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Woman & Home
Lifestyle
Amy Cutmore

These dirty household items are secretly driving up your energy bills – here's how to stop them

Collage of kitchen images showing a cooker, light bulbs and fridges.

While there’s plenty to celebrate as autumn rolls in — golden leaves, cosy jumpers, pumpkin spice lattes — one thing guaranteed to kill the mood is the arrival of soaring energy bills. As shorter, colder days put extra demand on our heating, lighting and power, we're always eager to find ways to mitigate the costs – and one you might not have thought of is cleaning.

It turns out that letting dust and dirt pile up doesn’t just make your home look messy; it can actually make your appliances and heating less efficient. The good news? It’s an easy fix.

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