HouseOhm was created to make home electrics easier to understand.
Electrical systems are becoming an increasingly important part of our homes. From traditional wiring and electrical safety to EV charging, solar panels, battery storage and smart-home technology, homeowners are being asked to make decisions about systems that can often feel unnecessarily complicated.
HouseOhm turns that complexity into straightforward, practical guidance.
Our aim is simple: to help UK homeowners understand what’s happening, what things should cost, what questions to ask and when it’s time to call a professional.
We don’t believe homeowners need to become electricians. But we do believe that having a better understanding of your home’s electrical systems can help you make safer, more informed decisions.
Advice informed by real electrical-industry experience
HouseOhm isn’t built around generic home-improvement content.
The site is informed by more than 25 years of experience in the UK electrical industry, spanning electrical installation, estimating, design, project management and the delivery of electrical and building-services projects.
That experience helps us approach homeowner questions from a practical perspective — understanding not only how electrical systems work, but how work is actually designed, priced, installed, inspected and maintained.
We combine that practical experience with research from authoritative UK sources, manufacturers, industry guidance and current market information where appropriate.
What you’ll find on HouseOhm
HouseOhm focuses on the electrical and energy decisions homeowners are increasingly having to make.
Our guides cover areas including:
- Home electrics — wiring, consumer units, sockets, circuits and common electrical problems
- Electrical safety — warning signs, inspections, EICRs and understanding when professional advice is needed
- Costs — realistic guidance on what electrical work can cost and what can affect the price
- Smart homes — practical advice on smart switches, lighting, controls and connected technology
- EV charging — home chargers, installation costs, charging speeds, tariffs and running costs
- Solar — understanding solar PV, generation, installation and the decisions involved
- Battery storage — how home batteries work, what they cost and how they can integrate with solar and EV charging
We aim to answer the questions homeowners actually ask, without assuming you already understand electrical terminology.
How we approach our guides
Electrical advice needs to be accurate, understandable and responsible.
When producing HouseOhm guides, we aim to:
- Explain technical subjects in straightforward language
- Separate general guidance from work that requires professional assessment
- Use authoritative UK sources where appropriate
- Check time-sensitive information such as prices, tariffs and regulations when guides are written or updated
- Make clear when figures are estimates or examples rather than quotations
- Avoid encouraging homeowners to carry out electrical work that should be left to a competent person
- Update important guides when information materially changes
Where relevant, we link directly to sources such as GOV.UK, Ofgem, Electrical Safety First and other appropriate industry guidance so readers can investigate further.
Independent, practical advice
HouseOhm is an independent information website. Our priority is helping homeowners understand their options rather than pushing a particular product or solution.
As the site develops, some guides may contain affiliate links or commercial partnerships. Where this happens, we’ll make it clear, and commercial relationships won’t determine the conclusions of our guides
Electrical safety
HouseOhm is designed to help homeowners understand their electrical systems — not to replace professional electrical advice.
Some electrical work can present a serious risk of electric shock, fire or injury if carried out incorrectly. Our guides therefore focus on helping you recognise issues, understand your options and know when professional assessment is appropriate.
Where electrical work requires specialist knowledge, testing or competence, it should be carried out by a suitably competent person and in accordance with the requirements applicable to the work.
If you believe there is an immediate risk of electric shock, fire or serious electrical danger, don’t rely on information from this website to investigate the problem yourself.
Get in touch
Have a question you’d like HouseOhm to cover, spotted something that needs updating, or want to talk to us about the site?
We’d be happy to hear from you.
Email: hello@houseohm.co.uk