Rads hot, house cold.

liger

Hi,

When I turn my heating on the rads come on and are fully hot but the rooms arent what you would call comfortably warm. The only one that really hits a nice level is the kitchen. The living room and bedroom don't seem to hold any heat at all.

I'm living here about 5months and have had the boiler replaced but the rads (except bathroom) are about ten years old. But like i say, they are all hot.

Any tips or advice. I am just wasting Gas trying to heat the place.


Thanks

Pete67

Either the rads are undersized, or the general level of insulation is poor. Heat is lost through walls, doors, windows, ceiling and floor. Things to look at:

Windows - single or double glazed? Do they fit properly, ie no drafts?
External walls - solid or cavity, insulation in the cavity or not? Solid walls, are they dry lined?

Ceiling (top floor of dwelling or all rooms if bungalow) - what level of insulation is in the attic space - should be at least 8" thick and cover the entire attic space, apart from immediately under any water storage tanks.

Doors, should be well fitted.

Chimney - if there is one seal it up unless you have an open fire, stove or gas fire in regular use. Install a chimney balloon and remember to remove it if you do ever light a fire.

A BER survey will identify areas that need improvement.

MicktheMan

Pete67 wrote: »

A BER survey will identify areas that need improvement.

No it wont ... really. Airtightness is not properly included in ber survey rendering the ber survey, imo, less than adequate. What the OP needs is a proper heat loss survey and heating system audit which should include an air tightness test. Doesn't cost much more than a ber survey but will pinpoint exactly why the house is not heating.

liger

Thanks Pete, Thats a great help.