by Jacob Whitmore | Aug 29, 2026 | Home & Garden, Trending
The short version A passive moisture absorber uses no electricity at all, so once you have bought it there is nothing to run. A plug-in dehumidifier of the usual household size draws a couple of hundred watts. One tub pulls a few hundred millilitres of water a week in...
by Jacob Whitmore | Aug 28, 2026 | Home & Garden, Trending
The short version Ofgem’s price cap rises 4% to £1,723 a year from 1 October 2026, and the gas half of the bill goes up 8%. The Energy Saving Trust puts the benefit of fitting proper heating controls at around £100 a year in Great Britain....
by Jacob Whitmore | Aug 27, 2026 | Home & Garden, Trending
The short versionVacuum compression bags were sitting at number two on Amazon UK’s whole Home & Kitchen best seller chart when we checked on 27 August 2026, behind only a washing machine cleaner.Packaging claims of 80 per cent space saving are optimistic....
by Jacob Whitmore | Aug 26, 2026 | Home & Garden, Trending
The short version A window vac lifts condensation off the glass in one pass, so it stops running down into the frame, the sill and the plaster behind it. Run time is the spec that decides which one you need. Around 20 minutes covers a one bed flat. Around 35 minutes...
by Jacob Whitmore | Aug 22, 2026 | Home & Garden, Trending
The short version Electricity is capped at 26.11p per kWh from 1 July to 30 September 2026, so a 120W heated throw costs about 3p an hour to run. Four hours a night for a month on that same throw is roughly £3.75 of electricity. Under-blankets go on the mattress...
by Jacob Whitmore | Jul 23, 2026 | Home & Garden, Trending
The short version A true HEPA (H13) filter is the part that matters for pollen, dust and pet dander. Everything else is a bonus. Match the purifier to your room size. A bedroom unit will struggle in an open-plan living room. For hay fever, run it on a low setting...
