Ground floor flat freezing cold compared to my old property?

bouicca21

Does the boiler work properly and is it adequate for the size of the property?

Mossfarr

I would call in a plumber and have the central heating checked. I have two Ex council properties and the central heating systems needed flushing out in both of them. Just years of silt and debris build up making the rads very inefficient. The heating was much improved after flushing.
I also fitted 'magnaclean' units to keep the systems clean in the future.

G_M

Mossfarr wrote: »

I would call in a plumber and have the central heating checked. I have two Ex council properties and the central heating systems needed flushing out in both of them. Just years of silt and debris build up making the rads very inefficient. The heating was much improved after flushing.
I also fitted 'magnaclean' units to keep the systems clean in the future.

That's a good thought though there's a simpler test: Turn up the thermostat(s), and then feel the radiators:

* luke warm, or too hot to touch?
* hotter at top than at bottom?
* hotter at bottom than at top?

ReadingTim

dekaspace wrote: »

Same height ceilings, heating on same times of day, etc.

Probably want to make sure it's at the same time of year too - unsurprisingly, my new house is colder in winter than the old house was in summer.... Equally, some winters are warmer than others, and some summers colder than others.

More seriously, does it face the same way (north-south orientation)? Does it get the same amount of sun (not shaded by other buildings, being in a valley/dip/behind a hill? Could be moisture in the air (especially if the new place was unoccupied for a while before you moved in). I'd leave it a few months before getting worried though.

Apodemus

ReadingTim wrote: »

I'd leave it a few months before getting worried though.

Yes, if it's still as cold in June, then kinger101 is probably correct!

Oh, and

Dekaspace wrote:

I normally just sit in t shirt...

Please put your pants on!

HouseBuyer77

G_M wrote: »

That's a good thought though there's a simpler test: Turn up the thermostat(s), and then feel the radiators:

* luke warm, or too hot to touch?
* hotter at top than at bottom?
* hotter at bottom than at top?

In addition have you looked at the controls on the boiler itself? Generally you'll have a thermostat for the temperature of the heating circuit (different to the house thermostat, this is controlling the temperature of the water in the radiators). If this is set low then you either need to leave the heating on longer or increase the temperature.

I believe lower temperatures are more efficient, but it takes longer to warm the house up.

StumpyPumpy

Apodemus wrote: »

Please put your pants on!

It's his own house, he can do what he likes, maybe he's a fan...




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SP

Apodemus

StumpyPumpy wrote: »

It's his own house, he can do what he likes, maybe he's a fan...




:snow_laug:snow_laug:snow_laug:snow_laug:snow_laug:snow_laug:snow_laug

SP

I may be wrong...but I think the OP may be a Y chromosome short for that problem!

sparky130a

:rotfl:

That one made me laugh...

dekaspace

HouseBuyer77 wrote: »

In addition have you looked at the controls on the boiler itself? Generally you'll have a thermostat for the temperature of the heating circuit (different to the house thermostat, this is controlling the temperature of the water in the radiators). If this is set low then you either need to leave the heating on longer or increase the temperature.

I believe lower temperatures are more efficient, but it takes longer to warm the house up.

Not that I notice, well I have a control unit next to boiler that allows you to set auto manual, or 1 hour bursts of heating but thats set to normal.

I have a feeling most of the heat is lost due to an upstairs neighbour leaving the back door to the building (right next to my front door) open all the time letting out the heat as whenever I close that back door the temp seems higher in my flat.

Apodemus wrote: »

Yes, if it's still as cold in June, then kinger101 is probably correct!

Oh, and
Please put your pants on!

Ha, I can't tell if that joke is because you genuinely think I am sitting around not wearing underwear or trousers,

I wear shorts or pyjama bottoms I meant I didn't wear a jumper or dressing gown hence "just a t shirt"