Heating in rented place

[beebuzzer]

I wrote a post the other day about damp problem in our rented place here and was just wondering about something else that could possibly be related.

Just wondering about how best I can regulate the heating. Currently we put it on morning and evening and sometimes inbetween if we are feeling cold. My mum suggested we keep it on a low heat all day the dry the place out.
We have one storage heater in the bathroom which does not have any valves on it (it has been screwed up so cant move them) and in the other rooms they are radiators but don't have any thermostats on them (the old type) and some of them wont budge.

How can we sort out a fairly economical way of heating the place now? because obviously we don't want a huge bill. Any Ideas?

talk to your landlord/agency to give you the instruction manual for the heaters.
if the heaters are not fit for purpose the landlord has to repair/replace.

from direct.gov

Landlord responsibilities
the responsibilities as a landlord include:

• repairs to the structure and exterior of the property
• repairs to heating and hot water installations
• repairs to sinks, baths and other sanitary installations
• safety of gas and electrical appliances that are supplied
• fire safety of furniture and furnishings that are supplied
• providing an Energy Performance Certificate for the property
• protecting the tenant's deposit in a government-approved scheme

I have environmental health coming tomorrow so want to explain it all to them. basically we have had bad issues with damp (in anothr post)and agents are saying its our fault because they say its condensation. They keep telling us to open the windows but if the heat is on full and wondows open surely we are just wasting time and money. It's not a cheap flat, we pay £800 a month for 2 beds so I we should get it sorted.

We had problems with the boiler before (were out of hot water for over a week) It's a combi boiler.

if you heat on full and open all windows of the place for 2 min 3 times a day you will achive a good reduction of humidity without loosing much heat. plus the less humid air heats up quicker than the more humid air, so there should not be a big effect on the heating bill.
but still, if the heating is defect or not working properly it is the landlords responsibility to do something about it.

Yes mousy thats what we have been doing, in fact we have windows open most of the day trying to dry the place out but now am wondering.

Hubby just told me he does not have a copy of the gas safety certificate but thinks they showe it to him when we moved in. Should we have a copy?