I stay in the Athletes’ Village and that is District Heating only. This system supplies heating and hot water.
Like you I was a bit worried about it and asked loads of questions because it was so unknown at the time.
I’ve not had many problems. In the almost 6 years I’ve been here the hot water has only gone off once or twice and even then for a limited period of time. It wasn’t a major issue.
In terms of cost - I’ve found it significantly cheaper than my previous house but that could also be that the house is more energy efficient. I’m about £30-40 a month for heating and hot water - annoyingly most of this charge isn’t usage but a service fee - I don’t object to paying a standing charge but I wouldn’t have chosen to take out a service plan on such a new system had it been an individual boiler.
Someone from the company services the Heat Unit in the house every so often. For issues with the heat unit you have to phone the company but it should be free because of the service fee.
Let me know if you have any other questions. |