Your steam iron, kettle, coffee machine, dishwasher and washing machine have also probably been used heavily in recent months with everyone at home more.

Commit to a monthly regime of running deep clean cycles and de-limescale treatments with manufacturer’s recommended products for a trouble free year ahead. Make it easy to remember by ordering the products on monthly subscription / re-order.

If you own a boiling hot water tap (e.g. Quooker), check your filter expiry dates, and last service date. Diarise or book these now with an advance reminder so they're not forgotten.