boydens.co.uk Shopping 06 HOMES WITH STYLE 51L Stove, Contura, from £1,650 A wood burning stove is 60 per cent more e cient at heating the home as heat transfer is convected into the room rather than being lost up the chimney in the case of conventional open fireplaces. This low-leg, castiron stove with single air-control is ideal for recessing into an existing fireplace opening, and can heat a 120 sq m space with 5kW e ciency. contura.eu LED Smart Bulbs, 4lite, from £9.95 Prior to the energy price crisis, a single LED lightbulb used £34 less electricity a year compared to an incandescent bulb. However, just one year on, LED bulbs will save 75 per cent more due to soaring electricity costs. Bright sparks at 4lite report the increased cost of energy means, from October 2022, switching to LEDs could save as much as £61 a year for every bulb at home. Based on 10 bulbs, this equates to a staggering saving of £611 a year of electricity – time to switch! 4liteuk.com Get inspired with our curated selection of products that are both energy efficient and on trend Hudson Burgundy Perfect Fit Blind, BlindsbyPost, from £25.44 In winter, windows can be a huge source of heat loss with up to almost a third of a home’s heating energy lost through them. Tightly installed blinds can reduce this by 40 per cent – equating to a 10 per cent saving in heating bills. Online blinds retailer BlindsbyPost has a number of di erent types of blinds that can provide insulation this winter, including thermal and blackout options. blindsbypost.co.uk Classic Fusion Round Tap in Polished Chrome, Quooker, £1,150 Boiling water taps have tanks that store water at high temperatures under pressure. Quooker is the only hot water tap to store water at 110 degrees and dispense at a true 100 degrees. The average kettle uses 2,200 watts to heat up 1.7 litres of water and costs around 2.5p per boil, while a Quooker boiling water tap costs just 3p per day to run on standby. quooker.co.uk Mini Fixed Feet, The Radiator Centre, £185.81 Starting o at only 80mm high – in four heights, four depths and lengths up to 2.6 metres – this e cient radiator is powerful, churning out almost 5000 watts at its largest size. But even better, it features LowH20 technology with a super-conductive and ultra-fast heat exchanger giving maximum heat for minimum energy consumption. theradiatorcentre.com
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