Glossary
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App connected
Whether a model in a grill range can be controlled from an app or over Wi-Fi.
App control
App control lets you start, stop and check a robot mower from your phone, and every flagship model in this group has it.
Assembly included
Whether the delivery team also builds and sets up your piece.
Assembly service
Whether a store offers assembly for the furniture it sells.
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Battery capacity, largest in the range
The biggest battery capacity a brand's range reaches, measured in watt hours.
Battery chemistry
The cell types a brand states it uses in its batteries.
Battery platform
A battery platform is the shared battery and charger system across a brand's tools, and most brands in this group have one while B&Q …
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Certifications
The labels a brand states for its materials and testing.
Click and collect
Whether you can order online and pick the order up in a store rather than have it delivered.
Cooking area
The usable griddle or grill surface on a flagship model, measured in square centimetres.
Cookware materials
Cookware materials are the metals and coatings a brand uses in its pans and pots.
Cycle life
How many charge and discharge cycles a battery is rated for before its capacity falls to a set level.
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Finance
Whether a store offers a payment plan or pay-monthly option.
Firmness options
Firmness options are the feel choices a brand sells, from soft at one end to firm at the other.
Founded
The year the company was founded, a rough check on how long it has been trading.
Free delivery
Whether standard delivery comes at no charge or is billed to you.
Free delivery threshold
The basket value a store needs before it will deliver for nothing.
Free samples
Whether a brand sends you fabric or rug samples at no charge before you order.
Fuel types
Fuel types are the fuels a brand's grills and outdoor heaters burn or run on.
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Machine washable
A yes or no on whether you can put a brand's rugs or curtains through a washing machine.
Made to measure
Made to measure means a brand will cut curtains, blinds or rugs to the sizes you give.
Markets
The countries a brand sells or ships to, which decides whether checkout or delivery works for you.
Materials
The main materials used across a brand's range, which drive feel, care and price.
Mattress height in cm
Mattress height is the depth from base to sleeping surface, and a deeper profile is not automatically a better one.
Mattress types
The constructions a brand sells, from foam to innerspring.
Max cooking temperature
The highest heat a brand's flagship cooker or oven states it can reach, in degrees Celsius.
Max lawn area
Max lawn area is the largest lawn a mower is rated to cut, in square meters, and it is the quickest way to rule …
Max output in watts
The most continuous power a battery system or power station can supply, measured in watts.
Max slope
Max slope is the steepest gradient a robot mower can handle, and it matters most on a plot with banks and level changes.
Max solar input
Max solar input is the highest solar power a unit accepts at once, in watts, and it sets how large a panel array you …
Max user weight
The heaviest person a chair or desk is rated to support, in kilograms.
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PFAS-free coating
Whether a brand states its nonstick coating contains no PFAS or PTFE.
Plug and play
Whether a product runs from a normal household socket with no installation or building work.
Portable
Portable means the brand sells models you can move, rather than only fixed or built-in units.
Price from
The cheapest qualifying item a brand stocks in its own shop, quoted in the currency of the market it serves.
Price match
A price-match promise means the store will meet a lower price for the same item if you can show it, and every store in …
Product types
The kinds of item a brand actually sells, which tells you fast whether its range fits your room.