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Information on your accommodation facilities: heating, water, mail, TV, parking, launderettes.

Heating

Your accommodation will be heated to a target temperature of 19 to 21°C from the start of October until the end of April. These dates may shift slightly if it's unusually hot or cold. 

When your room is at a target temperature your radiator may feel cold. If you don't think your room is reaching the target temperature during the winter months, or there is a fault with your heating, please let us know.

Portable heaters

If the heating in your room fails or needs to be temporarily switched off, we may give you an approved portable heater until we fix the problem. 

Portable heaters and heated drying racks are not allowed otherwise as they use a lot of energy, and can prevent our thermostats from working by creating a false temperature and cause condensation and mould. They may aso be a fire risk if they haven't been safety tested. 

Learn more about avoiding mould in your accommodation.

Water

Drinking water in the UK is safe, clean and of the highest standard of quality. We regulate the temperature of your hot water to help keep you safe. We may occasionally visit your room to check that we are doing this correctly.

If you have been away for longer than a week, we recommend running your taps and shower for a few minutes to remove any stagnant water in the tap head.

Mail and deliveries

Letters and small parcels

  • delivered to the individual mailboxes at your block / house, or your nearest open reception.

Large parcels and signed mail

  • Campus West: Delivered to the Information Centre.
  • Campus East: Delivered to your post room in the Piazza Building.

We'll email you to let you know that it's ready to collect. For further information on reception services, please visit our Reception Services web page.

Television license

If you want to watch BBC iPlayer or live TV on a television, computer or other device in your own room, you'll need to buy a TV licence.

If we have provided a television in your kitchen, we pay for the TV licence.

Parking

We ask students to leave their car at home but if you have a disability, are living at Halifax College or your course involves placements, you may be eligible to apply for a parking permit.

Bicycle parking and storage

There is bicycle parking and storage located at every college and at most buildings around campus too.

Launderettes

We have launderettes available for use by students in every college.

Launderettes

Appliances

Accommodation Services provide a variety of electrical appliances to you in your accommodation. If ever your appliances break, appear to be dangerous or stop working, please let us know right away.

  • Do not leave dangerous or broken electrical appliances for other residents to use
  • Do not try to repair damaged electrical appliances by yourself
  • Keep clear of exposed electrical wires

General appliance guides

When you move into your new accommodation, some of the appliances may be a little different to what you have used or seen before. We have a range of appliances across our accommodation, however they all work in a similar way.

All of our kitchen appliances have been PAT tested before you arrive. They need to be switched on at the wall if they are not already. The majority of fires start in kitchens, so you should never leave items cooking unattended. 

We have produced a short basic guide to help you understand how to use your kitchen appliances. 

Ovens

Most ovens have a selection of settings.

Step 1: Select Setting.

Step 2: Select Temperature on dial.

Step 3: Wait until the oven has reached the desired temperature, then put food in.

Step 4: After cooking, turn off all dials to off / zero.

Hobs

We have a variety of electric hobs across campus, and these can look different depending on your College. 

Step 1: Place a pan with contents already inside on the ring.

Step 2: Turn / press control corresponding to the ring to the desired heat level.

Step 3: Once contents are cooked, turn controls to zero / off.

Cooker hood

Our Cooker Hoods will vary, but once again will have the same functionality with lights and extraction level.

Step 1: Once food is cooking on the hob, push the button for desired extraction level.

Step 2: Turn off either by pressing the same button once again or the ‘0’.

Toasters

Step 1: Ensure the toaster is plugged in and switched on at the wall, and cleared from crumbs. 

Step 2: Place bread in slots and turn the dial for cooking time.

Step 3: Gently press down lever until it clicks to hold.

Step 4: Once the toast pops up, switch off the toaster at the wall.

Kettles

Step 1: Ensure the Kettle is plugged in and switched on at the wall.

Step 2: Fill with the required amount of water - ensure this amount is above the minimum line marked on the front of the kettle.

Step 3: Press down the button beneath the handle.

Step 4: Once boiled, be careful not to spill or touch the body of the kettle, lift by handle and pour. Switch off at the wall.

Vaccum cleaners

Step 1: Unroll cable when using the Henry Hoover and plug into the wall, switch on at the wall.

Step 2: Press Green button to turn on.

Step 3: Press the green button to turn off.

Step 4: Switch off at the wall, roll cable and store.

Appliance manuals

For general product instructions, maintenance and use, you can find instruction manuals via the links below. Some may require you to type in the model number that can be found on the appliance.