Not in that freezebox we call the bedroom. Although I must say it is much better than here in the computer room. I've been evil-eying the radiator all day long, but it hasn't helped. It will only warm about an inch at the top, the rest stays as cold as the rest of the room is. Weird.
Not in that freezebox we call the bedroom. Although I must say it is much better than here in the computer room. I've been evil-eying the radiator all day long, but it hasn't helped. It will only warm about an inch at the top, the rest stays as cold as the rest of the room is. Weird.
If you have hot water heating you have an air blockage.. You must bleed the radiator...
Late Merry Christmas to you all. Very busy couple of days with the family. Had a wonderful time. We also had a white christmas, and snowing off and on throughout the day. Been a while since we've had one of those here in Reno, but it was awesome. :-)
Sounds like everyone had a wonderful time. I wish you all a very happy New Year. Not sure how much I'll be on the next few days, with work and family stuff still going on. LOL
Good morning. I'm still getting used to not having to get up for work. Of course by the time I get used to it I'll have to go back. :(
I'm preparing to check out the sales today. Yesterday I went looking for a new monitor for my computer (my current one takes about 10 tries to turn on now). I don't really want to spend a lot as I am hoping to be moving to Canada in a few months and won't be able to take it with me.
Today I'm just going to see what clothes and things are on sale. The shops are much quieter than last year though.
Thanks, that'll come in useful. I'm also looking into ways to insulate the pipes around the flat as there's a lot of heat loss going on there. :-)
One thing to think about is that all that heat being radiated from those pipes currently will have to be replaced by the radiators. You also need to bleed the radiators on a regular basis until all the air is gone. It will eventually rise to the top of the system but bleeding each radiator will work faster. Make sure you have enough water in the system too. Your heating guy should be able to check for that and either fill it or show you how to keep it full. It is not hard at all. Where I used to work we had a 100 year old building we slept in and we had to do all that and more. FINALLY the City replaced the system and it was MUCH warmer!!! I still have a couple of those little bleeder keys here in a jar somewhere.
We're living in a one story flat, 2nd story high. Besides, below and above us the people do not have central heating, only gas stoves (or whatever the Kenyans use above us, perhaps wood fires ;-)). The building isn't insulated at all plus we're in a corner flat.
So most of my heat goes straight through the wall into the neighborhood. I want to put in pipe insulation around all the CH piping and if I can find it put reflective bubble foil behind the radiators everywhere.
In the living room it's a good 21C (by keeping the heat on during the night, pegged at 23C, put it any lower and temps drop rapidly!). Here in the computer room and in the hallway the temperature is around 14C at the moment, at night it is even lower. So it's a complete shock every time to walk to the kitchen (through that icy hallway) plus if you leave the door to the hallway open just a bit it sucks the heat out of the living room.
While it froze 6 degrees C outside last night I checked the ambient temperature in the bedroom. It was a very cold 6 degrees Celsius. Lying in full PJs under two covers is still cold! The pipes of the CH there bleed their heat directly into the outside wall. Some hot water is reaching the radiator in the bedroom, but not enough. Same problem for the computer room.
Not in that freezebox we call
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Not in that freezebox we call the bedroom. Although I must say it is much better than here in the computer room. I've been evil-eying the radiator all day long, but it hasn't helped. It will only warm about an inch at the top, the rest stays as cold as the rest of the room is. Weird.
RE: Not in that freezebox
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If you have hot water heating you have an air blockage.. You must bleed the radiator...
How to bleed a radiator
There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot. - Aldo Leopold
Late Merry Christmas to you
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Late Merry Christmas to you all. Very busy couple of days with the family. Had a wonderful time. We also had a white christmas, and snowing off and on throughout the day. Been a while since we've had one of those here in Reno, but it was awesome. :-)
Sounds like everyone had a wonderful time. I wish you all a very happy New Year. Not sure how much I'll be on the next few days, with work and family stuff still going on. LOL
Good morning. I'm still
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Good morning. I'm still getting used to not having to get up for work. Of course by the time I get used to it I'll have to go back. :(
I'm preparing to check out the sales today. Yesterday I went looking for a new monitor for my computer (my current one takes about 10 tries to turn on now). I don't really want to spend a lot as I am hoping to be moving to Canada in a few months and won't be able to take it with me.
Today I'm just going to see what clothes and things are on sale. The shops are much quieter than last year though.
Physics is for gurls!
I hope the monitor keeps
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I hope the monitor keeps breathing until introduced to it's replacement - a 20" one for £50. Now that would be a bargain.
Good morning and I hope you have a happy New Year in a few days.
Sunny, cloudless and about 2C up here. But I haven't checked it out properly as I've just hauled my butt from bed.
Shih-Tzu are clever, cuddly, playful and rule!! Jack Russell are feisty!
The cold front has
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The cold front has passed...We've gone from 69F/20.5C to 32F/0C in less than 24 hours...It's back to normal for this time of year.
RE: If you have hot water
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Thanks, that'll come in useful. I'm also looking into ways to insulate the pipes around the flat as there's a lot of heat loss going on there. :-)
RE: RE: If you have hot
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One thing to think about is that all that heat being radiated from those pipes currently will have to be replaced by the radiators. You also need to bleed the radiators on a regular basis until all the air is gone. It will eventually rise to the top of the system but bleeding each radiator will work faster. Make sure you have enough water in the system too. Your heating guy should be able to check for that and either fill it or show you how to keep it full. It is not hard at all. Where I used to work we had a 100 year old building we slept in and we had to do all that and more. FINALLY the City replaced the system and it was MUCH warmer!!! I still have a couple of those little bleeder keys here in a jar somewhere.
We're living in a one story
)
We're living in a one story flat, 2nd story high. Besides, below and above us the people do not have central heating, only gas stoves (or whatever the Kenyans use above us, perhaps wood fires ;-)). The building isn't insulated at all plus we're in a corner flat.
So most of my heat goes straight through the wall into the neighborhood. I want to put in pipe insulation around all the CH piping and if I can find it put reflective bubble foil behind the radiators everywhere.
In the living room it's a good 21C (by keeping the heat on during the night, pegged at 23C, put it any lower and temps drop rapidly!). Here in the computer room and in the hallway the temperature is around 14C at the moment, at night it is even lower. So it's a complete shock every time to walk to the kitchen (through that icy hallway) plus if you leave the door to the hallway open just a bit it sucks the heat out of the living room.
While it froze 6 degrees C outside last night I checked the ambient temperature in the bedroom. It was a very cold 6 degrees Celsius. Lying in full PJs under two covers is still cold! The pipes of the CH there bleed their heat directly into the outside wall. Some hot water is reaching the radiator in the bedroom, but not enough. Same problem for the computer room.
Jord...You should ditch the
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Jord...You should ditch the furnace...And line up a row of computers in each room for heating.