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I live on the first floor of a large building, directly over the boiler. Even when I have my radiators (one in living, one in bedroom) turned off, my apartment is like a sauna! There’s a pipe in the bathroom near the wall shared with my bedroom that gets so hot, I’m worried about hanging a towel too close to it, so I think that might be the culprit–but would that be enough to heat an 800-square-foot apartment? I wondered if it was my apartment’s proximity to the boiler, but my floorboards and walls don’t seem to be overly hot, and stepping into the lobby outside my apartment, I get an immediate blast of cold air.

Last night I came home, after my bedroom radiator had been off all day, and the sheets on my bed were very warm to the touch. I walk around in underwear and a tank top with fans blasting in every room, sometimes windows open!

So I’m wondering. Is it the boiler beneath me? Is it that pipe in the bathroom? Is it something else? And whatever it is, is there anything I can do about it? Any way, for example, to block the heat from that pipe from escaping into my apartment?

Thanks!