I’ve just finished completing an extension build consisting of a downstairs office and utility and a new master bedroom and en-suite. To cope with the extra heating and water requirements a new Worcester Bosch Greenstar 37 CDI combi boiler was fitted to replace the 10 year old boiler and tank that was previously in.
The extension rooms and upstairs all through the house the temperature are great, nice and warm (with the radiator stats on between 3 and 4), but the existing living room, kitchen and conservatory are no where near as warm as we’d like. We struggle to get the room temp above 21 degs on cold days and it seems to take a couple of hours in the morning to heat up to 18-19 degs. With the portable thermostat based in the living room.
In previous winters (with the old boiler and heating system) we have never had any problem, even though the kitchen leads open plan into the conservatory (the patio doors were removed). An additional radiator was fit in the conservatory (previously heated by a Delonghi electric oil heater).
The only other radiator that was removed was in the hallway at the bottom of the stairs (starting to think a bad idea as it’s freezing when you walk in!!). The radiator was removed to knock a doorway through into the extension.
I’ve had the plumber back to balance the rads and set the heating system up, and he assures me the Worcester Bosch 37 CDI Combi is more than enough to heat up the house and think he’s right, as it’s great everywhere except the living room and kitchen.
Could the removal of a small rad in the hallway be contributing to my house being freezing? Is it worth getting 2 new radiators (in the living room and kitchen) to match the new ones I’ve had fitted elsewhere?
Any advice would be massively appreciated.
The extension rooms and upstairs all through the house the temperature are great, nice and warm (with the radiator stats on between 3 and 4), but the existing living room, kitchen and conservatory are no where near as warm as we’d like. We struggle to get the room temp above 21 degs on cold days and it seems to take a couple of hours in the morning to heat up to 18-19 degs. With the portable thermostat based in the living room.
In previous winters (with the old boiler and heating system) we have never had any problem, even though the kitchen leads open plan into the conservatory (the patio doors were removed). An additional radiator was fit in the conservatory (previously heated by a Delonghi electric oil heater).
The only other radiator that was removed was in the hallway at the bottom of the stairs (starting to think a bad idea as it’s freezing when you walk in!!). The radiator was removed to knock a doorway through into the extension.
I’ve had the plumber back to balance the rads and set the heating system up, and he assures me the Worcester Bosch 37 CDI Combi is more than enough to heat up the house and think he’s right, as it’s great everywhere except the living room and kitchen.
Could the removal of a small rad in the hallway be contributing to my house being freezing? Is it worth getting 2 new radiators (in the living room and kitchen) to match the new ones I’ve had fitted elsewhere?
Any advice would be massively appreciated.
