Just because winter is over does not mean we won’t experience the colder days. With so many options of heating devises available, it is easy to see why some people would just give up and not make any decision at all. The decision between wood and gas, freestanding or built-in can all seem a little bit overwhelming because at the end of the day you want something that is both aesthetically pleasing and heats the home. When you buy quality, you can rest assured that it will last. Whereas if you opt for a cheaper option, you …
How to Properly Clean Your Charcoal BBQ Each Time for Improved Results and Longevity
Keeping your BBQ clean is incredibly important – it helps prevent food poisoning and stomach upsets and will also stay in perfect condition for a longer time. If you don’t adequately take care of it, the metal components may rust, and you’ll have to replace the entire BBQ.
Consider doing a basic clean-up of your BBQ and the grills after every use, and then give it a thorough clean-up every quarter. Here’s our guide on how to do it. …
Can Your Heater Be A Feature Piece?
Barbecue season is basically at an end except for the odd warm day here and there. And with the end of the warmer season, the cold winter months lie ahead. If you’ve been looking for a sign to get a new heater, then this is it. And if you’ve been wondering if your heater can be a feature piece, it certainly can. A feature piece can be anything from a beautiful couch to a large statue. It all comes down to personal taste and preference. With winter looming a heater can be the perfect feature piece in your living room
Planning …
How to Keep Warm on a Budget This Winter
During winter, most homeowners in Australia have to dig deeper into their pockets to fund heating expenses. Regardless of whether you use an electric, wood-powered or a gas heater, you need to fuel it to avoid the consequences of the cold temperatures experienced throughout this season.
However, you don’t always have to pay big money to keep yourself warm during winter. Below are smart ways of reducing the heating expenses this cold season.
Purchase a Heater
These can be wood heaters or gas heaters; whatever works for you. Heaters are an affordable and effective means of generating heat. Ideally, these devices …
Safety tips for operating your wood heater
In-built wood heaters in Sydney have come a long way. They’re far less of a fire hazard than they were few decades ago, and most of the hassles connected with wood fires have been eliminated. You can use a gas spark of GreenStart technology to light up your wood in seconds, just by pressing a button. Glass viewing panes allow you to watch the flames, but they keep any embers or ashes safely cordoned off.
Cowls and flues control the flow of smoke, leading it out of the house, while heat banks and fireboxes lessen emissions by raising temperatures to …
Get Your BBQ Ready for Summer Dining with These 3 Tips
Looking forward to breaking out your sizzling steak and honey barbecue chicken this summer? Check out our tips to get your barbecue summer-ready so you can keep the steak coming!
Is your barbecue looking tired and dirty? Nothing like its former glory? Fear not: we have the ultimate tips to get your BBQ sizzling in no time.
The possibilities of what you can do with your BBQ charcoal grill are endless, and an alfresco dinner is ideal …
How to Use Your Charcoal BBQ to Satisfy Vegetarian Guests This Summer
Hosting a barbecue for your vegetarian guests isn’t a tall order – all you need to do is plan accordingly. Keep reading to find out more about planning and hosting your veggie-based barbecue.
Decide on your protein
Every cookout needs two or three main protein foods to ensure that all your guests get their fill.
Start by settling on a good vegetarian protein; non-animal-based proteins like mushrooms can work wonders on the charcoal …
Why the Weber Baby Q BBQ is the Ideal Choice for All Your Summer Grilling Needs
Why the Weber Baby Q BBQ is the Ideal Choice for All Your Summer Grilling Needs
Nothing beats the frenzy and excitement of spending warm summer afternoons in an outdoor space with family and friends. Go on and treat yourselves to a tasty barbeque. If you want to prepare a mouthwatering meal that your buddies will savour, you need the best grilling equipment, such as the Weber Baby Q BBQ Series from Home and Heat BBQ.
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What are insert fireplaces?
In winter, who doesn’t love the sound of a fire crackling, the rise and fall of flames, that comforting heat. There is nothing like an inbuilt wood heater to create that sense of warmth and comfort.
Old fashioned fireplaces are not very efficient, they actually pull warm air out of your room and into the fire, and a lot of the energy they create – the heat – is actually lost up your chimney. If you live in an area where the temperatures drop below freezing that open fireplace is sending out more energy than it creates. Those old-fashioned fireplaces …
Gas heating options for large living areas
When it comes to choosing a gas fireplace Sydney you want to make the right choice, after all, you will be living with your choice for many years to come.
The right heating makes all the difference, not just to your physical comfort but for your hip pocket as well, if your heating bills are becoming too high, it could be that you are choosing the wrong heating source, heating and cooling account for 40% of your household energy use, so making the right fuel choice is important. You need to consider
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