unit, with SCOP up to 5.19 and a 7-year warranty behind a 74,000-review support operation. The trade-offs:…
JA Solar's DeepBlue 4.0 Pro publishes 22.8% efficiency, 25-year product cover and a 30-year performance warranty to 87.4%. We read the datasheet and the UK price list.
Owned panels pass with the house. Loan-funded panels are simple too — the loan is yours, not the property’s. The tricky case is the 2010s rent-a-roof lease, where…
A 55-inch TV costs about 8p an evening and a console 11p a session — but instant-on console standby can add ~£25 a year. Full table by screen…
R32 against R290, 65°C against 75°C, and a nine-decibel gap in published sound power. Which of Britain's two most-quoted heat pumps belongs on your house, and when the…
Heating a hot tub from cold costs about £8.70; keeping it hot runs £30–£63 a month depending on insulation and weather. The full sums plus the tricks that…
A 3kW immersion costs about £1.66 to heat a 120-litre cylinder from cold — three times the gas price. Cylinder-size cost table, Economy 7 timing and ways to…