Everything inside the house: bathrooms, kitchens, heating, damp and the fittings you only buy once a decade.
Bosch’s Series 4 HBS534BS0B single oven scores 4.8/5 from 1,148 AO buyers and adds a pizza setting and pop-out dials over the Series 2. We cover 0.81 kWh a fan cycle (about 21.3p), the 560mm cut-out, cleaning and why it needs hard-wiring.
Expert Reviews, WhatGear and 184 Currys buyers on the Vax SpotWash Home Duo (CDSW-MPXP): squash, coffee and grease come out, mud does not, the tank is small and it is £109 at Currys against £169.99 at Vax.
Expert Reviews timed it, Ideal Home lived with it and 1,015 Littlewoods buyers rate it 4.2/5. Brilliant pick-up and a dock that empties the bin for you, but the run time falls well short of the 70-minute claim and prices differ by more than £150.
TechRadar, a Sonos owner’s 22-hour battery run and 262 Currys buyers on the Sonos Move 2: the battery claim holds, the sound is big, the base and plug are in the box, but it weighs 3kg and line-in is a £19 extra.
Tom’s Guide’s test, a specialist Rio-versus-Duo comparison and 24 retailer ratings on the Instant Pot Classic 5.7L: a touchpad, a steam switch and an anti-spin pot, but no low pressure, a one-year guarantee and prices from £79 to £149.
Drayton’s second-gen Wiser Kit 2 is £196.80 at Screwfix (RRP £247.80). TechRadar, DIYnot’s electricians and 498 Trustpilot reviews (4.2/5) like the app and the no-subscription model, but it is not for combis.
A lab test, three pools of buyer ratings and one owner on the Dreo Nomad One (Tower Fan 307): 23–31W measured, about 6.5p a night, 90° oscillation, a two-year UK warranty and a measured 49.9dBA.
Mumsnet, Trusted Reviews and a soup-maker blogger on the £75 Morphy Richards Sauté and Soup 501014: lid-off sauté, family-sized 1.3–1.6L batches, quick reliable soup, and a fixed jug that is not dishwasher safe.
Two UK editorial tests and 531 Currys buyers on Ninja’s Foodi 11-in-1 SmartLid OL550UK: excellent pressure cooking and steam-air-fry, oven-level air frying, a huge footprint, and £192–£215 against a £294.99 RRP.
TechRadar, Sonos’s owners’ forum and 42 John Lewis buyers on the Sonos Roam 2: a measured 10 hours, IP67, Wi-Fi at home and Bluetooth away, a £49 wireless charger and about £3 a year idle.
Trusted Reviews timed 21 minutes, Mumsnet used it for four months, and 546 Littlewoods and Vax buyers rate it about 4/5. 1L clean tank, 5.4kg, about 2p a charge (our sum), 3 years if registered. £229.99 to £349.99 at Vax.
Expert Reviews and Home Coffee Expert found the LatteCrema Magnifica Evo easy and good for the money, and 1,327 Currys buyers rate it 4.6/5. Australian owners report frother faults. £345 at De’Longhi, £529.99 at Currys.
The full-size Hive Thermostat is still £119 at Hive. T3’s 2026 test, MoneySavingExpert owners and 46 Screwfix buyers (4.8/5) rate it reliable and simple, but check the hub, the right kit for a cylinder and what Hive+ adds.
Two editorial tests and 46 John Lewis buyers on Russell Hobbs’ £31 Chalkboard 24180 slow cooker: good food, a leaky lid in one test, no timer, and about 2.6 litres of usable capacity.
Ideal Home tested the UK IW1511UK, Vacuum Wars measured under 15 minutes on max, and Argos buyers give it 4.3/5 from 373. 0.4L bin, 4.5-hour charge, 5-year registered guarantee, under 3p a charge (our sum). £175 against a £349.99 RRP.
Ideal Home had it hot within 15 minutes; Trusted Reviews smoked fish on it; 371 Lowe’s buyers rate the US version 4.5/5. 2,200W, 1,562cm², 16.5kg, about 58p an hour flat out (our sum). £519 against a £579 RRP.
Tech Advisor’s steam test cleared dried jam completely; John Lewis buyers give it 4.4/5 from 61. Corded 1100W, 820ml clean tank, 5.67kg, 76dB, a £19.99 brush roll, about 10p a clean (our sum). £349.99 against a £399.99 RRP.
The Hisense RB390N4WWE replaced the F-rated RB390N4WW1. It gets 4.8/5 from 1,665 Currys reviews, holds 207 litres of fridge and 97 of freezer, and costs about £64 a year to run on our sums. £399 at Currys.
TechRadar’s test, a Mumsnet owners’ thread and 4.9/5 from 86 eBay ratings on the Instant Pot Duo 5.7L: stews in under an hour, about 7p a meal at the October cap, a two-thirds fill limit and patchy UK stock as the Classic takes over.
Two testers found Ninja’s KT200UK within 1°C of its settings and boiling a litre in under two and a half minutes. Expert Reviews measured the jug at 78°C, though. Now about £70, down from £110.
T3’s test, the Sonos owners’ forum and 38 John Lewis buyers on the Era 300: room-filling sound and genuine Atmos height, but no Spotify Atmos, no AirPlay Atmos, a USB-C-only line-in and a price up from £449 to £499.
Trusted Reviews, Mighty Gadget and 69 tado shop reviews on the UK wireless X kit. We cover 1st gen (£129–£140) vs the £169.99 2nd gen, OpenTherm and hot water, DIY fitting, and what you lose without AI Assist.
TechRadar’s test, LTT Labs’ bench data on its sibling and 118 buyer ratings on the Anker Nano 45W A2692: full-speed phone charging, a folding UK plug that is bigger than US photos suggest, and no use for 65W laptops.
Bosch’s Series 2 HHF113BR0B single oven gets 4.7/5 from 2,645 Currys buyers and a ‘brilliant price’ line from Which?, but one two-year owner finds it uneven. We cover 0.79 kWh a cycle (about 20.8p), the cut-out and 66L vs 41L.
The Bosch Series 4 SMS4EKI06G gets 4.8/5 from 340 Currys buyers and has been lab-tested by Which?. B rated at 64kWh per 100 cycles, it costs about 17p an Eco wash on our sums. £499, or £100 more than the Series 2.
TechRadar timed 44 min on Eco and 12 min on Turbo; Argos buyers give the twin-battery version 4.4/5 from 124. We cover the 0.3L vs 0.9L bin conflict, Power for ALL batteries, the 5-hour charge and £349.99 vs £249.
Tefal designed the Includeo with disabled users from the start. Expert Reviews measured a 3 min 7 s litre and about 3p a boil, and nearly 500 buyers rate it 4.5 to 4.6. It holds only one litre, though, and is not cool-touch.
The Bissell SpotClean Pro 1558E gets 4.7/5 from 826 Argos buyers, and Mumsnet and Real Homes rate it highly on fresh stains. All say it is loud. We cover the 2.2L vs 3.5L tank conflict, the 3-year guarantee and £118 vs £149.99.
Trusted Reviews, Nest Pro installer Urban Plumbers and a DIYnot owner on the 3rd-gen Nest still sold in the UK: Heat Link wiring, OpenTherm, cylinder hot water, about £80 fitting, and independent savings of 6–7% of heating gas.
Real Homes, Mumsnet and 1,146 Joseph Joseph buyers on the Totem Max 60L: stacked 30L + 30L with a 3L food caddy, £210–£235 RRP, 3-year guarantee, about 41p a branded bag and £19 a year in filters.
TechRadar’s timed cooks, Trusted Reviews’ UK test and a ten-month owner on the Ninja Woodfire OG701UK: 63p an hour flat out, about 80p of pellets a smoke, three conflicting weights, £314.99 against a £349.99 RRP.
Expert Reviews’ test, Sonos’s own owners’ forum and 249 John Lewis and Currys ratings on the Era 100: rich sound, only a hint of stereo, the app after 2024, a £199 RRP (from £249) and the £169 mic-free SL.
The WGG244A9GB is the 9kg Series 6 i-DOS Bosch UK lists today. An Expert Reviews sibling test, a sceptical repair engineer and 47 Argos buyers, plus our running costs at 26.32p/kWh.
Trusted Reviews’ metered test, Ideal Home’s two weeks and Amazon’s 4.6/5 on the Dreo Atom 316: 1000/1300/1500W, Eco at about 13p an hour, louder than its 34dB claim, no oscillation, 12-month warranty.
A Woman & Home kitchen test, a 72-reply Mumsnet thread on dupes and 71 owner ratings on Le Creuset’s 24cm Signature casserole: even heat, chipped-enamel claims, the dishwasher warning and a £229–£319 price spread.
Philips’ UK colour starter kit now ships with the Bridge Pro. T3, Hueblog’s 61-comment thread and 19 buyer ratings on capacity, migration and MotionAware, plus our running-cost sum and the cheaper old-Bridge kit.
Trusted Reviews timed Smeg’s 50’s Style kettle at 3 min 44 s for a full 1.7 litres. AO buyers rate it 4.7/5 from 3,051, John Lewis 4.1 from 752, and Mumsnet owners question how long it lasts. Plus the real cost per boil.
The Vax Platinum SmartWash CDCW-SWXS gets 4.8/5 from 6,452 John Lewis buyers. Expert Reviews says it cleans well but is loud and slow to dry. We cover the weight and tank conflicts, the 6-year guarantee and £189 vs £299.
Kärcher’s SC 3 EasyFix heats up in about 30 seconds, refills while hot and comes with hand tools for grout, taps and hobs. Testers and 76 buyer ratings like it. Here is when a cheaper steam mop is the better buy.
The Pro Express Ultimate II GV9713 is the current Ultimate in UK shops: 7.7 bar, 580g boost, tap-water scale collector. 4.7/5 from 380 Currys buyers, but it is a 5.26kg base with no auto-off, and stock was patchy on 7 October.
What Hi-Fi? scores its sound 2/5 and prefers the cheaper 5th-gen Dot; TechRadar likes it as a hub. We cover Alexa+ costs in the UK, privacy controls, Wi-Fi, the guarantee conflict and why £59.99 is the price to pay.
Nearly 9,000 pooled buyer ratings, an owners’ forum and Which?’s test of the manual-defrost sibling on Beko’s slim 50/50 frost-free: running cost at the cap, the one-year guarantee, garage use, and whether the Samsung RB34 earns its extra £224 to £355.
Mumsnet’s editor test of the Touch sibling, a 32-reply owners’ thread and 464 buyer ratings on the Bo Pedal 2 x 30L: the 91.7cm open-lid height, code O bags at 27p vs 14p, which finish is fingerprint-proof and the 10-year guarantee.
Three tests, a specialist bench and 18,000 buyer ratings on Dyson's V15 Detect: what the run-time claim means by mode, whether the laser and dust counter earn their keep, and whether it is worth £310 to £400 more than the Shark Stratos.
Expert Reviews and TechRadar tests, the r/ninjacreami owners’ forum and 4.7/5 from 146 Marks Electrical buyers. We cover the 24-hour freeze, tub count and spares, two noise readings, re-spin, running cost and a £147–£190 price spread.
Trusted Reviews, two Mumsnet threads and 1,417 buyer ratings on Shark’s S6003UK: 30-second heat-up, about 11 minutes a tank, £19.99 pads, a 2-year guarantee and why laminate owners should read their floor’s care guide first.
Two home tests, the Which? lab figures and over 5,000 buyer ratings on Gtech’s cordless upright: 50–54 minutes measured against 60 claimed, a 0.8 or 0.5 litre bin, no handheld mode, and how it prices against the Shark Stratos and Henry.
Mumsnet’s top solo microwave and 4.6/5 from 1,924 Currys buyers. We check whether a dinner plate fits the 25.5cm turntable, what 800W and heating category E mean for times, the one-year guarantee and a £69–£95 price spread.
Tapo P110 review from Mighty Gadget, forum owners’ meter checks and 719 UK buyer ratings: 2.4 GHz only, an account required, no HomeKit, and keep long-running loads under about 2,390 W.
Ideal Home, Mumsnet’s editor and 124 Argos buyers on Kärcher’s top window vac: 100 minutes per charge, a 150ml tank and the new narrow nozzle, plus the 2/5 window-cleaning score and why you rarely need to pay over £100.
TechRadar, Ring’s own pages and 6,829 buyer ratings on Ring’s entry 2K battery doorbell: what works free, the £4.99-a-month plan, the built-in battery, 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, no chime in the box and the one-year guarantee.
Two 3.7-litre drawers with sync and match for £74.99. We pull together Which?’s lab test, 496 Currys buyers at 4.7 and a Trusted Reviews sibling test, cost it at the cap, and answer Salter or Ninja AF400UK.
The Linus L2 clamps over your euro cylinder, so fitting is easy and your key still works. Three sources agree on the catch: on a multipoint uPVC door you still lift the handle, and your cylinder may need replacing.
Two testers measured the 55U7STUK PRO well above its 2,000-nit claim, and gamers get 165Hz on all four HDMI ports. But it now costs the same £999 as a run-out LG C4 OLED, so which room you watch in decides it.
Expert Reviews, CHOICE’s lab and 768 Tesco ratings on Ninja’s USB-C portable blender: 470 ml usable, battery claims from 5 to 20 blends, ice that splits the testers, and £44 against a £54.99 list price.
A two-month home test, 183 John Lewis buyers and Philips’ own spec sheet on the dial-free Azur 8000 DST8020: fast heat-up and tap-water friendly, but 1.78kg, £100–£120 and only 3.9/5 from owners.
Trusted Reviews and Tech Advisor tests, Reddit owners and 620 Argos, AO and John Lewis ratings on the Magimix Vertuo Pop: the small tank, 86 mm mug clearance, 47p–99p pods, and whether a Dedica or Bambino Plus is cheaper to run.
Samsung has stopped selling its 9kg ecobubble WW90CGC04, but John Lewis and AO still have it. It costs about 12p an Eco 40-60 wash at the October 2026 cap but takes 3h48. We cover 5,000+ ratings, which features need the app and the 5-year warranty.
Bosch has replaced the WTH85223GB with the WTH85226GB. A full 8kg load costs about 46p at the October 2026 cap and takes 205 minutes. We cover 3,538 AO ratings, the stacking question and the 5-year registration rule.
Ideal Home’s 2026 test, Coffee Forums UK owners and 889 AO and John Lewis buyers on the Sage Bambino Plus: the 3-second claim against a timed test, both basket types in the box, auto-milk quirks, noise, and when the cheaper Dedica is enough.
Simba’s Hybrid has been quietly revised. TechRadar’s 7.5/10, Expert Reviews’ Best Buy and 59,575 Trustpilot ratings, plus the 200-night trial terms, the 10-year guarantee, turning advice and what a double really costs.
Trusted Reviews measured 408 air watts from Henry’s 620W motor, and 670 eBay and 4,000-plus Currys buyers rate it 4.8/5. We set out the bag costs, 10m cable, 7.5kg weight and the five different noise figures.
Expert Reviews, a Gas Safe engineer and 73 Screwfix buyers on Hive’s £79 Mini: which version needs a hub, combi vs cylinder kits, OpenTherm’s 12% claim, what works without Hive+, and the one-year guarantee.
Expert Reviews' test, bakers on The Fresh Loaf and around 3,500 retailer ratings agree the Artisan excels at light baking and lasts. Bread is its limit, and the box contents and price vary more than the mixer does.
TechRadar’s test, UK home-barista forums and 2,904 Currys buyers agree the Dedica EC685 is small, quick and good with pre-ground coffee. The footnotes: 15 bar is a pump maximum, and the frother is basic.
Expert Reviews, six tradespeople and 123 Screwfix buyers on the Mira Sport Max 10.8kW with Airboost, plus what 10.8kW really gives you in winter, the 45 amp supply it needs, its 1 bar pressure minimum and its left-only pipe entry.
Bosch's plainest 60cm freestanding dishwasher: 12 place settings, 46 dB, 92 kWh per 100 cycles (about 24p a wash at the October cap) and a 288-minute Eco programme. Which?, a repair firm and 2,531 AO and John Lewis ratings.
Two editorial tests timed the Dualit Lite 46205 at about two minutes a round. One found the browning exceedingly even, the other only fair, and owners split the same way. Plus 36mm slots, the one-year guarantee and the John Lewis version with two.
1,395 IKEA UK ratings, 44 Australian owner reviews and a Mumsnet thread on the MALM high double. Plus what slats, midbeam, delivery and assembly add, why 140x200 will not fit, and the guarantee that is not there.
A showroom sit-test, long-term owners and 550 IKEA UK ratings on the KIVIK 3-seat sofa, with the £40 delivery band, the 365-day return catch, £119–£199 replacement covers and what the 10-year guarantee leaves out.
Meaco’s 12L pulls 12.18 litres a day at 30°C and 80% humidity, but 5.23 at 20°C and 60%. An editorial test, Meaco’s six-condition table and 1,230 retailer ratings on noise, running cost, HEPA and price.
Three sources on the Russell Hobbs Inspire 24361 kettle: a Mumsnet home test that timed one cup at 43 seconds, 4.9/5 from 372 AO buyers, and a Coolblue verdict that the filter struggles with limescale.
Three sources on Bosch's Series 4 8kg: a lab test of the earlier WAN28201GB, twenty Mumsnet owners on door locks and cycle times, and 1,088 verified buyers on the 9kg sister. Plus what 16.3p a wash really costs at the cap.
The LG OLED55C44LA has been replaced twice over, by the C5 and now the C6, which is why it is around £1,000. Measured brightness from two labs, 81 kWh per 1,000 hours, the stand footprint, the warranty confusion, and live UK prices on 19 September 2026.
Three sources on the 2kW Dragon 4 TRD40820T, the running cost at the October 2026 price cap on all three settings, and the figures that disagree: 14.1kg or 15.1kg, 60m³ or 60m², and £114.95 to £204.91 on a single day.
Emma has moved the name “Original” onto a 25cm pocket-spring hybrid, and almost every review you will find tested the old all-foam one. Three sources, four firmness scores, and what the 200-night trial and ten-year guarantee really promise.
TechRadar put a meter on it at 60.7 dB, a blogger has run one daily for a year and measured the drawers, and 554 verified buyers rate it 4.8/5. Plus 2,470 W worked out against the current price cap, and three different answers on the guarantee.
Which? lab-tested it and paywalls every score. Tech Advisor measured the previous generation. 667 AO buyers rate it 4.8. We set the three side by side, price the running cost at the October 2026 cap, and show where retailers disagree on litres.
Nobody put a stopwatch on the plain single-battery IZ400UK. We line up a timed Expert Reviews test, 62 Reddit owners and 1,872 AO buyers, print every run time, weight and bin figure with whoever published it, and date the prices.
200, 250 and 300 are grams of fill per square metre, not degrees. Buy on the ISO 23537-1 comfort figure, and on the mat under it, which quietly decides whether that rating means anything.
No consumer title has tested it. What exists is one installer who rates it above the rest of the Triton range, and several hundred verified buyers, including the ones who dislike the phased shutdown.
Administration in 2023, sold to its biggest rival, and stopped taking orders in November 2024. What happened to the guarantees, and the two ASA rulings worth knowing about.
A combi or an unvented cylinder rules you out, because over 12 litres a minute off the mains is notifiable work. If you do have a loft tank, the bar rating on the box is measured with the water switched off.
A bigger kW does not give you a hotter shower or a cheaper one. It gives you litres a minute, and only if your cable and cold main can carry it. Five units priced at Screwfix, Toolstation and the makers direct, with ratings, sample sizes and running costs.
Room temperature decides compressor or desiccant. And a 20-litre machine puts out about eight litres a day in a real British house. The box figure is measured somewhere you do not live.
A 7-litre bowl for £129.99 and a 4.3-litre bowl for £189 are not the same purchase, and the bigger number is not the better one. Six machines from £28.99 to £189, with prices, weights and buyer ratings checked on 8 September 2026, and the three that have no rated sample at all.
A 3.9-litre bowl holds 2.4 litres; a 3-litre bowl works to 1.3. Five food processors from £59.99 to £299 with prices, ratings and sample sizes checked in September 2026, and why the guarantee, not the wattage, is where the money goes.
