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Courtney Pochin & Rachel Pugh

Simple 99p kitchen item helps heat your home for free

With it set to snow again this weekend in many parts of the UK, people will want to turn their heating up.

But as we all know, heating a home isn't always the cheapest, and sometimes we'd rather sit in the cold than risk a hefty energy bill.

Luckily, one DIY expert has come up with a genius tip to help heat your home more than usual for free - and all you need is a 99p item which is probably already in your kitchen drawer.

According to DIY expert, Kyle Mattison, there are some easy tricks that will help boost your radiators and keep you feeling snug and toasty at home.

Kyle, 29, who posts on TikTok under the name ThatPropertyGuy, has gone viral on the platform after sharing his top tips.

His first piece of advice uses a common household item - so it most likely won't cost you anything to give it a go, the Mirror reports.

In one clip, he explains: "Give your radiators a boost this winter.

"Radiator reflector foil is one way to keep your house warm, it reflects radiator heat back into the room.

"It's really simple to install behind radiators, a good idea to do it on radiators on external walls."

Kyle goes on to say that you can pick it up from DIY stores, but if you can't get to one you can achieve similar results with tin foil.

More than one million people watched this video, with over 60,000 liking it and some saying they'd tried it out.

One person replied: "Made such a difference for me."

"I've done this and it actually works," said a second.

A different user wrote: "Brilliant idea."

In a second video, Kyle shared more hacks to keep your home warm for free.

These included bleeding your radiators to keep them running at their best, leaving the oven door open when you've finished cooking and shutting doors, blinds and curtains to keep the heat in.

He also recommends leaving a bit of a gap between the radiator and a sofa as it can help heat circulate more freely in the room.

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