by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 7, 2026 | Home & Garden
If you have an unused open chimney, block it first. SAP, the calculation behind every Energy Performance Certificate, counts an open chimney as 80 cubic metres of air an hour and a permanently blocked one as 20. In our example house that difference is worth about...
by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 7, 2026 | Home & Garden
The short answer Condensation forms when warm, damp indoor air meets glass that is colder than the dew point. You stop it by putting less moisture into the air, moving the damp air out, or making the glass warmer. A dehumidifier does the first job for about 18.2p per...
by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 5, 2026 | Home & Garden, Trending
Every heater here is ranked on one number first: what it costs to run for an hour at the Ofgem cap rate that starts on 1 October 2026. The specifications are the maker's own, opened and read on 5 September 2026. There is no hands-on test here and we do not claim one....
by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 4, 2026 | Home & Garden, Trending
Search for the cost of a monitored home alarm and you will find monthly prices running from about five pounds to thirty. What those pages rarely say is what the money buys. In Britain, paying to be monitored does not mean the police will come when your alarm goes off....
by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 3, 2026 | Home & Garden, Trending
The short version Burns from hot water bottles reached nearly 1,000 cases in 2024, the highest total in more than 20 years and double the 2019 figure, according to Children's Burns Trust data cited by RoSPA. The BSI reinstated the British Standard for hot water...
by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 2, 2026 | Home & Garden, Trending
A heated airer cannot dry a load of washing for less than about 32p at the October price cap. Not a 202W one, not a 1,800W one, not one with a cover. That figure is set by the water in your laundry, and no amount of low-energy branding moves it. What the wattage...
