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The Victorians used heavy drapes in the winter to help keep heat in their heat starved homes. Keeping curtains closed prevents warm air escaping form the windows at night, which keeps your house warmer for longer. Hanging curtains, and closing them in the evening, can make a significant difference to the warmth of your house and to how much you spend on heating. Research on heat loss through traditional sash windows, carried out by English Heritage, found that heavy curtains reduced the heat loss by 41%. Just by simply fitting a jacket to your boiler, (gives great insulation), it will keep your water hotter for longer thus reducing costs. The recommended thickness is approximately 75mm, the savings from this is sixty pounds a year.

And so we leave the Black Friday madness behind us. We hope you had a very exciting, safe and profitable Friday. If you’re already missing Black Fridays huge discounts and bargains worry no more, as our offers are still on and will most likely continue throughout this week! Hurry up and grab our great money value products such as fires, radiators and towel rails, for up to 50% off. 

Black Friday is finally here! At Electric Radiators Direct this means two things: discounts and Christmas shopping time! Although Black Friday is not as popular as it is in the USA, we treat it very seriously, so we prepared a lot of offers on our radiators, towel rails and fires to keep you warm while you hunt for Christmas presents. Unlike the Americans, we don’t expect you to camp outside our store on Black Friday: you can still enjoy our ‘next working day delivery’ for free.

We're always on the lookout to save energy and cut back on our expenditure, but it isn't easy when the cold season comes. At Eco Stores Direct we've got a wide range of energy saving products, from energy efficient electric radiators to stylish infrared heating panels, but what if haven't upgraded your heating system yet? There are still some interesting ways you can save energy that you perhaps hadn't even thought of...

Can electric heating be as cheap as gas? When calculating gas central heating costs you will need to factor in the labour costs, (the cost of a qualified professional gas fitter), and the cost of installing the boiler, pipes and radiators. The average cost for installing gas central heating in property that doesn’t already have it is estimated at three thousand two hundred and thirty five pounds. Other costs according to Which include flushing a boiler, with costs around four hundred and thirty five pounds, Annual boiler servicing costs on average between fifty and seventy five pounds, according to the energy saving trust), and central heating repair costs on average two hundred and one pounds. Then there will be the added costs of damage to décor and the associated mess during the installation process/period.

When it comes to heating at home we all want to save money without compromising on comfort. With bills on the rise and winter on the horizon, it's getting to that time where we all start thinking about the cost of our heating, and what we can do keep it as low as possible. Regardless of the kind of heating system you have at home, they key to cost management is control. The more control you have over you heating, the more money saving potential you'll have at the end of the day.

The best designs in the world are based on purpose and function. When a design solves a problem, one of functionality for example, (as simply and elegantly as possible), the result is often style personified. Modern design is as mentioned simple yet distinct. To choose a modern design the right colour, textures and clean lines will be taken into account. Modern designer electric radiators have a smooth and streamlined look, unobtrusive yet functional.

Making crucial decisions about your bathroom renovation is never easy, especially when it seems like there’s a new product coming to market every week. From baths to sinks via towels and tiles, there are a myriad of decisions to be made about your new bathroom, but one of the most crucial is often the most overlooked – towel rails.

The humble bathroom has gone through a considerable reinvention over the last few decades. Since the mid-nineties brought us a seemingly infinite number of home renovation programmes, we’ve begun to see bathrooms as less of an embarrassment and more of a space where we can begin to spread out artistic wings. We have decided to pull together a few of our favourite design tricks for 2014/15 to answer that very question.