What to do about my cold house!

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Yeah i see where your coming from, although we all bath every night, and the time the dinner takes to cook changes only slightly from day to day so it should even out over the week, na we aint got a corabi so thats not as much of a problem.

Need to buy some long johns by the sounRAB of it!
 
I was told a while ago that if a tenant asks for reasonable energy efficiency upgrades to a property they cannot be refused at risk of the landlord being fined. What this exactly entails i'm not sure , but insulation would be the first thing on the list you would have thought. Being a council property I would hope they know that, assuming what I was told is correct.
 
we bought this from argos as we were havin a mould dilema. but have now noticed how much warmer the flat is with extracting the moisture out the air.

Buy Argos Value Range 10 Litre Dehumidifier at Argos.co.uk - Your Online Shop for Dehumidifiers.
 
This might help, but I guess it depend on the property size as to the size of the unit you need, knowing the size of our property I'll either need 2 or 1 big one.

Am I right in thinking that having dry air causes issues for asthma suffers?
 
That'd still mean around half your bill though.

I'd say shower instead, but my missus and daughters (when they lived here) used to spend up to an hour in the shower
Defeats the point somewhat.
 
That was the councils first excuse..... They used google street view whilst on the phone to me and said that the style of brick work indicates that the wall is solid.

So I made a point of finely putting the outside lights up I had been meaning to do and in doing so I had to drill thought the wall, and what did I find..........a cavity!!!

The side and rear walls of our property are defiantly cavity, and I suspect the front is too but don't know for sure.

What makes me think it is is the fact that either side of the house, low level just above the ground are to old air bricks, shy would you gave air bricks in a solid wall? They aren't brood the ground floor level plus it's a solid floor in the house so no ventilation under floor boarRAB either.
 
we stay in a 3 bedroom flat. 9 rooms in total and that thing works a treat but use it in each room 1 at a time. close the door and windows of that room and let it do its thing. I left it in our mouldy bathroom for a few days. only had it on when i was at home during the day. after 3 days it had produced about 5 litres of water. was amazed. i now move it around the flat. also bought these cheap dehumidifier box things from asda, looks like a Tupperware box with small white balls in it and they are doin a great job and saving me electricity.
our biggest room is around 5m by 10m and has no trouble. just place and the coldest dampest spot
 
We dont have a shower,

and unfortunatly our bathroom ceiling is so low i had to put a new light in there as i would hit my head on the light buld getting in and out the bath, So now have a slim line round fitting.

The mrs and kiRAB prefer a bath too, enough if we go away on hols they have a bath. I personally hate the things and would be happy if i never had one again! But untill i can afford a seperate cubicle that isnt as high of the floor as the bath is i'll have to suffer....or smell!
 
How many fireplaces are there? If the fan is designed to push air out through tiny gaps it could be the corabination of the draughty fireplaces and the fan creating the problem.

Rather than splash out on those chimney balloons why not get a pack of these and experiment. Punch balloons - pack of 5 - great fillers for party bags: Amazon.co.uk: Kitchen & Home

If they work then you could get some of the proper ones. (Or not )
 
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