Heating for students
Sun, 11/28/2010 - 18:31
by fredjones62I was just thinking the other day what with this cold spell on its way and some of us have got it all ready and that was that how many students have contacted there landlords and asked if there heating systems have been serviced as you do not want to be cold in this weather it is a enough to freeze a penguin to death.
My grandson spoke to his landlord and asked when it was due and he said he would get it looked in to. Well as it happend it was due and I think with knowing us he got it done quite quickly as well. I know some are not so quick to get things done but ideally this should really be done in July time so as to avoid the rush then at least you know your heating is fine and you will be warm this winter unless a part decides to fail on its own free will.
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Where can I find a lockable box to place over central heating control in my rented house?
I own the house I live in and rent out a couple of rooms to students. The rent includes all bills. My problem is that the tennants keep overriding the heating control and so last week I came home to find the heating had been put on constant although it is July and the house is roasting hot!!!
My gas bill last month alone was £130 for 4 weeks! When I lived alone it was £30 a month!
I need to find a box that has a lockable front and no back so that I can mount it over the heating control on the wall. Has such a thing been invented or do you know where I can find such a thing?
Answer number two has the best clue, so I'll just add a thought. Here in the states Home Depot and Lowes have commercial divisions that even offer catalogs; including everything from custodial supplies to Electrical and plumbing parts etc. Thermostat covers are included, in various styles.
I have to imagine in the UK something akin to that exists.
The "Boxes" are usually louvered, allowing a view of a thermostat or temp gauge, but can be locked, disallowing altering settings. Assuming either of two sceanrios, Your Control is or isn't braced in a wall by studs.
In any case then assume that tenants will not use a screw driver to remove the security box. If so, they should be evicted. If not, then you can use hollow wall anchors to secure the box to your drywall/plaster wall, etc.
if the issue is as critical as you state, perhaps use "IN ONLY" screws as are often used in Public bathrooms for stall and divider walls.
Steven WolfIs it cheaper to use a 1000MW electric heater to heat up 1 room or to turn on the heating?
We live in a student house for 5 and 4 of us are going home for christmas so we were wondering whether to have the heating on or use an electric heater for one person?
*1000W not MW
If you have natural gas heat use the electric heater.Student flat, freezing cold, Help with heating plz???
I am writing on behalf of a seventeen year old living on benefits and EMA. Flat is big and has overnight storage heaters, it is literally baltic, she can only afford £10 per week on her key meter and the storage heaters eat up far too much of her £10.00. If she switched off the storage heaters totally, Would a halogen heater be more economical for her or a calor gas heater (if they are still available) ?Thanks
get her some thermal blanket .5 Chemistry Questions need help on?
1. What is the percent by mass of nitrogen in the compound NH4NO3 (formula mass = 80.)?
1) 5.7%
2) 18%
3) 29%
4) 35%
2. What is the total number of moles of atoms in one mole of (NH4)2SO4?
1) 10
2) 11
3) 14
4) 15
3. A hydrated salt is a solid that includes water molecules within its crystal structure. A student heated a 9.10-gram sample of a hydrated salt to a constant mass of 5.41 grams. What percent by mass of water did the salt contain?
1) 3.69%
2) 16.8%
3) 40.5%
4) 59.5%
4. Given the reaction: Ca + 2H2O → Ca(OH)2 + H2
How many moles of H2O are needed to react completely with 2.0 moles of Ca?
1) 1.0 mole
2) 2.0 moles
3) 0.50 mole
4) 4.0 moles
5. A compound has a gram formula mass of 56 grams per mole. What is the molecular formula for this compound?
1) CH2
2) C2H4
3) C3H6
4) C4H8
1 = 4
2= 4
3 = i don't remember how to do (sorry)
4= 4
5 = 4
1) gfm of nitrogens / gfm of ammonium nitrate
2) count number of atoms
3) ?
4) ratio of ca to h2O is 1: 2 so if we double ca we double water
5) just find gfm of all the choices and only one choice is 56 number 4
it took me 5 mins no periodic table for freeHow do I find a one bedroom flat to rent short term?
My husband and I want to go to London for about 2 months and would like to rent a fully furnished and equiped flat rather than stay in a hotel for that long.
What would it cost? How do we find a flat? we would like good light, a safe location-not a student flat, must have heat and hot water -also be near or reasonably near the tube. We like Kensington and Chelsea areas. But are willing to look elsewhere.
Any suggestions?
I'm from the UK you won't find any problem finding a place as they do do holiday rentals for short periods including fully serviced flats. It is expensive though. While I don't know of any sites offhand you could try Yahoo.uk.co and do a search, or the Sunday Times newspaper, which is also on line. There is also a site called Gumtree and you select London and short term rentals. The problem with that is it is individual, regular people, renting their flats so you would have to be careful as they have invested interest and of course careful with deposit when booking.debate between muslim student and professor?
An atheist professor of philosophy speaks to his class on the problem science has with God. He asks one of his new students to stand and.....
Professor: You are a Muslim, aren't you, son?
Student: Yes, sir.
Prof: So you believe in God?
Student: Absolutely, sir.
Prof: Is God good?
Student: Sure.
Prof: Is God all-powerful?
Student: Yes.
Prof: My brother died of cancer even though he prayed to God to heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But God didn't. How is this God good then? Hmm?
(The student is silent.)
Prof: You can't answer, can you? Let's start again, young fella. Is God good?
Student: Yes.
Prof: Is Satan good?
Student: No.
Prof: Where does Satan come from?
Student: From...God...
Prof: That's right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world?
Student: Yes.
Prof: Evil is everywhere, isn't it? And God did make everything. Correct?
Student: Yes.
Prof: So who created evil?
(The student does not answer.)
Prof: Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the world, don't they?
Student: Yes, sir.
Prof: So, who created them?
(The student has no answer.)
Prof: Tell me, son. Do you believe in God?
Student: Yes, professor, I do.
Prof: Science says you have 5 senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Have you ever seen God?
Student No, sir.
Prof: Tell us if you have ever heard your God?
Student: No, sir.
Prof: Have you ever felt your God, tasted your God, smelt your God? Have you ever had any sensory perception of God for that matter?
Student: No, sir. I'm afraid I haven't.
Prof: Yet you still believe in Him?
Student: Yes.
Prof: According to empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your God doesn't exist. What do you say to that, son?
Student: Nothing. I only have my faith.
Prof: Yes. Faith. And that is the problem science has.
Student: Professor, is there such a thing as heat?
Prof: Yes.
Student: And is there such a thing as cold?
Prof: Yes.
Student: No sir. There isn't.
(The lecture theatre becomes very quiet with this turn of events.)
Student: Sir, you can have lots of heat, even more heat, superheat, mega heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat. But we don't have anything called cold. We can hit 458 degrees below zero which is no heat, but we
can't go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold. Cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold.
Heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it.
(There is pin-drop silence in the lecture theatre.)
Student: What about darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as darkness?
Prof: Yes. What is night if there isn't darkness?
Student: You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light.....But if you have no light constantly, you have nothing and it's called darkness,
isn't it? In reality, darkness isn't. If...Jokes only make sense when they r short.Which method of heating a house is cheapest?
I live in a large Victorian terraced house with 4 other people. It is very badly insulated and despite having a brand new very efficient central heating system it is extremely hard to heat. This means we have constant battles over when the heating is on and how long for. We are students and can only afford to have it on for 4 hours a day but one of my friends who doesn't have money issues keeps putting it on for longer with out consulting us. I arrived back yesterday to find it on for over 12 hours a day and at a really high temperature. The house was like a sauna! I turned it down to 6 hours as 12 had used ~£8 in 2.5 days but today I discovered it had been turned up again for 15.5 hours a day (but apparently on low)!! My question is therefore is it cheaper to:
1. Have the heating on for 4 hours a day in the evening at a regular temperature
OR
2. Have the heating on constantly all day but on low?
I live in a rented student house, I cannot afford install insulation and it is not my job to do so, it is my landlord's (who wants nothing to do with us). We are moving out in June we just want to survive the winter.
By very efficient I mean the radiators heat up extremely quickly and get very hot, the heat just does not manage to warm up the rooms as it is almost immediately lost through the walls.
4 hours a day costs us £25 a week. We are in the process of changing energy providers since we know that is ridiculous.
I appreciate all your alternative suggestions but all I really want is an answer to my question to settle the 4 month long heating debate we've been having. Please, just answer the question =)
Its cheaper to turn it on for 4 hours I have a programable thermostat I can program up to 4 thing a day 7 days a week which can help control when it come on. have you put anything around your windows and doors this could he to. I personal heat up a small area in my home to help keep the cost down to, but you have to be carefully with space heaters. Here is a site I found I hope it help you. http://michaelbluejay.com/electricity/heating.html Good luckAgnostics .. What do think of think of this writing? What are the flaws in the argument placed by the student?
An atheist professor of philosophy speaks to his class on the problem science has with God, The Almighty. He asks one of his new students to stand and.....
Prof: So you believe in God?
Student: Absolutely, sir.
Prof: Is God good?
Student: Sure.
Prof: Is God all-powerful?
Student : Yes.
Prof: My brother died of cancer even though he prayed to God to heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But God didn't. How is this God good then? Hmm?
(Student is silent.)
Prof: You can't answer, can you? Let's start again, young fella. Is God good?
Student :Yes.
Prof: Is Satan good?
Student : No.
Prof: Where does Satan come from?
Student : From...God...
Prof: That's right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world?
Student : Yes.
Prof: Evil is everywhere, isn't it? And God did make everything. Correct?
Student : Yes.
Prof: So who created evil?
(Student does not answer.)
Prof: Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the world, don't they?
Student :Yes, sir.
Prof: So, who created them?
(Student has no answer.)
Prof: Science says you have 5 senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Tell me, son...Have you ever seen God?
Student : No, sir.
Prof: Tell us if you have ever heard your God?
Student : No , sir.
Prof: Have you ever felt your God, tasted your God, smelled your God? Have you ever had any sensory perception of God for that matter?
Student : No, sir. I'm afraid I haven't.
Prof: Yet you still believe in Him?
Student : Yes
Prof: According to empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your GOD doesn't exist. What do you say to that, son?
Student : Nothing. I only have my faith.
Prof: Yes. Faith. And that is the problem science has.
Student : Professor, is there such a thing as heat?
Prof: Yes.
Student : And is there such a thing as cold?
Prof: Yes.
Student : No sir. There isn't.
(The lecture theatre becomes very quiet with this turn of events.)
Student : Sir, you can have lots of heat, even more heat, superheat, mega heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat. But we don't have anything called cold. We can hit 458 degrees below zero which is no heat, but we can't go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold. Cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat is energy. Cold is not the
opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it.
(There is pin-drop silence in the lecture theatre.)
Student : What about darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as darkness?
Prof: Yes. What is night if there isn't darkness?
Student : You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light.... But if you have no light constantly, you have nothing and it's called darkness, isn't it? In reality, darkness isn't. If it were, you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn't you?
Prof: So what is the point you are making, young man?
Student :...Don't know. Fell asleep half way through thank god.opinions please for those who don't believe in God and those that do?
let me share an email I recieved
An atheist professor of philosophy speaks to his class on the problem science has with God, The Almighty.
He asks one of his new students to stand and.....
Prof:
So you believe in God?
Student:
Absolutely, sir.
Prof
: Is God good?
Student:
Sure.
Prof:
Is God all-powerful?
Student
: Yes.
Prof:
My brother died of cancer even though he prayed to God to heal him.
Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But God didn't. How is this God good then? Hmm?
(Student is silent.)
Prof:
You can't answer, can you? Let's start again, young fella. Is God good?
Student:
Yes.
Prof:
Is Satan good?
Student
: No.
Prof:
Where does Satan come from?
Student:
From...God...
Prof:
That's right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world?
Student:
Yes.
Prof:
Evil is everywhere, isn't it? And God did make everything. Correct?
Student:
Yes.
Prof:
So who created evil?
(Student does not answer.)
Prof:
Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the world, don't they?
Student:
Yes, sir.
Prof:
So, who created them?
(Student has no answer.)
Prof:
Science says you have 5 senses you use to identify and observe the world around you.
Tell me, son...Have you ever
seen God?
Student:
No, sir.
Prof:
Tell us if you have ever heard your God?
Student:
No, sir.
Prof:
Have you ever felt your God, tasted your God, smelt your God? Have you ever had any sensory perception of God for that matter?
Student:
No, sir. I'm afraid I haven't.
Prof:
Yet you still believe in Him?
Student:
Yes.
Prof:
According to empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your GOD doesn't exist.
What do you say to that, son?
Student:
Nothing. I only have my faith.
Prof:
Yes. Faith. And that is the problem science has.
Student:
Professor, is there such a thing as heat?
Prof:
Yes.
Student:
And is there such a thing as cold?
Prof:
Yes.
Student:
No sir. There isn't.
(The lecture theatre becomes very quiet with this turn of events.)
Student
: Sir, you can have lots of heat, even more heat, superheat, mega heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat.
But we don't have anything called cold. We can hit 458 degrees below zero which is no heat, but we can't go
any further after that.
There is no such thing as cold . Cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of
heat
. We cannot measure cold. Heat is energy . Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it .
(There is pin-drop silence in the lecture theatre.)
Student:
What about darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as darkness?
Prof:
Yes. What is night if there isn't darkness?
Student :
You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright
light, flashing light....But if
you have no light constantly, you have...I don't care who said it, it's still great. Read some of our answers here and a lot of us try to get this across. That is the difference between belief and non; we have Faith. If we had all the answers, where would be the room for faith? You know, like I've said before, atheists claim to be superior in intelligence, yet they are not smart enough to just say, "No, I cannot prove or disprove God exists." We don't need any more proof that what we have and that is where faith fills in for us. Have you ever thought how what God has created? (Pure love, harmony, health, light, etc.) satan here on earth has no 'super' power and I wonder if he takes what God has given and uses the negative power on earth. All has a positive and negative. God created love-satan hate; God-good health; satan-sickness, etc. See what I'm getting at? Satan has no power of his own, so he USES what God has given. And if All would bow in prayer, all this negative would be erased. But not many see this or don't have the courage or faith to try it.whats my legal rights regarding mold in a rented property?
I live in a 6 bed rented house all students. The windows are single glazed and theres mold growing everywhere. The estate agents are saying there charging us because we should left the windows open for a bit every day and have left the heating on occasionally. Nobody else I know opens there window in winter and they dont get mold... Should we be paying to get it clean or is it there problem because of the way the house was built?
Mold will flourish in the right conditions, that being there must be a moisture and a food source. Reducing the moisture in your house is the key here.
Moisture will condense on single glazed windows in the winter time. This is due to the temperature differential from the cold air outside, and the moist, warm air inside. It happens. Now, with 6 people living in the house, cooking, washing clothes, and showering, this will add significantly to the humidity levels within your home. So try to control all of these. Other tips:
- Open window blinds and/or curtains during the day, to allow the damp interior surface of the windows a chance to dry. Also, open your windows periodically weather permitting.
- Do run your heater once in a while. This helps to distribute moisture through the house and with air movement, comes evaporation.
- Make sure you have a exhaust fan running in the bathrooms while showering. If you don't have one, and you have a window, open the window for 15 minutes following a shower to help dry the air. No window? In the very least, keep the bathroom door open after showering.
- When using the cooktop, make sure the exhaust fan above is turned on. This is especially important if boiling water or cooking moist foods.
I doubt the house construction is to blame. To be certain, you may wish to hire a home inspector in your area to get an expert opinion.
Good point made there Fred.
I wonder how many apartments rented out to students has been well serviced and kept to the regulations.
They certainly don't want to be cold now as there will no doubt be loads of call outs from other people who have heating systems in need of attention.
Alexender
Alexender
They was telling me there gas boilers were both serviced at a similar time of the year and that they had the certificate as well and just before there landlords made a point of contacting them to see if all was working ok and did not want them to be cold etc and I think check on the property.
Well there propertys were all spot on and heating was fine to. From what they tell me they have dropped lucky and that the landlord has spent some time on the place making it really nice and that they do look after it.
So could the dodgy landlord be on his way out at long last. I bet there is a few still knocking about.
Darrell
Yes it is a good idea to get heating systems checked out long before the cold spell sets in but why not give the lazy ones a exercise bike and plug it in to the national grid. They can generate there own electric and have all the heating they want then.
They get to keep fit without leaving the front of there plasma tv and iPad.
Road Runner ( meep, meep )
Quality idea Road Runner. The part you say about give the lazy sods a exercise bike and plug them in to the national grid.
I could think of a few people whom could fit in to that era.
Excellent idea with the exercise bike plugged in to the nation grid. Some of those lazy sods on dss money could generate some electric while playing on there games play station things as well.
My two students chums were say that even though they have a good heating system that there heating bill has gone up and are now leaving an extra jumper on instead of turning the heating up to much.
Darrell