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Kerryc82

Can anyone tell me what I should spend on a hot water bottle and a cover - and where I can get a cheap one?
Thanks

Rage_in_Eden

This thread has been really useful - I am trying (again) to get OH to insulate everywhere (he says everywhere's okay and there's no draughts - looks like i imagine that cold blast in winter then) - as our dual fuel bill is now going to be £81 per month - and as he hasn't got a good job guess who pays all the bills. Looks like the monthly food budget is coming down again....

Rage_in_Eden

sammy kaye - it's just a thought but in the old days tramps used to wrap newspaper around themselves for insulation - maybe scrunched up ones would work for the insulators? I guess you'd have to refresh once in a while though....

moggins

kal25 wrote:

Hi,we had an open fire when first moved in but brought an electric fire(it only gets used if really freezing in living room).However, hubby has decided with the price rises may be more economical to have open fire back. Can anyone tell me where to get the bottom grates from? how much is smokless coal and how long approx. would it last? I do think open fires make it seem cosier when the long nights draw in.:rolleyes:

Kal, I saw the grates in Wilkinsons the other day.

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sammy_kaye18 wrote:

Lol me again - i seem to be living on this page today!!

any ideas what i can stuff my draught excluders with - went to a charity shop today and all the clothes were reduced to 10p as they are swapping over to winter clohting but i didnt think about it then and now that im ready to make them have realised ive got nowt to stuff them with!!!!!!

was thinking carrier bags but not sure how well they'd work

any ideas please??

sammy I cut up 2 pairs of old jeans and a tatty quilt cover to stuff mine with.

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Kerryc82 wrote:

Can anyone tell me what I should spend on a hot water bottle and a cover - and where I can get a cheap one?
Thanks

i used to get mine at the 99p shop but usually get them at the local chemist for about £2.99 as they are better, you can make a cover yourself, either knit one or use a pillowcase or cushion cover

AnW'sMum

When our DD was born we decided to keep the heating on 24/7 and control it via the thermostat with each raditor also indiviually controlled via thermostats.

We were concerned that bills would shoot up but found that as the heating system was not having to work so hard to heat up a cold house each day it didn't.

So for the last 6 yrs the heating has been on constant with it only really kicking in for 10 mins or so a few times a day in the cold weather.

S4311y

When we lived at our old house i had a guy turn up 1 day from the "goverment warm front". He told me that he had come to check all our rooms to make sure we had adequate radiators, the loft insulation, and a number of other things.

The outcome of our check was that we needed a new heater in our kitchen & were given 40 pounds worth of vouchers for ( which if you are clever you can get the cash value of :shhh: ) and a number of energy saving light bulbs:exclamati

It was all legit, no catch & no money to pay. Everything was signed for & a copy of the agreement/contract was given.

It is definitely worth a look into with regards to saving money on your heating etc

What measures are available under the scheme?

A Warm Front grant of £2,700 or £4,000 (if oil central heating has been recommended) can provide a package of insulation and heating tailored to each property, drawn from the measures listed below:

Insulation measures
Loft insulation.
Draught proofing.
Cavity-wall insulation.
Hot-water-tank insulation.
Heating systems
Central heating
Gas room heaters with thermostat controls
Electric storage heaters
Converting a solid-fuel open fire to a modern glass-fronted fire
Time controls for electric space waters and water heaters
Heating repairs and replacements
Other measures
Energy advice.
Two low-energy lightbulbs.
Hot water tank jacket

How do I apply?

The scheme manager administering Warm Front across England is Eaga Partnership Ltd.

You can apply by writing to:

Eaga Partnership
Freepost Warm Front Team
12054
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE2 1BR

Freephone 0800 316 6011
https://www.eaga.co.uk

Link for main web-site:https://www.defra.gov.uk/ENVIRONMENT/energy/hees/index.htm

S4311y

sammy_kaye18 wrote:

Lol me again - i seem to be living on this page today!!

any ideas what i can stuff my draught excluders with - went to a charity shop today and all the clothes were reduced to 10p as they are swapping over to winter clohting but i didnt think about it then and now that im ready to make them have realised ive got nowt to stuff them with!!!!!!

was thinking carrier bags but not sure how well they'd work

any ideas please??

Ive just been pondering about your draught excluder & i was thinking about kitchen towl/roll

MIRRY_2

warm front did our loft insulation and cavity wall insulation 3 years ago and it didnt cost us a penny, we are end of terrace so it really made a difference.

Sammy, if you have no old clothes to stuff the draught excluders with , why not ask family and friends for their old clothes ?

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I am going to put foil sheets down the back of my radiators today, but any suggestions what I should stick it to the wall with ?