BOOM: draught excluders

[d000hg]

Cheers but already looked at those, problem is when you take them out they must be all sooty. Little wooden door at front of hearth might be better.

Get a stove.

Or, you can get a flue with a sort of valve (just a flat plate you can rotate). In colder countries these are pretty standard, often you see a handle above the mantle you have to twist before you can use the fire.

[DoctorStrangelove]

Just remembered I've still got the sheet with a hole in the middle that was used to cover the grate when the chimney was swept.

Haven't any chimneys to sweep anymore.

Strangelove grandfather must be spinning in his grave, him being a chimney sweep & all.

[SueEllen]

Nothing that can't be dealt with by putting a sheet down in front of the hearth and wearing gloves / old clothes?

Stop being sensible!

[ladymuck]

Cheers but already looked at those, problem is when you take them out they must be all sooty. Little wooden door at front of hearth might be better.

Nothing that can't be dealt with by putting a sheet down in front of the hearth and wearing gloves / old clothes?

[xoggoth]

Cheers but already looked at those, problem is when you take them out they must be all sooty. Little wooden door at front of hearth might be better.

[Archangel]

Who on earth has external doors/windows with gaps at the edge these days? Only thing I do need is summit to block my chimney when I'm not using the fire. Keep meaning to knock summit up and never get round to it. Oh, and seal that attic hatch properly. Manana.

https://www.chimneyballoon.co.uk

[SueEllen]

Who on earth has external doors/windows with gaps at the edge these days? Only thing I do need is summit to block my chimney when I'm not using the fire. Keep meaning to knock summit up and never get round to it. Oh, and seal that attic hatch properly. Manana.

Quite a few people actually.

Though most people I know door gaps are between the heated part of their house and something like a garage.

Oh and people who live in conservation areas who can't put in bog standard double glazing.

[xoggoth]

Who on earth has external doors/windows with gaps at the edge these days? Only thing I do need is summit to block my chimney when I'm not using the fire. Keep meaning to knock summit up and never get round to it. Oh, and seal that attic hatch properly. Manana.

[AtW]

"Mind the gap: draught excluders are back as Britons rush to cut energy bills

The 1970s staple is once again becoming a hot product, with energy costs rising and temperatures falling

You already have a low-energy air fryer sitting in pride of place in the kitchen, and an electric throw to snuggle under while watching TV. But are you using what is fast becoming the UK’s must-have accessory, a draught excluder?

After a week of shivering in below-zero temperatures that have cruelly exposed any draughty gaps in people’s homes, householders are fighting back and increasingly turning to the long-forgotten furnishing item.

Well known to anyone who was around in the 1970s but largely overlooked since then, the humble draught excluder – often in the shape of an elongated sausage dog – has surprisingly made a comeback and become one of this month’s hottest purchases.

It is just the latest energy-saving product to fly off the shelves as people struggle with soaring bills and the current freezing conditions.

According to the retailer Next, there has been a 143% increase in the number of searches on its website for draught excluders, and in particular for its £28 Don the dachshund. Such has been the clamour that Next has been struggling to keep up with demand, and, along with several other retailers, has been running low on stock."

https://www.theguardian.com/money/20...t-energy-bills