HELP Please - My bedroom is always cold!

DannyW

DannyW

DannyW

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Hi guys I have lived in my house for a couple of months its nice and warm apart from the main bed room, always nippy have to sleep with a t-shirt on in bed ect.. It has gas central heating and upvc windows - the windows are not the latest and greatest the but seals have not gone and there is no drafts. Radiator is working fine ive checked the temps with a laser thermometer and its same temp as all the others (approx. 45c) , There is cavity wall insulation and loft insulation, House was built in 1930

I do however have this silly vent on my wall - I have a vent in bedroom 2 aswell but that has a slider so I keep it closed (that bedroom is nice and warm)

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(yes I know I forgot to wipe wallpaper paste off the wall)

Could this be my problem?? If so can I seal if up? Why does it even need a vent? A newer property I have (1970) doesn't have these in the bedrooms

When I say cold I mean I cannot get the room to heat above 18c

Please help getting sick of been cold :(
 
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Derek W said:
The vent will be required for ventilation. I'm assuming there's no vents in your windows?
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No the windows do not vent

there open or closed

could this be my problem, when I put my hand on it there is a cold draft, I also live at the top of a massive hill and always have bad winds
 
maccapacca said:
Vent plus your rad is too small.

Work out the BTU
And compare it to what it should be outputting by trying to match your rad to what ever is in here
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Want some excellent radiators with 10 year warranty, then look at Screwfix, the quality is superb, next day delivery, I use them all the time now.
 
joey1211 said:
You have to sleep with a t-shirt on! In the middle of winter! :eek:
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Not in my old house heating was on about 4 hours on an evening was lovely and warm

Radiator size is fine, I only need 3000 BTU, my rad is capable of 3800

I should have said the boiler and radiators were all replaced less then 2 years ago
 
For the sake of £60 I can get a double type 21 rad with 5800 btu, screwfix sell the exact same size

How would I drain the system? I just spent £1500 on carpets don't want a mark on them as you can imagine, The radiator in my conservatory has a drain on it at the bottom where the copper pipe goes in, would I just attach a hose pipe and drain from there into a gutter? Bet it would be a right nightmare to bleed and re-fill
 
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1) how thick are you curtains? would having an extra layer on there help?

2) instead of spending money on a new rad or vent, take the vent off the wall and ram in an old pillow/insulation or mdf over it. If the heat dramatically increases that is your problem.

3) is it a corner room and what is the insulation in the attic like? Is it even all over?
 
Is your loft insulated well? Could be missing some in that corner of the loft. It made a massive difference to the bedrooms here when i put 170mm of loft insulation over the compressed stuff that was already there.

If you're fitting a larger radiator than is needed i'd make sure you have a decent TRV valve.

I can't see a vent making a massive amount of difference tbh. I bricked the vents up here as they were just put in when the rooms used to have gas heaters in there, but since central heating they are redundant. Better to just open your window when you want to let some fresh air in.
 
AHarvey said:
1) how thick are you curtains? would having an extra layer on there help?

2) instead of spending money on a new rad or vent, take the vent off the wall and ram in an old pillow/insulation or mdf over it. If the heat dramatically increases that is your problem.

3) is it a corner room and what is the insulation in the attic like? Is it even all over?
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No 2 isn't advisable though. Blocking up the vent will restrict the air movement so when the heat (and moisture) is in the room it has nowhere to go and will form as condensation / damp. The trickle vents that windows are fitted with deal with this issue but there was a time in the regulations where those wall vents were fitted as standard.
 
Derek W said:
No 2 isn't advisable though. Blocking up the vent will restrict the air movement so when the heat (and moisture) is in the room it has nowhere to go and will form as condensation / damp. The trickle vents that windows are fitted with deal with this issue but there was a time in the regulations where those wall vents were fitted as standard.
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I meant as a temp test to see if it actually effects the heat of the room, then buy a new vent if this is indeed the case. Should take no more than 30 mins to see if it makes a difference. :)
 
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