Cold floors are one of the most noticeable signs that heat is being lost faster than it should be, especially in winter. Even when the heating is working well, the floor can stay cool enough to make a room feel colder overall. This usually happens because the floor itself is sitting above an area that … Read more
It’s common for a hallway to feel noticeably colder than the rest of the home, and it often becomes more obvious when the heating has been on for a while. The hallway sits in a part of the house where warm air naturally escapes and cold air gathers, so even if the living areas feel … Read more
Cold air moving through plug sockets is more common than people expect, especially in homes where the socket sits on an external wall. The wall behind it often has small gaps where the cable passes through, and these openings can allow cold air to travel into the room. It doesn’t feel like a major source … Read more
It’s fairly common to seal a draught and then notice it creeping back again a few days or weeks later. Even when the windows and doors have been checked, the room can still feel colder than expected, especially during the evening or early morning. In most cases, the draught hasn’t actually returned from the same … Read more
It’s common for a home to feel cooler than expected even when the heating is on, and the reason is often a combination of small areas where heat slips out without being noticed. Many UK homes, especially ones that haven’t had recent insulation updates, lose warmth through gaps and weak points that aren’t immediately obvious. … Read more
A radiator that stays warm when the heating is turned off can be confusing at first, especially when the rest of the system has cooled down. I’ve had this happen before, and it made me think the boiler was still running even though everything was switched off. Once I looked into it properly, the reason … Read more
When a radiator is warm at the top and bottom but noticeably cooler through the centre, it normally means the heat isn’t circulating evenly across the panel. I’ve seen this happen before, and at first it feels unusual because most radiator problems affect the top or the bottom rather than the middle. But once I … Read more
When a radiator is hot at the top but noticeably cold at the bottom, it usually means something inside is holding back the flow of water. I’ve had this happen before, and it creates a situation where the radiator looks like it’s working because the top section feels warm, but the heat isn’t spreading properly. … Read more
When a radiator only heats on one side, the room never feels properly warm, even if the heating has been on for hours. I’ve had this happen in places I’ve lived before, and each time the symptoms were fairly similar. One side of the radiator warmed as expected while the other stayed noticeably cooler, almost … Read more
Radiator Only Gets Warm at the Bottom (How I Actually Fixed Mine) When a radiator only heats at the bottom while the top stays cold, the room never warms the way it should. I’ve dealt with this issue in more than one property now, and each time the symptoms were the same — the boiler … Read more