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All you need to know about underfloor heating
One of the biggest benefits of underfloor heating is the fact that they operate at much lower temperatures. Compared to your radiators, which concentrate heat across their relatively small surface area.
All you need to know about combi boilers
Combi boilers can be a great space-saving solution for smaller homes. With a combi boiler, a balanced flue, some pipes, and a few radiators, you have all the necessary components of a fully-fledged central heating system.
A guide to central heating controls
It is a well known fact that purchasing a high quality, fuel efficient boiler will save you a packet in the long run. However, getting good boiler controls can also make a dramatic difference to the performance and the fuel efficiency of your central heating system.
A basic guide to central heating boilers
There are four main types of boiler currently available – the open vented boiler, the system boiler, the combi boiler and the back boiler.
Central heating pros and cons - underfloor heating
Put simply, underfloor heating provides warmth to a room by heating the floor and having that warmth travel up, rather than heating the air, which rises to the top of the room before falling as it cools.
Central heating options
Dry, or forced air, central heating systems use a single gas or oil-fired furnace and a network of ducts through which the heated air travels throughout the building
Boiler insurance guide
If you have a gas boiler and/or central heating system, then it is a good idea to take out an insurance policy on your central heating boiler, so that the cost of any expensive emergency repairs do not have to come out of your own pocket.
Boiler controls
The main difference between newer boilers and older types lies in their energy efficiency. The majority of modern boilers are of the highly efficient ‘condensing’ variety
Boiler awareness
In the past, boilers needed to be operated manually but recent developments in digital technology have meant that nearly all of these old manual controls can be automated
Eco friendly money saving tips
We're all concerned about the effect our energy usage is having on the earth and its atmosphere. But the good news is that there are plenty of things that you can do cut your energy usage around the home
Combined Gas and Electric deals
Any utilities company with both a gas and an electricity supply license is in a position to offer its customers dual fuel deals whereby they provide both your domestic electric and gas supply.
Eco friendly energy
Changing to a green energy policy means that your electricity is coming from a renewable source. These new green policies will cost you more, but if enough people choose to switch to these policies
All about green electricity
Green electricity is electricity produced from sources which do not negatively impact upon the earth and its climate.
Goodbye Corgi Hello Gas Safe Register
If you are looking for a plumber or engineer to carry out any sort of gas related work, the best place to look is on the government's new Gas Safe website.
A guide to keeping down your gas bill
If you're looking for ways to save on your gas bill - and aren't we all! - then you've come to the right place.
Bringing down your utilities bills
Now that the earth’s once seemingly limitless supply of fossil fuels such as natural gas and crude oil is becoming increasingly limited, it has become imperative that everybody takes steps to reduce their energy use.
A history of electricity
Have you ever wondered where electricity comes from? And how we came to use it as an energy source? For centuries humans have marvelled at electricity and its mysterious ways, with inventors, engineers and physicists battling to be the first to harness its energy.
A guide to cutting your utility bills
While you might hear a lot about renewable energy sources such as solar power and wind farms, over two thirds of our energy supplies still come from our non-renewable, polluting, and rapidly dwindling supply of fossil fuels such as gas and crude oil
A gas safety register for the digital age
The UK now has a new gas safety body to replace the old CORGI register. The Gas Safe Register is really a form of quality control for the whole of the UK's gas industry.
A brief summary of domestic gas
Did you know that the smell you so naturally associate with gas is not the smell of gas at all? In fact this pungent odour is added to the natural gas we use during the processing of natural gas for our homes.
Ideas for insulation
Winter fuel bills seemed to go through the roof last year, and with the current financial situation and oil price, costs don't look like they'll be dropping drastically any time soon.
A guide to carbon monoxide
Carbon Monoxide can cause death and serious health problems such as brain damage, depending on the level of exposure.
A guide to gas safety
Your gas appliances should be checked and serviced at least once a year by a qualified engineer.
A guide to gas barbeques
By far the most popular type of outdoor grill in the UK is the type that uses charcoal,although propane and natural gas based barbeques are becoming more and more popular.
A cooks guide to cookers
The majority of serious cooks have a marked preference for gas cookers over electric ones.
Advances in cooker technology
Take a look at our quick guide to what's new on the gas cooker market.
Change your energy supplier today
By far the simplest method of saving cash on your household fuel bills, aside from reducing your fuel usage, is to switch to a cheaper supplier.
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