house cold but radiators working

Annabee

We moved into our rented home a couple of weeks ago, only to find there was an unfixable problem with boiler. However the landlord has now put in a brand new combi which seems to be working as it should. The radiators are all hot to the touch, and yet the house seems just about adequately warm, not toasty. Have tried turning the thermostat up.

Why would this be? House is 16 years old small detached. Could it be a lack of insulation?

Mrs_Arcanum

Annabee wrote: »

We moved into our rented home a couple of weeks ago, only to find there was an unfixable problem with boiler. However the landlord has now put in a brand new combi which seems to be working as it should. The radiators are all hot to the touch, and yet the house seems just about adequately warm, not toasty. Have tried turning the thermostat up.

Why would this be? House is 16 years old small detached. Could it be a lack of insulation?

If a house has got really cold it could just take a while to properly warm up. Other than that you need to check for drafts & make sure your windows have some sort of cover. Even a double glazed window will take heat from a room without curtains or a blind.

rustyboy21

Leave it on constant for a day or two. A house wont warm up enough without having some ofthe air warmer already. Mine is a victorian semi. In summer and it's cold, they temp after putting rads on can get to 23 deg. In winter putting rads on for same time only gets house to 20 deg. You will need to heat the framework of the house up first (ie walls etc) before you start getting the benefit.

If I go on hols in winter and then come back, if I haven't programmed the timer to heat house up at least 2 days prior to return, then the house is freezing.

globalds

You would be wise to walk around checking for draughts and areas where the cold could get in.

any opening joints in the house, doors , windows and have a look at your loft hatch ..Make sure it closes properly and doesn't rattle around.

If it is double glazed it will be warmer ...So if it is single glazed make sure to close the curtains early ....Also if the Radiators are beneath windows make sure when the curtains close all the heat doesn't go the wrong side and just up against the glass.


Go up and have a look in the loft and see if it has any insulation up there ...Also workmen can do work for example fit lights and not put back insulation they have folded back ...leaving big cold spots.

The windy night we had afew nights back would have been a great opportunity to check for draughts.

Do you have empty fire places ? As there are balloons that can go into them to stop air loss through the chimney .

closing doors between rooms can help ..Although I am not keen myself on this and would prefer a warm house than a few warm rooms.

muskoka

I had a new Valliant boiler fitted few months ago & couldn't figure out why house wasn't toasty. I rang Valliant who gave me sound advice -I turned system off overnight (wasn't frosty) checked pressure,& heating set now at 70, water at 60. All toasty now & I'm in a old house