Hi I wonder if anyone can help me? My daughter has the smallest bedroom in the house. It's a bit bigger than a box room. But its so cold. She has a radiator but it never seems warm. I mean it's REALLY COLD. I don't what to try to warm it up. CAN ANYONE HELP PLEASE

hi, use warm colours like reds and yellows, put thick curtains (and/or lined), make sure the curtains dont cover the radiator if its under the window, or move everything away from it to let the heat out, and a nice carpet with underlay, seal any gaps in floorboards before laying it. if the room is against an outside wall, you might consider some type of insulation. hope this helps. Riah.

We had the same problem in our box room, but found that the problem stemmed from another radiator in the house (which was a fairly new radiator). It had a bulit up of slush, which was stopping the heat circulating properly. Feel all radiators top to bottom to make sure they have an even heat throughout. If not I'm afraid it means getting in the professionals, to have the system blasted. Really makes a difference, gives you a nice even tempreture throughout the house.
Tilley

It certainly sounds like the radiator. If the others in the house are all working well amybe they need to be balanced.
What about a small fan heater to take the chill off until you can get the balance done.

Hi Borobabe. Try bleeding the system. Surprisingly the first rad on our system is one in our bedroom. Once this was bled to get all the air and gunk out of it, it was much better Good luck.

To check if there is a blockage in the system turn all the radiators up to full put the cental heating system onto its highest setting and then wait...

If the system is working properly the radiators should be too hot to put your hand on... if they are not then the system needs draining and refilling with a special radiator fluid (black) which prevents the blockages happening...

A good central heating company should tell you there are two alternatives - a power clean - which means forcing water, under high pressure, through the system to force the gunge out... or the acid treatment which literally eats the gunge away... the latter is probably much cheaper than the former and is just as good...

If it is not the radiator then look to the window... run a lit candle around the frame to see if there is a draft coming through - if there is then there is a simple ribbon product you can get from the DIY stores which goes into the gaps of the frame...

Alternatively, if the window is not used, why not seal it up with selotape - I did this for a particularily bad window in the flat before they were replaced... it only lasts a few months before coming off but is cheap and simple...

Also how well does the door fit? does it rattle in the wind... a simple draft excluder can be fitted here...

Hope these ideas help

Angie

Hi there,
Just to let know, to beaware that, we had the acid option done and it wasnt very affective. :( So we ended up having the pressure clean as well.
Tilley

I have a room similar to that, and it was definately the window, and the lack of insulation on the frame. you can re-seal the frame, or if you can afford it, get a new window!

In the mean time, get a small fan heater and leave it on for an hour before bed...it really warms the room up.

Or you could get a oil filled electric storage heater with a timer... I had one of these which my Aunt now has and they are really effective... plus they are cheap to run...

My little boy moans about his small bedroom being cold,s we bought him an electric blanket, now he cannot wait to go to bed

I remember a few years ago my sister got a house without central heating they got thin foam (like the stuff you put under laminate flooring) on a roll like wall paper then papered on top what a diffrance it made for heat and noise I'm sure you can still get it try somewhere like focus.

You can still buy the polystyrene lining paper that hope mentioned. I bought some recently for my bathroom from Homebase - they keep it in the aisle with all of the coving and ceiling roses etc. It is only about 3 per roll but you have to use heavy duty adhesive and it is quite awkward to work with. But it does help with keeping a room a bit warmer. We used to have the same problem in our daughters room in our old house and we found that using a bathroom type blow heater for about 15 minutes really took the chill out of the room and the radiator maintained it after the initial boost !!!

hi
Try using wall paper because it is a good insulator when it comes to heat. Or try painting it a warm colour.

Do you have a Key for your radiators? about 6 months ago the same thing happened to me, and my bedroom was always freezing, even with the heating on for hours, and i was so busy that i never got round to doing anything about it, until my mum came round and used her key to drain excess water from my bedroom rad, and then there was a creaky noise, then the radiator filled up! since then its been toasty warm in there, sometimes its the most simple reasons, u can buy the radiator keys from DIY shops for about 50p

My daughters bedroom was the coldest in the house, but we put in new windows and painted it hot pink with orange (her choice) it feels much warmer plus i make sure her door is always closed because she is very near the attic door, it is also on an outside wall so i could still do with insulating the walls (someday)