Our air source heat pump recently went into standby mode for two consecutive nights, during which time it refused to heat the house or hot water in order to prevent…

Bio-bean sent us some Coffee Logs to review as alternative to burning wood in our stoves this winter. We used them over Christmas, and you can see how they fared…

In 2020, we published 68 videos on our YouTube channel and there were some very amusing moments during filming. We’ve selected some of the funniest and best bloopers, and put…

We recently spoke about the general performance and efficiency of our air source heat pump (ASHP), but with 2020 behind us, we have a full year of data that we…

Our 6.16kW solar PV array is just under two years old, and it was a strange year for our solar production.

Last week, we showed you how Kirsten went about making and decorating her garlands for the festive season. Today, we share how Kirsten decorated our Christmas trees this year with…

Kirsten’s outdone herself this year decorating the house for Christmas. One of the areas she spent a lot of time on was making garlands to dress the fireplaces, doorways and…

Kirsten gets through a lot of tea during the day, and she’s wanted a machine that would allow her to easily make hot chocolate and turmeric lattes to diversify her…

Whether you, like us, have just been put into Tier 4 in the UK and can’t get to the shops or you just want to get some gifts from the…

Earlier this week the fire rope that acts as a gasket came unstuck on our Chesneys Beaumont 8WS wood burning stove. Given the Covid lockdown regulations, we went online and…