North-facing rooms often feel colder than the rest of the house, even when the heating is on and nearby rooms seem comfortable. This usually isn’t because the radiator is weak or the boiler can’t keep...
Some living rooms hit the “right” temperature on the thermostat, the radiator feels warm, and yet you still don’t feel properly comfortable. In a typical UK home, that usually means the problem isn’t ...
It’s common in UK homes for upstairs rooms to feel colder than downstairs, even though heat naturally rises. This usually points to how the heating system distributes water, rather than a basic physic...
Kitchens often feel colder than other rooms, even when the heating is running and radiators are warm. This is usually down to how kitchens are ventilated, surfaced, and used throughout the day. Extrac...
Bathrooms often warm up quickly but lose heat just as fast once the heating turns off. This behaviour is extremely common in UK homes and is usually linked to how bathrooms are built and ventilated ra...
Hallways are one of the coldest areas in most UK homes, and for good reason. They sit at the junction between the outside and the rest of the house, which makes them a constant escape route for warm a...
In many UK homes, bedrooms consistently feel colder than living rooms, even when the heating is working and the thermostat hasn’t changed. This isn’t usually a fault. It’s a combination of how homes a...
If the boiler looks active but the radiators stay cold, the issue is often heating demand, zone/valve/pump flow problems, or settings that stop heat being sent to the radiators....
If the boiler pressure falls specifically when the heating runs, it often points to expansion-related issues, small leaks that open when hot, or problems around refilling and bleeding....
When the boiler sounds like it’s working but the radiators stay lukewarm or patchy, the problem is often circulation, trapped air, balance, or a control setting rather than the boiler itself....