Battery Business Blog

My dear old mum used to say that a fool and their money are soon parted and, in today's world of quick comparisons and very little regulatory control for online business, that's particularly true. 

How do you know whether you are getting a genuine bargain?

We help customers, day in, day out, to set up their caravans and motorhomes for the grand tour. None of them were ever set up for it when they left the factory. Here's why...

I've been helping a sculptor in New York with his plans to run LED lights from a solar panel running on artificial light indoors. Possible but tough. Time to try and answer a few questions

Horses for courses, deep pockets, long term versus short term cost, the hot topic for customers at Battery House continues to be the lithium versus lead acid debate and, spoiler alert, there isn't a clear winner!

The case for solar is easy. The case for batteries is a bit more complicated. If you can spare 15 minutes, make yourself a coffee and read on...

Almost every fork lift battery enquiry is about one thing - PRICE. Read on to find out why VALUE might be a better starting point.

There's more than enough content for a good book on the topic of solar panel mounting, and more opinions on the subject than there are fish in the sea (approximately), so the following is more of a selection of ideas and points to consider than a final and expert opinion. None of it constitutes a recommendation so, at best, take it as a summary of what I have seen working, and a few pointers on what might cause a problem.

Batteries explode sometimes, and some types of batteries explode more often than others. As the title of this blog alludes - sometimes the cause takes a bit of detective work...

Batteries for cars fitted with start-stop systems need to be different. Here we try to de-mistify the differences, and the reasons behind them

Some jump leads are cheap, and some are high quality. Generally the two things don't come in one package.. Here's why...