Savvy homeowners are sharing their hacks to battle the cost-of-living crisis – including using a wood-burner to boil the kettle and placing tin foil behind radiators.
Placing draught excluders under the door, bleeding radiators and having curtains drawn when the heating is turned on are also among the tips and tricks to help families .
It comes as much of , with a level three weather alert issued by the UK Health Security Agency last week.
But despite falling temperatures, many households remain .
Demand for wood-burning stoves has soared in recent weeks as families opt to heat their homes the old-fashioned way
Instead, some are using alternative methods to keep themselves warm this winter.
Hacks being shared online include ensuring your boiler has received a service so it is running safely, removing any furniture placed in front of radiators and avoiding using it to dry clothes.
Consumer adviser Home Energy Scotland has also issued advice to homeowners on how to protects pipes as temperatures fall.
Insulating pipes is said to be the ‘cheapest and simplest’ way to protect your home, while wrapping an insulation jacket around the water tank is also suggested.
It also recommends using a boiler’s frost-protection settings, built into most modern mechanisms, which will protect it even when the heating is turned off.
Home Energy Scotland has also advised that homeowners be prepared, including knowing where a property’s stop valve is.
Elsewhere, demand for wood-burning stoves has soared in recent weeks as families opt to heat their homes the old-fashioned way amid soaring energy bills, with some even using them to cook dinner.
Retailers have reported a shortage of stoves with manufacturers struggle to keep up with demand amid claims from some dealers that people are buying several log burners at a time to combat plummeting temperatures.
Hacks being shared online include ensuring your boiler has received a service so it is running safely