[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":236},["ShallowReactive",2],{"page-\u002Faffiliate-disclosure":3,"author-mike":199},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"bare":7,"body":8,"dateModified":181,"datePublished":181,"description":182,"extension":183,"howToSteps":184,"kits":184,"layout":185,"meta":186,"navigation":7,"path":187,"schemaType":188,"seo":189,"sources":190,"stem":194,"targetKeywords":195,"titleTag":197,"translationOf":184,"__hash__":198},"content\u002Faffiliate-disclosure.md","How we make money","mike",true,{"type":9,"value":10},"minimark",[11,18,21,26,34,118,121,125,128,162,165,169,178],[12,13,14],"answer-box",{},[15,16,17],"p",{},"Affiliate commissions on kit purchases, typically 3 to 8 percent, paid by the seller and not added to your price. There are no ads on this site and we don't sell your details to installers. This page lists every commercial relationship we have.",[15,19,20],{},"This disclosure exists because the Federal Trade Commission requires it (16 CFR Part 255) and because you should be able to see who's paying for what you're reading.",[22,23,25],"h2",{"id":24},"the-relationships","The relationships",[15,27,28,29,33],{},"As of 1 September 2026, ",[30,31,32],"strong",{},"no affiliate programme has been approved and we are earning nothing from any link on this site."," We're listing the relationships we've applied for so that the page is ready, and we will fill in the commission column only once each one is live. 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