Useful tips and information relating to electric floor heating
There’s no need to suffer with cold feet and ankles simply because you don’t have underfloor heating. There a two easy plug-in solutions that can be placed anywhere you need them. Let’s take a look how you might choose the best option for you. Plug-in Floor Heating Solutions: What Are Your Options? Most people have…
Cold floors can instantly strip away the warmth and comfort of any room — especially in homes with hard surfaces like tile, laminate, or engineered wood. While wall-mounted radiators circulate warm air, they often fail to heat the floor effectively (all the warm air is up near the ceiling). Fortunately, there are smarter solutions available. If…
If you watched ‘How to Heat Your Home For Less This Winter’ with Denise Van Outen, see below how RugBuddy and FootBuddy can help you reduce heating bills to a minimum. Viewers of the C4 programme learned that the big savings come from turning done the central heating thermostat. Turning down by 1C is estimated…
Effects of cool air in the home are both positive and negative when it comes to energy consumption, health, and comfort. A balance needs to be struck. Introducing a source of radiant warmth, like RugBuddy, can often let you turn down your central heating. Doing this can lower your heating bill by about 10% for…
You don’t need me to tell you we’re experiencing unprecedented rises in energy costs. But, now is a good time to go over how a RugBuddy or FootBuddy can help minimise the impact of the price hikes. There are possible health benefits, too! This is quite a long post as it is a complex subject…
Did you know we now ship throughout the EU from a new satellite base in the Netherlands? Not only that, we’ve already had a review on SpainBuddy.com! There are good reasons to have an EU satellite base: (It’s business as usual for UK customers who will continue to be served from the UK base with…
I’m often asked which the best type of rug over a RugBuddy. The first answer has got be “a rug you like”, but it is also worth considering the TOG value of the rug. TOG Values Most of us are familiar with TOG ratings on our duvets. The higher the TOG number the more insulating…
This is just a bit of fun as we know most of us aren’t about to give up on radiators any time soon. But if you’d rather rely on them a bit less, while saving money on heating bills, we have the answer. 1. Radiators cause draughts Radiators are badly named. In practice they are…
Freelancers are a hugely important section of the economy. Recent figures from IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed) suggest that 2 million are freelancers and they generate £119Bn of sales. This article sets out how freelancers can cut costs working from home. If you’re one of them, and you largely work…
We love conservatories. The way natural light floods in and how they link the house with the garden beyond, often makes them our favourite place to relax. But only if they have efficient conservatory heating. Without exception, they are hard to heat. This blog looks at the different ways you can add conservatory heating and…
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