Peter Wurmsdobler·Nov 3Will Scrapping the Gas Standing Charge Move Households Off Gas?Scrapping the gas standing charge lowers the gas bill of most households, which weakens their case for leaving gas.
InAge of AwarenessbyDs Traylor·Sep 24The Difference Between Active and Passive Solar Heating SystemsSolar Power is the way to go. However, more than one form of a solar heating system exists for the general public. What are they?
NSA·Jul 16Improving the energy efficiency of a small flatReplacing electric storage heating with an air-to-air heat pump.A response icon1A response icon1
Robert Twentyman·Mar 22Direct comparison — Oil Boiler vs Air Source Heat Pump same house, 12 years of dataLiving off gas in rural Cumbria — costs, comfort and what actually changed.
RB Heating·Mar 3The Backup Plan That Became the Main Plan in Cold WeatherI used to think of backup power as optional. Something you install “just in case.” Something that sounds smart in theory but rarely feels…A response icon1A response icon1
RB Heating·Feb 2What Extreme Cold Reveals About Modern HVAC systemI spend a lot of time writing about innovation, efficiency, and the gadgets that promise to make life easier. But some of the most…
RB Heating·Jan 12The Winter I Stopped Fighting My Heating SystemWinter used to feel like a battle in my house.
Jeff Powell·Nov 14, 2025A Collection of Unrelated ObservationsYeah, this post is gonna be like that. Sorry. But I hope it’s at least a tiny bit interesting to a few nerds out there!
Donna Brown·Jan 25, 2024Fighting the Bitter ColdHow we are fighting cold weatherA response icon3A response icon3
