Practical advice for reducing energy bills
Every plug-in heater costs 26.11p per kWh of heat — the differences come from wattage and how the heat is delivered. Side-by-side hourly cost table and honest buying advice.
7 August 2026
Vaillant's ecoTEC family is Worcester Bosch's biggest premium rival. We review the pro, plus and exclusive on published warranty terms, efficiency data and installed prices.
7 August 2026
Lab-measured costs for roast chicken, chips, jacket potatoes and cake at the July-September 2026 cap rate. Where the air fryer wins, and the batch-cooking point where the oven takes over.
6 August 2026
Where a boiler flue can and can't go: the key distances from windows, doors and boundaries, what plume kits do, and the situations that force a flue to move.
6 August 2026
Dishwasher labels rate energy per 100 eco cycles, which makes cost-per-wash maths easy. What the A-G classes mean, why the four-hour eco cycle is the cheap one, and the real…
5 August 2026
Heatable and BOXT both sell fixed-price boiler installation online. We compare their published prices, brands, warranties and dated Trustpilot scores — neutrally, on public data only.
5 August 2026
The fridge freezer is the only appliance billing you 24/7. Here's what the rescaled A-G label means, what the kWh figure costs at 2026 prices, and the real A vs…
4 August 2026
Oil-filled radiators cost 13p–65p an hour at full power, but thermostat cycling means real costs are usually much lower. Full size-by-size table and how duty cycles work.
4 August 2026
Worcester Bosch's Greenstar range dominates UK installs — but does the published data justify the premium? We look at warranties up to 12 years, efficiency and real installed prices.
3 August 2026
Octopus Energy publishes a typical £4,459 after-grant heat pump price; British Gas quotes after a free survey. We compare the two published packages, warranties, tariffs and Trustpilot data — neutrally.
29 July 2026