Heating

The typical heating schedule and associated set points for Gipsy Lane, Headington Hill, Marston Road, Wheatley and Harcourt are as follows:

Academic and office spaces (without 24/7 access)

Indoor temperature set point of 19^oC between the hours of 08:00 to 19:00 Mon to Fri to account for core teaching hours.  Outside of occupied hours, if the average internal space temperature falls below 10°C our heating systems will provide heat until all the internal space temperatures are above 12°C (for fabric/frost protection). 

Academic and office spaces (with 24/7 access)

Indoor temperature set point of 19^oC 24/7

If there is a special event, or activity, which requires a temporary extension of the heating schedule this can be requested by raising an ECS work order and providing details of the duration of the event.

During the heating season, 19^oC is delivered between the hours of 07:00 and 23:00 7 days a week.

Tips for managing comfort:

• How you control heating is very similar to a typical domestic house - you control the amount of heat to be delivered by adjusting the thermostatic radiator valve (TRV) on your radiator.  This useful guidance from the energy saving trust provides an overview of their use.
• If you have lots of electrical equipment in your room (laptop/PC), have recently used a hair dryer or had a hot shower, or have been present in the room for some time often the heat gains from these activities and your presence is enough to bring the indoor temperature over 19degC.  In these cases the radiator will not give out heat, even if the TRV is set to maximum, because the room is already at temperature.
• Please actively manage heat by adjusting the TRV, for example setting the TRV at maximum before you go to bed will ensure that the maximum amount of heat is delivered at 7am the next morning (subject to indoor temperature).

The wall mounted Prefect heating controller is used to operate the electric panel heater in your room.  By selecting one of the settings below you can better manage your thermal comfort:

Idle - If you select this option the electric heater in your room will only come on during very cold weather conditions.  It is recommended that you choose this option if you are leaving your room for an extended duration (e.g. away for the weekend) to save energy, or if you prefer your room cooler.

Eco - If you are comfortable enough to do so, the Eco option will reduce the delivered temperature by one degree centigrade which could reduce the amount of energy you use by upto 10%, helping to reduce global warming. The World Health Organisation (WHO) suggests 18 degrees as the ideal bedroom temperature for healthy people.

Standard - selecting this option will deliver 19 degrees centigrade which is the normal profile for bedrooms.

Heating is delivered between 7am and 11pm 7-days a week, and if the temperature in your room falls beneath the heating controllers setting then heat will be provided.  Please note that heat will not be delivered if the room is already at the temperature you have selected.

The Prefect heating system is monitoring remotely in real time, so any faults or problems should be picked up automatically.  If there are any issues please contact your hall office in the first instance and they will be able to advise you of the current temperature in your room.

19^oC is provided between the hours of 07:00 and 23:00 7 days a week during the heating season. 

Occupants in Scott House can adjust the level of heating by using the radiator thermostatic valve provided in each room. This useful guidance from the energy saving trust provides an overview of their use.

• If you have lots of electrical equipment in your room (laptop/PC), have recently used a hair dryer or had a hot shower, or have been present in the room for some time often the heat gains from these activities and your presence is enough to bring the indoor temperature over 19degC.  In these cases the radiator will not give out heat, even if the TRV is set to maximum, because the room is already at temperature.
• Please actively manage heat by adjusting the TRV, for example setting the TRV at maximum before you go to bed will ensure that the maximum amount of heat is delivered at 7am the next morning (subject to indoor temperature).

Occupants in Westminster Halls heating is controlled via presence detection and will only come on if the room is colder than 19^oC and if presence is detected.

Paul Kent and Harcourt Hill N-Block use radiators to provide heat and the heat output is controlled by a wall mounted Prefect heating controller.  By selecting one of the settings below you can better manage your thermal comfort:

Idle - If you select this option the radiator in your room will only come on during very cold weather conditions.  It is recommended that you choose this option if you are leaving your room for an extended duration (e.g. away for the weekend) to save energy, or if you prefer your room cooler.

Eco - If you are comfortable enough to do so, the Eco option will reduce the delivered temperature by one degree centigrade which could reduce the amount of energy you use by upto 10%, helping to reduce global warming. The World Health Organisation (WHO) suggests 18 degrees as the ideal bedroom temperature for healthy people.

Standard - selecting this option will deliver 19 degrees centigrade which is the normal profile for bedrooms.

Heating is delivered between 7am and 11pm 7-days a week, and if the temperature in your room falls beneath the heating controllers setting then heat will be provided.  Please note that heat will not be delivered if the room is already at the temperature you have selected.

The Prefect heating system is monitoring remotely in real time, so any faults or problems should be picked up automatically.  If there are any issues please contact your hall office in the first instance and they will be able to advise you of the current temperature in your room.

Do not attempt to adjust temperature on radiators using the radiator valve. It is fixed and cannot be adjusted. This valve can only be controlled remotely using the room heating controller as pictured above.

Twisting the radiator valve is likely to cause damage.

Outside of the heating season the boilers are typically turned off, so heat will not be delivered even if you request higher temperatures via the local controller.

With the exception of gym spaces which have mechanical cooling and temperature control, 19^oC is typically delivered between 05:00 to 22:00 7 days per week.

During the heating season:

19^oC is delivered between 07:00 to 21:00 Monday to Friday, and between 08:00 to 13:30 on Saturday. 

19^oC is delivered between the hours of 07:00 and 23:00 7 days a week during the heating season.

Tips for managing comfort:

• How you control heating is very similar to a typical domestic house - you control the amount of heat to be delivered by adjusting the thermostatic radiator valve (TRV) on your radiator.  This useful guidance from the energy saving trust provides an overview of their use.
• If you have lots of electrical equipment in your room (laptop/PC), have recently used a hair dryer or had a hot shower, or have been present in the room for some time often the heat gains from these activities and your presence is enough to bring the indoor temperature over 19degC.  In these cases the radiator will not give out heat, even if the TRV is set to maximum, because the room is already at temperature.
• Please actively manage heat by adjusting the TRV, for example setting the TRV at maximum before you go to bed will ensure that the maximum amount of heat is delivered at 7am the next morning (subject to indoor temperature).