Cold Loft Room or En-Suite
A converted room at the top of the house that never gets properly warm..
A converted room at the top of the house that never gets properly warm.
What is actually going on
A converted room at the top of the house that never gets properly warm.
The realistic causes, in order
Heating extended into the conversion without recalculating the system's capacity A long pipe run with insufficient flow reaching the new emitters Emitters sized for a standard room rather than one with a large roof heat loss
What we test on site
Heat loss for the converted space including roof and glazing Flow rate reaching the new circuit Whether the existing pipework can carry the additional load at all
What you can safely look at with a cold loft room or en-suite
- Note the room's temperature compared with the rest of the house
- Check whether the radiator is hot all over or only partly
- Loft conversions change a building's heat loss significantly. Extending pipework without checking capacity is the usual reason these rooms disappoint.
Who does the work
- Gas Safe registered engineers — registration 554328
- Worcester Bosch accredited installer
- John The Plumb Ltd, company registration 10026483
Get a cold loft room or en-suite diagnosed properly
Correct emitter sizing, and sometimes a dedicated circuit, is what fixes it — we'll tell you which your property needs.
Questions we get asked
Why does a cold loft room or en-suite affect some radiators and not others?
Heating extended into the conversion without recalculating the system's capacity
What normally puts a cold loft room or en-suite right?
Correct emitter sizing, and sometimes a dedicated circuit, is what fixes it — we'll tell you which your property needs.
Is it safe to keep using the system with a cold loft room or en-suite?
Loft conversions change a building's heat loss significantly. Extending pipework without checking capacity is the usual reason these rooms disappoint.