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Time your showers
Cutting shower time down will save water AND heating costs. We should be able to […]
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Draft-proof the letterbox
There’s a lot to be said for the letterbox: how else would you get informed […]
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Turn it OFF!
If your home is like ours, there’s endless devices that need to be recharged: phone, […]
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Fixing a woodscrew that won’t hold anymore
We’ve all had it: a screw that’s lost its grip on the wood it is meant to be screwed into. There’s a quick and easy fix for this – and here’s how.
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Swapping to a condensing boiler – a review
Traditional gas boilers are out and condensing boilers are definitely in – but is it worth the cost to upgrade or are we better off leaving well alone for now?
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Lagging the hot water tank
Keeping the hot water tank nicely insulated should be a priority job if you want to save money and energy. Here’s how it’s done
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Some of the equipment we use
A little about some of the more specialised measuring equipment we use here at ECO central.
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Is the immersion heater still on?
While an immersion is a valuable time-saver, forgetting it’s been left on must have happened to us all. Is there something we can do about that?
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Bathroom extractor fan upgrade
A bathroom fan usually goes un-noticed until it stops working. When it’s time to deal with it, we have a few words of advice and help
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Changing an oven heater element
Changing an oven element isn’t difficult – as long as you watch out for the little things that could catch you out. Here’s how.