Those hardened Glow-worm fans out there may have already seen the information on our main website about last year’s launch of our Clearly Solar range. Well, after much demand we have launched a dedicated website on all things solar thermal. This –basically means a solar thermal system which includes a solar panel (or number of panels in some cases) to supply as much as 50-60% of your annual do... (read more)

Like most things in life, your boiler benefits from a little TLC every now and again. For instance, did you know your boiler has an optimum water pressure? Your boiler needs to have a constant water pressure to make sure it works properly and continues to keep your house nice and cosy. It’s important to know that different types of boilers have different ways to keep pressure constant. For examp... (read more)

As energy prices soar it’s important that we all make savings any way we can. As well as investing in energy saving light bulbs, more insulation and ‘A’ rated appliances, it may be worth comparing the cost of your current gas or electricity supplier to an alternative source. The independent watchdog energywatch provides free and impartial advice to help consumers get the best deal possible,... (read more)

Have you noticed your radiator hasn’t been working as well as it should? This could be down to trapped air bubbles in your pipes and can easily be remedied by ‘bleeding’ your radiator or heater. But don’t worry! It’s not as drastic or gory as it sounds! Bleeding your radiator simply means releasing trapped air from inside the system. When water is heated and cooled continuously, air bubb... (read more)

Your children may not like eating their greens but being green and helping to look after the environment is easy and can be good fun too! Children often learn faster than adults and pick up habits very easily, so why not make sure they’re good ones? By making a few small changes in how you live such as turning lights off when you leave a room and switching your TV, stereo or games console off wh... (read more)

The Glow-worm team made their final stop on the Warm Glow Tour at the Meteor Centre in Derby last week. Fierce winds blasted through the shopping centre leaving shoppers looking for cover from the cold. Our experts were on hand again to provide advice about boilers and answer questions from visitors to the Meteor centre. As ever our face painters were also there, transforming many kids into m... (read more)

Glow-worm set up camp in Richmond’s Kew Retail Park this week, meeting more shoppers and providing expert advice and cover from the fierce chilly winds outside. Once again, our experts were on hand with a range of information about our range of boilers and solar range, supported as always with free face painting at the Glow-worm inflatable dome. We met record numbers of children, transforming th... (read more)

The Warm Glow Tour travelled south for this week’s event in Portsmouth. The weather was certainly a bit nippy but even the threat of rain could not dampen the spirits of the Glow-worm team. Once again we set up camp in our inflatable dome, this time at the Ocean Retail Park, to meet homeowners from around the region. Our face painters were also on hand – here is just a selection of the some o... (read more)

Thought you might be interested to see some more great photos from the Warm Glow Tour in Newcastle… ... (read more)

Did you know that one in two people in the North-East argue about the temperature at home? Glow-worm decided to do something about it, travelling to Newcastle as the second stage of the Warm Glow Tour. The inflatable Glow-worm dome set up home in Belvedere Retail Park, providing heating advice for shopper and free face painting for their kids. Whilst the weather was a bit nippy, Glow-worm staff h... (read more)