A Decade in the Energy Markets and how to Protect Your Purse Strings Going Forwards
The way we both generate and consume energy has undergone vast changes over the last decade. As natural fossil fuel resources have depleted and the demand for renewable, environmentally friendly energy sources has increased, a seismic shift in domestic energy consumption is well underway. Between 2010 and 2018 coal powered domestic energy reduced by almost 90%, with gas and oil seeing similar drops over the same period. Of course, consumers are seeing the impact of this most keenly in their pockets. As new providers of renewable energy appear on the market and old fossil fuels become increasingly defunct, the energy …
Combat the 2021 Energy Price Hike with Two Super Simple Fixes
In the wake of the first UK national lockdown and all of the uncertainty surrounding it, the energy price cap dropped by £84 to its lowest level in years for the winter period. Those savings were invaluable whilst we were all spending more and more time at home, during those high energy months! Now things are returning back to ‘normal’, wholesale prices for energy are once again on the rise. In fact, Ofgem have announced an increase in the price cap for the 6 months from April 2021 – which in practice means that consumers are facing a hike in …
What Would You do With an Extra £250 a Year
How wonderful would it be to have an extra £250 in your pocket each year for doing absolutely nothing? We can’t hand you a wad of cash but we can offer you a handy little device that will reduce your water consumption and energy bills over the course of 12 months saving you hundreds of pounds. As your boiler gets older, its efficiency naturally declines. We can see this most clearly in the amount of time we spend waiting for the water to heat up after turning on the hot tap. How many times have you stood around waiting for …
Why You Should Pay Some Attention to Your Boiler This Summer
We all know that most boiler breakdowns occur during the winter months. Makes complete sense doesn’t it? It’s colder outside, the heating is on higher and the system is under pressure… it all gets too much, and you’re left feeling sorry for yourself in a cold house. As this seems like a winter problem, have you ever thought to check your boiler and heating system during the summer? The answer for most will be a ‘no’ due in part to the fact it’s not on as it’s hopefully warmer! In fact, because spring and summer always follow winter, those warmer …
How Likely is Your Boiler to Breakdown in Your Area?
An unexpected boiler malfunction is one of the most costly and disruptive domestic incidents that can happen in the home, sometimes leading to potentially catastrophic damage to the entire plumbing system. Of course, forewarned is forearmed but can we really predict the likelihood that your boiler might break down based simply on the part of the country you call home? Where are you most at risk? Over the course of a year, homes in London suffered the most boiler breakdowns with 6.08% of repairs happening in the capital. This was followed closely with 6.04% of boilers in the West Midlands …
The Benefits of Offering Your Customers a CombiSave
In an average year, up to 3% of UK boilers will experience issues or breakdown needing a call out. Over the last year, with so many people being stuck at home with not much more to do but stick the kettle on, we anticipate the extra pressure placed on domestic plumbing systems has increased this number significantly meaning that as a plumber, you’re probably much busier than normal right now! When you’re busy, getting busier isn’t always the first thing on your mind. But what if there was a way that you could help your customers lower their bills, it …
Preparing Your Home for an Unexpected Cold Snap
Who can forget those big old March snowstorms of three years ago? The ones that ground the UK to a halt and huddled the whole country under a frozen blanket. The weather in the UK, and further afield, is getting increasingly unpredictable with cold spells like that one seemingly coming from nowhere, potentially causing all kinds of problems in unprepared homes. The good news is that however unexpected a cold front might be, there are some easy things you can do to make sure you don’t end up forking out for damage that is easily preventable. PressureSentry It’s important to …
What Would You Do With An Extra Hour Each Year?
‘There just aren’t enough hours in the day’ How many times have you uttered those words, wishing for a few extra moments here and there to fit in all of those neglected bits of life admin or self-care? Modern life is busy, there’s no denying it. What if we could give you a whole day back each and every year without bending the space time continuum? And more importantly what could you do with that time? Even the most modern boilers lack a certain amount of efficiency which of course increases with the age of your system. The most obvious …
Protecting the heating system in your holiday home
If you own a holiday home or rental property, the last 12 months have been a worrying time. Many second homeowners often live a good distance from their property, meaning that restrictions through lockdowns or the distance you are able to travel to and from in a day have led to problems or a reduction in checking, maintaining and keeping an eye on your asset. This can be particularly problematic during the winter months, when colder temperatures lead to a frozen and burst pipes. The damage, should this happen to your property, can be extremely large; consider that each day …
Tackling Fuel Poverty in 2021
In England one in every nine households (2.4 million) live in fuel poverty. A further 500,000 live within just £30 of going into fuel poverty. This year the energy regulator Ofgem has lifted its cap on fuel bills in the UK, allowing providers to increase tariffs which could cost millions of households an extra £100 per year. In fact, one of the biggest energy suppliers – British Gas – has already implemented the increase among its customers. Those who simply cannot afford such a price hike will of course look for other ways to reduce their energy costs, which generally …
