too long to heat

craig_1983

my bedroom is about15ft x 11ft.its taken me 3 hours to heat my bedroom upto 21degrees?it has a standard single radiator. considering its been cold,should it take this long to heat up? it has 2external facing walls a semi detached.also the radiators in the upstairs bedrooms are on the walls opposite the windows.

which one of the following would you do...

buy a double radiator to replace the single one?

buy curtains to keep draft out?

buy a oil filled radiator to heat room up faster.even though electric bill might be heavier? :mad:

gas4you

First 2 or put rad under the window.

Note that rads are normally only sized for a bedroom to reach 18c.

macman

Well curtains would certainly be a start, especially there is no double glazing.
Does the rad need bleeding or balancing maybe? Does it get hot all over?
Does it have a TRV, if so is this fully open?

suki1964

Bedrooms are not normally heated to 21degrees unless you are needing to live in it - ie - bedbound

Thicker curtains, draft excluder's and if you are needing to sit in the room for long periods - say doing homework and you are feeling cold at 18degrees, an oil filled rad to supplement as and when