Awful heating in student halls

So I’ve had my radiator on full belt for 2 weeks and during the day my room is freezing! The radiator only gets warm not hot until about 10 at night when suddenly my room becomes a sauna. At night it’s too hot and all day too cold.
I’ve been using hot water bottles during the day but don’t want to turn it off at night as then it’ll b even colder the next day. Any ideas?

Reply 1

tinygirl96

21

electric heater time?

Reply 2

Sophhhowa

OP

20

Original post by tinygirl96

electric heater time?

They’re not allowed as they’re a ‘fire hazard’ :frown:

Reply 3

cyclone777

9

Original post by Sophhhowa

So I’ve had my radiator on full belt for 2 weeks and during the day my room is freezing! The radiator only gets warm not hot until about 10 at night when suddenly my room becomes a sauna. At night it’s too hot and all day too cold.
I’ve been using hot water bottles during the day but don’t want to turn it off at night as then it’ll b even colder the next day. Any ideas?

lol

your uni is throttling your heating during the day to try and save ££££

Reply 4

cyclone777

9

Original post by Sophhhowa

They’re not allowed as they’re a ‘fire hazard’ :frown:

correction,
they're not allowed because the uni wants to save money

"fire hazard" is just the excuse they feed you.

Reply 5

black tea

19

Wear warm clothes with lots of layers and buy extra blankets.

Reply 6

tinygirl96

21

Alternatively you can buy a heater.

Reply 7

Muttley79

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Original post by Sophhhowa

They’re not allowed as they’re a ‘fire hazard’ :frown:

What did they say when you reported it?

Reply 8

Anonymous #1

Original post by Sophhhowa

So I’ve had my radiator on full belt for 2 weeks and during the day my room is freezing! The radiator only gets warm not hot until about 10 at night when suddenly my room becomes a sauna. At night it’s too hot and all day too cold.
I’ve been using hot water bottles during the day but don’t want to turn it off at night as then it’ll b even colder the next day. Any ideas?

Heated blanket?

Reply 9

Blueclueless

20

Original post by Sophhhowa

So I’ve had my radiator on full belt for 2 weeks and during the day my room is freezing! The radiator only gets warm not hot until about 10 at night when suddenly my room becomes a sauna. At night it’s too hot and all day too cold.
I’ve been using hot water bottles during the day but don’t want to turn it off at night as then it’ll b even colder the next day. Any ideas?

Buy a heater and say that unreliable radiators are a hazard

Reply 10

Joinedup

20

Unsurprisingly the Vice Chancellor or private sector landlord has noticed that they get to keep more of your money for themselves if they spend less of it on heating you up

You might be able to make an effective complaint and get the heating turned on for longer if you have some data... i.e. get a thermometer and make a temperature diary.

while you're waiting for that to work, some of the bargain shops* are still open and sell thermal vests & hats

* B&M, Pounstretchers, Home Bargain etc