please desperate

[diamondgas]

yes its been -6 here all day

So what you doing about alternative heat 'debbie'?

 

[debbie]

Two of the larger pipes will be your heating flow and return. If one of these gets very warm almost to hot to touch and your rads are still cold then as has been said sounds like a circulation problem. Pump/blockage but the plumber should have been able to establish what pretty quickly.
If neither are getting particularly hot then could be something else to do with the boiler.

ty for your time & help, much appreciated

 

[M77]

Hope you get it sorted Debbie.

 

[debbie]

So what you doing about alternative heat 'debbie'?

were running the boiler to give us what it can & wear lots of jumpers, we have a gas fire but petrified of using it cos of the little one, we all sleep together to keep warm at night

 

[debbie]

Hope you get it sorted Debbie.

ty so much

 

[diamondgas]

ty for your time & help, much appreciated

Debbie i don't know you from ADAM ...............SO..... If you're the landlord of the aforementioned issue then get some alternative heat around to your tenant ASAP........... However if you are Debbie tenant? then turn the heating upto to max, keep warm and GET SOME ALTERNATIVE HEAT! until things are sorted ............ Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesh!!!

 

[debbie]

Debbie i don't know you from ADAM ...............SO..... If you're the landlord of the aforementioned issue then get some alternative heat around to your tenant ASAP........... However if you are Debbie tenant? then turn the heating upto to max, keep warm and GET SOME ALTERNATIVE HEAT! until things are sorted ............ Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesh!!!

I cant afford other heat, i have boiler on 14 hours a day to get some warmth through house, just having fire on wont warm other rooms, i am the tenant, im on a pay meter so it doesnt allow me to keep using gas if its not there
I am ringing housing up tomorrow & cab see what they can do

 

[diamondgas]

I cant afford other heat, i have boiler on 14 hours a day to get some warmth through house, just having fire on wont warm other rooms, i am the tenant, im on a pay meter so it doesnt allow me to keep using gas if its not there
I am ringing housing up tomorrow & cab see what they can do

Good for you .... Set up temp accommodation in the room that's hottest and COMPLAIN like beejeevers!! Sozz for the quizzing regards tenant or landlord? Get Landlords on here wanting to get out of their obligations

Give your money to someone worthy debbie in my opinion!

Once again, keep yourself warm!

 

[debbie]

Good for you .... Set up temp accommodation in the room that's hottest and COMPLAIN like beejeevers!! Sozz for the quizzing regards tenant or landlord? Get Landlords on here wanting to get out of their obligations

Give your money to someone worthy debbie in my opinion!

Once again, keep yourself warm!

thank you hun, i hope all those landlords who cant be bothered to help to keep others warm go to hell, Its frightening when you have children & your trying to protect them in this weather

 

[diamondgas]

thank you hun, i hope all those landlords who cant be bothered to help to keep others warm go to hell, Its frightening when you have children & your trying to protect them in this weather

If you're paying out £400/month minimum least you want is to know is you or your kids ain't gonna wake up dead eh!? lol

 

[debbie]

If you're paying out £400/month minimum least you want is to know is you or your kids ain't gonna wake up dead eh!? lol

try £550 a month with a £650 deposit

 

[diamondgas]

try £550 a month with a £650 deposit

You need to move up here! Might be colder but your money goes further!

I rent out my old home, an ex LA property for exactly the same. 3 bedroom semi with most around owned not council! Heyho eh?

 

[debbie]

You need to move up here! Might be colder but your money goes further!

I rent out my old home, an ex LA property for exactly the same. 3 bedroom semi with most around owned not council! Heyho eh?

lol my uncle was from newcastle who worked for british gas.. my australian husband is a professional painter & decorator, but work is so tight

 

[mountainman]

Just a thought.
If your landlord wants to sell the house then she will be making you homeless.
In that case your local authority will provide temporary accommodation for you and your family until a suitable property becomes available for you.

This route may provide you with a much better home with a housing association for less rent.

 

[diamondgas]

lol my uncle was from newcastle who worked for british gas.. my australian husband is a professional painter & decorator, but work is so tight

Small world ... I worked for BG 25 years before going it alone Got a cuz in Australia who'd ex ... husband is a painter and decorator...........LOL .. go figure! His name is Pete/Peter!

 

[REDSAW]

is the pipes that feed the rads underneath hot?

 

[dancinplumba]

come north, it's far more civilised

 

[mountainman]

come north, it's far more civilised

Who told you that??

 

[dancinplumba]

Who told you that??

you, you were up here in warrington, and you said, and i quote 'eeee i do like bein ooop north, aye'

 

[Dotty]

come north, it's far more civilised

Bwahahahahahahahahahahaha!

 

[dancinplumba]

just think when you flush your toilet, where does it go ? ? down not up

 

[Rob Sale]

Just a thought.
If your landlord wants to sell the house then she will be making you homeless.
In that case your local authority will provide temporary accommodation for you and your family until a suitable property becomes available for you.

This route may provide you with a much better home with a housing association for less rent.

She won't be made homeless the landlord will have to sell with her tenants in. So it will be sold as a buy to let.

 

[villa_tom]

just think when you flush your toilet, where does it go ? ? down not up

Not if you plumbed it in it doesn't

 

[dancinplumba]

Not if you plumbed it in it doesn't

I refuse to bite

 

[Rob Sale]

I see this all the time were landlords first step into this market thinking they are going to earn mega bucks and do not take into account maintenance cost. Pensions still are better return on investment than rental property.

Most just buy and stick someone in without making sure the're no nigels like heating, plumbing and electric problems.

 

[villa_tom]

I refuse to bite

I'm patient mate, like a snake waiting for its prey, ill get you. It's only a matter of time

 

[Rob Sale]

Debbie I hope to god you get your problem sorted. Tell your landlady to post a the job on here in the looking for a plumber and heating engineer section.

 

[REDSAW]

i still think the trv's are stuck!.

 

[dancinplumba]

I'm patient mate, like a snake waiting for its prey, ill get you. It's only a matter of time

roflmao Hissing Tom lol, remember, I am higher than you on the globe

 

[PlumbBobBob]

Lincoln hun, i am appreciating all of your replies, i made myself so poorly over christmas worrying like crazy about it.

i'm pretty sure croft is in lincoln

 

[tamz]

come north, it's far more civilised

No exaggeration but please don't spread the word :smile:

 

[debbie]

An update, landlady been, says we have adequate heating, even though she did finally admit one in front room now warm at all, she said she will send a plumber round in about 2 weeks time, & if it needs new boiler or anything like that we have to wait til april when she can afford it
she said house feels warm, she had thick coat on & i pointed out not turned heating off for days now, but when it gets dark house gets colder, she said then its prob to find somewhere else to live after contract runs out in april, if we want to leave earlier then she was happy with that as well
I just stood & cried my eyes out, by nearly 2yr old came crying to me holding me tight, I was wearing a dress with cardigan, she said it cant be that cold if your not wearing tights or anything, i was gobsmacked, i pointed out to her my clothes are in the washing machine been washed as ive been wearing same jumpers all week to stay warm..
If we get kicked out i dont want to end up in a bedsit/flat or put on a horrible estate, my elderly mum is around the corner from me, & i dont have £1500 to move again just like that

why our we been punished?,

 

[Whl4852]

An update, landlady been, says we have adequate heating, even though she did finally admit one in front room now warm at all, she said she will send a plumber round in about 2 weeks time, & if it needs new boiler or anything like that we have to wait til april when she can afford it
she said house feels warm, she had thick coat on & i pointed out not turned heating off for days now, but when it gets dark house gets colder, she said then its prob to find somewhere else to live after contract runs out in april, if we want to leave earlier then she was happy with that as well
I just stood & cried my eyes out, by nearly 2yr old came crying to me holding me tight, I was wearing a dress with cardigan, she said it cant be that cold if your not wearing tights or anything, i was gobsmacked, i pointed out to her my clothes are in the washing machine been washed as ive been wearing same jumpers all week to stay warm..
If we get kicked out i dont want to end up in a bedsit/flat or put on a horrible estate, my elderly mum is around the corner from me, & i dont have £1500 to move again just like that

why our we been punished?,

I can't help you other than to say contact citizen advice, you have rights. Your health is the utmost priority, you need heating. Write everything down that has happened and take it to citizens advice. Good luck with your case, if I was in Lincoln I'd at least drop you some heaters off.

Anybody near Lincoln guys?

 

[michael c]

lets try find someone

 

[michael c]

just posted a request for a local engineer to help you debbie. I notice you said before you have a gas fire but dont feel safe using it. You can get a card type carbon monoxide detector which will last 3 months from places like b and q four a few quid.

 

[tom609]

nothing like witholding your rent to get it sorted quicker

 

[Guest123]

Somebody must live near this poor lass. Can't someone pop round at the very least to give her some advice on the problem so that she can tell her landlord? Who knows, you'll probably end up with the job if you diagnosed the problem for them in the first place.

Come on guys...... :yes:

 

[villa_tom]

It's be nice of it could get sorted but I don't think I've ever seen anyone in here from Lincoln, I don't even know where it is so not sure who may live near it.

 

[REDSAW]

call the hse asap and they will send someone around to asses the property for every fault discreetly.
the faults they find will be recorded then they will give the landlord 2 weeks to rectify them or charge them to put contractors in to sort.

they dont mess about.
my niece rents from my uncle and she called the hse in and all works done as they have to commit to an agreement.

dont spare the l.l thoughts as they dont care!!

 

[SimonG]

I'm sure Croft is from that area.

 

[ashby colin]

hi you need a gas safe eng 2 check what working pressure is at the gas valve i have come across were it is the gas valve

 

[WHPES]

The radiator in our front room is on 8mm and even I as a plumber in my own house am unable to balance it properly. Been meaning to re-pipe it in 15mm but like the rest of those jobs I don't get paid for working on my own house!