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Warwick Street accommodation in Leamington (electric storage heating!)

Has anyone lived here or have anything to say about it?

I am a bit worried about the heating - it's supposed to electric storage heating and so I am really worried that it's gonna be not warm enough in my room.

Secondly, what time should I get the bus into campus? I have been told getting the bus to come in at half past the hour is better but just wanting to know.
Storage heaters are a bit of a nightmare, they work by storing heat in the off-peak time (midnight - 6am I believe it is), then releasing it gradually. You basically need to choose on a certain day, how much heat you want to "use" the next day. This seems like a pretty good summary of what you have to think about: http://www.studentpad.co.uk/UserFiles/File/Sassh/How%20to%20use%20storage%20heaters1.pdf .

The rule I used for getting to campus for 2 years in Leam was 1 hour bus stop to campus, with the exceptions of 1 hour 20 mins for 10/11 AM, and for 9AM, it's a bit more complicated. After the first two U12s (early morning buses that go through Kenilworth), due to Kenilworth traffic they slow to such a crawl that it's better to arrive a couple of minutes past 9 on the first U1 than it be a bit of a gamble on the later U12s. The timetable appears to be changing though (only shows vacation times ATM) so the info about 9AMs may change for the upcoming year.
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Storage heaters are a bit of a nightmare, they work by storing heat in the off-peak time (midnight - 6am I believe it is), then releasing it gradually. You basically need to choose on a certain day, how much heat you want to "use" the next day. This seems like a pretty good summary of what you have to think about: http://www.studentpad.co.uk/UserFiles/File/Sassh/How%20to%20use%20storage%20heaters1.pdf .

The rule I used for getting to campus for 2 years in Leam was 1 hour bus stop to campus, with the exceptions of 1 hour 20 mins for 10/11 AM, and for 9AM, it's a bit more complicated. After the first two U12s (early morning buses that go through Kenilworth), due to Kenilworth traffic they slow to such a crawl that it's better to arrive a couple of minutes past 9 on the first U1 than it be a bit of a gamble on the later U12s. The timetable appears to be changing though (only shows vacation times ATM) so the info about 9AMs may change for the upcoming year.

Thanks man. I have to say the heating is awesome (it turns on whenever I want it to) and is not a traditional storage heater.

Also my bus ride this morning was only 25 minutes which is great :smile:

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