Storage Heaters not warming house enough!

deansatch

noojam55 wrote: »

Have you got any windows in the flat? Are they properly sealed? I found most of my heat went straight out the window! I sealed them up using masking tape for the winter - it worked a treat.

I have a couple of huge windows in the living room which are drafty and I think part of the reason the hallways get so cold is because there is no windows to let light in.

I will try the masking tape thing and see how much difference it makes.

I was hoping someone would say there is a law that landlords should provide heating that can keep the house over a certain (warm) temperature without costing thousands per month though

Starrystarrynight

I used to turn the output to nil while I was at work then turn it up when I got home and the place was usually toasty.
£110 a month seems a lot, are you permitted to change suppliers if you can find a better tariff with another company.

deansatch

Yeah, but I chose EDF because they seem to be the cheapest for someone who is at home all day as the day rate is 11.13p and the night rate is 5.07p + 24.29p standing charge. The heaters just seem to use a hell of a lot of units for very little reward.

lazer

hi,

i have the same problem

My house is freezing,

Although i have now got a small electric blow heater which i use for about half an hour when i'm sitting in a room to warm it up,

I still haven't actually switched the storage heaters in the living room on.

My bedroom one is on and the room is really toasty, with the output at minimum the whole time, buts its a smaller room with a low ceiling and the rest of the house is very high ceilings!

My advice is to get a small electic heater of some sort to top up the heat as and when you need it!

deansatch

I have got an electric fire in the living room too, which sounds like a hairdryer when it's on so I can barely hear the TV. If I put it on for an hour, heats the room up nicely, but it's cold again within about 10 minutes of switching it off.

deansatch

I can post pictures now...here are the living room heaters:





Should these really be inefficient to heat a single room when both on full belt?

deansatch

I have just used up all of my masking tape on my living room and kitchen windows and already it has made a huge difference. Gonna get another roll and do the rest of the house...I doubt I can push for better double glazing.

Thanks!

Ada3050

How big is the room to have two heaters?

It sounds daft, but having two on full blast one may affect the other. ie, one heats up and the other thinks the room is warm enough so the thermostat clicks off, and vice versa = cold room.

It wont cost you anything to turn on heater off for 1 night to see. A drafty room wont help either so you did the next best thing in taping the windows up.

Cardew

This is the instruction manual for your heaters:

http://www.dimplex.co.uk/assets/kb/operating_instructions/XLN_Operating_Issue_15.pdf

richardc1983

deansatch wrote: »

I haven't got a thermometer so don't know the exact temperature. However, would you be happy to be spending £110 per month on heating if it meant only 30% of your house was 'a moderate temperature' requiring a jumper and gloves (or hands huddled under your armpits)?

It could be that the heating elements are partially failed or they could just need a good service and clean out.