The genius ‘candle test’ which reveals how to stop draughts sneaking into your home
A WOMAN has shared her genius hack to determine whether cold draughts are managing to sneak into your home undetected.
Her test is a quick and easy way to work out those places where the winter air is getting into your home and allowing the warmth to escape – and all you need is a candle.
The lady, who runs YouTube channel But First, Coffee, lifted the lid on her top tip when she uploaded a video titled ‘Winter Home Hacks Everyone Should Know.’
She explained: “Winter has its perks…but let’s not forget that it gets COLD.
“These Winter Home Hacks will help you keep warm in your home all winter long.
“So use these life hacks for winter to stay warm, combat the cold, prevent dry skin, and keep your house cosy all winter long.”
She then revealed the process, as she said: “Something you should do when the cold weather comes around is seal up any draughts in your house.
“It’s going to keep the cold out, and the warm in.”
The footage then showed her lighting a candle and walking around her space.
The face of But First, Coffee explained: “Using a candle, you can walk around the perimeter of your house on a day that has some good wind in the air.
“[Then] you can easily find any draughty spots whenever the candle flickers.”
Once you identify where these are in the home thanks to her nifty trick, it’s time to take action to ensure no more warmth makes its way out of your home.
Her top tip was to seal the places up with some weatherstripping tape, which can be bought from hardware stores or online on sites like Amazon.
She continued: “Other places you might find draughts is around any piping, and in this case you can just use some tape to close up those gaps.”
But this wasn’t the YouTuber’s only tip to help you ward off the cold this winter.
She also suggested investing in a space heater, as she said: “You can place them near to wherever you’re hanging out.”
This will then “warm up the air around you without having to turn up the heat on the entire floor.”
Her third piece of advice was to create a DIY humidifier by boiling a pan of water on the hob to help heat the air.
Similarly, she encouraged others to keep their shower door open after having a shower so that the steam can move around the property.
The social media user’s penultimate tip was to take advantage of the minimal sunlight in winter and get to know when it’s on your house.
She explained: “Essentially what you want to do is capture the heat from the sun.
“When the sun is coming directly into your windows, you want to open up all of your shades, let the sun come in and naturally help to heat up your house.
“As soon as the sun has passed over your windows, you want to close the shades to keep the heat in.”
Finally, she said that layering is key, and electric blankets can be your new best friend as it can help heat up key pieces of adventures from your sofa to your bed.
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