Maintenance of Neptuno - Page 2

No. Why? I ask as when we moved in last July, we inherited electric heaters, which are probably not the cheapest way of heating. Never in my life anywhere have I heated bedrooms. (And never had damp wardrobes before.) Brought up in the days of Jack Frost on the inside of the windows! But always aired the rooms. Anyway, still trying to decide best form of heating when we can afford it, hence the question. 

Gas bottle heaters are the very worst things you could have.

When gas burns it produces moisture & leads to terrible trouble with mould & mildew etc.

Your electric heaters while expensive to run are the best things to have.

Kristine 75...

Dont you have lose little things on shutter that stick out to avoid going up to far? We have (on from purchase) great little things.

Xx

Thanks. That’s not really the problem. Some of them are really stiff once they get past middle way up and then won’t come down again without opening the window and pulling them. It had been a holiday home since built and then not used at all for a few seasons, so it’s like they’ve seized up. I don’t want to force or damage them. Chee

Cat47

As you say you would be better getting the blinds sorted before they break & then it becomes an expensive job.

There is a guy that that calls himself The Blind Man ( !! ) that could sort them for you.

Might be worthwhile giving him a ring ??

Several numbers below but I don't know which one works.

Richard The Blind Man

00 34 611 250 819

684 316 585 

968 956 026

Thanks for the info. 😁

 Roller blinds needs a maintenance especially after sand storm or heavy rains bringing all that sand- just spray with WD40, aim to the roller mechanism with the straw extension and clean the exces.

Mold in the wardrobe- could be water ingress in the walls? Assuming wardrobe is built in? Damp absorber widely selling in Chinese markets but won't stops if there's a bigger problem.  Obviously heating is essential, I just got proper Daikin inverter, heats and cools my house very sufficiently, clean and cheap to run. Just thought we used to live away in the winter months and never found a damp in the confined spaces  - must be some water ingress somewhere 

WD40 is not the best answer as it is not really meant to be a lubricant, (WD stands for water displacemant), it is meant to free/protect from rust.   Better to get a spray silicon lubricant and use that, works well for us.

It doesn't matter.  You need good clean or remove some possible rust inside. Done quite few times, I always found the silicone spray  is a little bit too weak or for more delicate application.

Obviously any maintenance just makes it better. 

I lined the back of our wardrobes with thin polystyrene stuck on with ordinary mastic, works a treat.  Stops condensation