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raeble

Do the heaters have any sort of model number? Brand Name? Maybe you could google?
There is a dimplex heater user guide here I don't know if the pictures will help you get a better understanding of what the knobs are for even though its probably not the same model. Heaters usually have a similar design.

onthegin

thanks for the reply, my heaters don't have booster switches and creda, the maker haven't been very helpful, they didn't know when they worked with the tariff, the Yorks leccy board can't tell me anything about the heaters and the council don't keep copies of user manuals in the hope i suppose that previous tenants will be kind hearted enough to leave such things for the next house occupant.

Smiley_Mum

Thanks for the info on the heaters etc, I still haven't got the hang of the storage heaters, although the house is always relatively warm. I'll give the info a study and see what I can do to lower the bills a bit. Thanks.

magicgenie

Sheesh! Dontcha hate all these 'gonna be the coldest Winter ever' stories?!!?

Any thoughts on this?

I live in a block of flats (crappy storage heaters) my flat is on the ground floor, open on 3 sides and it is (my front door) the one right next to the front door downstairs that everyone comes into.

I'm wondering if you might have any suggestions to insulate the door to my flat, as I suspect loads and loads of cold air is coming through that entry point, to make matters worse, my bathroom is next to the front door, so there I am in a morning stood shivering trying to shave at the sink, sorry to paint that ugly picture.

Any thoughts for insulating my front door?

Thanks for reading, hope you're all toasty warm and healthy (and wealthy).

(-:

kind regards
Alex

crossleydd42

I think that draughts (not the game, silly!) are worse than heatloss through the door.

I have a four-bedroomed house which is as draughlty as Hell, no matter what I do. So wealthy (slightly, anyway) don't make warm!

elisebutt65

My back door is really draughty so I've put a door curtain rail up and filched some of Mum's old velvet curtains. Really oversize ones so they fill up every gap.

It's a lot better now and also had the EAGA people round to draughtproof all the windows. Normally it would have been a real nightmare as my thernostat for the CH is right next to the back door in the utility room instead of a main room so the SH was either on full all the time or we had to freeze if I turned it off to save money!

I used to live in a flat with Storage heaters - for about 10+ years and I could never get the settings right.

Insulate with curtains - get snakestyle draught excluders and the rubberseals put on and you should be ok.

BargainHunterCat

I agree that heavy curtains and draught excluders make a lot of difference. Also burning candles in the evening make you lovely and warm as well as providing a calming atmosphere.
If you get cold in bed you could try getting a nice heavy duvet that is larger than your bed. OH & I have a king size duvet in our double bed so that there is no chance of one person stealing too much from the other and making them cold! There's plenty to go around!
I used to get very cold in my ground floor flat with no heating, I used to wear a thick fleecey track suit with thick thermal socks to stay warm in bed, you may be surprised to find that a teddy bear can actually help keep you warm if you sleep alone!
Remember that you lose most heat through your head to a woolley hat can ensure you don't get too cold
As far as clothing goes, layering is the key to stay toasty warm.

Hope you have a lovely warm winter! :j

If you really want to stay warm you could do like me and go to Australia for the winter

economiser

You can buy draught excluder strip at any DIY outlet. Various types but cheap and easy to fit around the door frame. Will make a big difference.

superscotsman

The heavy velvet curtain behind the door is a good idea.

I am afraid if you have gas or solid fuel heating, you will need to have a draught, or you will die.

Try keeping warm by taking a tip from Sherlock Holmes: put a dressing gown on over your clothes.

raeble

Umm you've probably already tried this but do your neighbours have these heaters? If so do they know how they work or have the elusive instruction manuals?