#12

Yeah, I’ve got storage heaters as well, hate them.

Really want to replace them, but I’ll probably end up moving before I get round to having the motivation (or spare cash) to do that.

#13

we had some guys in to quote for a replacement system. basically the outcome was “unless you get gas installed, don’t bother”

#15

:frowning:

#16

Don’t know yet, guess it’s going to be an ongoing issues. I’ve cleared off any visible mould, now just trying to keep the place warm and keep the windows open where we can to air the place as much as possible. Baby has had a pretty persistent cough so praying I haven’t infected her with spores or something grim :fearful:

#17

Thermostat, so comes on when it falls below temp defined by my mrs.

#18

It’s a fucking pain in the arse innit, think our bathroom has just been permanently wet since we moved in, never seems to clear all the condensation that builds up when we shower etc.

#19

Also I don’t think the extractor fans in the bathroom or kitchen or doing much useful… and we have to dry clothes indoors. It’s really shit. Noticed mildew appear out of nowhere the other week.

We told the landlord we’d be moving in March when our lease runs out because we need a two-bed, and she told us she was actually planning to covert our flat into a two-bed. Like we’d want to live in a building site then pay more for the privilege.

#20

Get on the dehumidifier train, man.

#21

Starting to think that’s something of an inevitability which seems insane to me

#22

We had one in our old flat, tbf it did fill up with water at an alarming rate but idk if it did much to help.

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#23

I was getting mould in the bathroom because I had to shut the window when going out for work in the morning after having a shower.

Now I’ve cleared that and repainted the ceiling, and whack the dehumidifier on in the hall for a couple of hours when I leave in the morning, I also use it when I dry clothes in the flat.

Seems to make a difference, and it’s quite nice to walk into a dehumidified room, it’s a sensation I can’t quite describe. “Dry” would probably be the most appropriate word.

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#24

That does sound bloody nice in fairness

#25

I’m always either freezing cold or overly warm. Put the heaters on but then feel too stuffy and start sneezing. Played around with the temperatures but found no solution. Best i can do is time them to come on for hour-long blasts (about 19°) just before i wake up, come home and go to bed.

They’re bloody expensive, though. Our electricity bills go up from around £1.50 a day during spring/summer to about £4 a day during autumn/winter, or at least were before i was #MANAGING it.

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#26

Still got my bedroom window open overnight atm. Use the heating for maybe a week per year if that

#27

is this with storage heaters? we only moved into our flat in February so had them on for a couple of weeks before turning them off, and jfc they were a pain in the arse; the one in our bedroom kept letting heat out at like 3am even if we had the output on zero. not looking forward to that again tbh.

#28

Are you in a newbuild flat?

#29

We had our storage heaters replaced last year. Until then it was costing us anywhere up to about £160 a month to heat a flat, which was fucking obscene. We knew people who live on the same street who have much bigger houses and were on the same tarriffs, etc, yet were paying half as much.

Sadly, there’s no gas where we live, but since we got modern electric heaters fitted we’ve noticed a big difference. As i say, from about February to September it probably cost less than £50 a month, which is fine. Still think around £900 a year’s a bit much, but…

Storage heaters are a pain in the arse if you have allergies. I’m a year-round sniffler. It’s basically just an encased breezeblock caked in years of dust. Really not good.

#30

Relatively new I think, yeah, and first floor and the big window gets a lot of sun

#31

fucking hell :confused:

#32

do you walk around in a t-shirt and shorts in december?