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| Apartment Over Heated...... | |
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| Topic Started: Feb 20 2017, 03:38 AM (144 Views) | |
| Alli | Feb 20 2017, 03:38 AM Post #1 |
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Last night I believe is the worst night I can recall in a long time for sleeping. I went to bed around 10:00pm I generally turn off the heat in my room because it makes it to dry and uncomfortable...Each room has its own thermostat to control the heat. Yeah Right! Around midnight I woke up and had blood oozing down my nose. It's so dry and hot my nose bled ! I checked all the other thermostats thinking perhaps mine was on Not one throughout my apt was on.. They were all off yet heat was blasting through the radiators. The living room was like a hot house..both my son and I have sinus issues so when the apt is so overheated it's miserable. From 1:00am till around 4:00am I sat watching a gawd awful movie because sleep was impossible Shortly after my son undid the winter wrapping around the AC unit it's been running on low ever since otherwise same problem .. The heat is on high, the AC is running in the middle of Feb. The patio door is ajar to let some air inside otherwise you suffocate. I realize there are many who do like to feel hot You can't open the windows by much I guess some kind of safety issue, the most you can open them is about 3 inches, you couldn't squeeze a big toe through let alone a body! Tomorrow I guess the management company will be hearing from me, Why give the illusion of being able to control your heat when you can't. They are very inconsistent as well when we had some of those very cold days and nights there was barely any heat in the registers. even when you cranked up your thermostat. Someones controlling the heat and it sure isn't the tenant. |
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| agate | Feb 20 2017, 04:38 AM Post #2 |
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Yes I would say something is wrong. Heat AC both going at the same time...what a waste of energy. |
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| Trotsky | Feb 20 2017, 04:41 AM Post #3 |
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I knew it was going to be in the 60's today and I PRAYED they would shut the heat off overnight. They DID and it is very comfortable with the apartment at 76 degrees F, which is the upper limit for comfort in my boxer shorts (standard Winter wear.) THe morning Sun gave us all the heat we needed. We can turn our radiators/convectors off, as we do, but if the steam is coming up the walls warm the apartment. I cannot sleep when I am warm. Alli, Do you have electric heat or steam or hot water with a boiler in the basement? |
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| Alli | Feb 20 2017, 04:49 AM Post #4 |
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Honestly Trotsky I don't know I do think it's hot water but not sure I don't think there is a basement in this apt...... I agree Agate it is a waste of energy but when it's so hot and your comfort level is shot because you can't breathe you have to do something..... |
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| Delphi51 | Feb 20 2017, 05:06 AM Post #5 |
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Thermostats should work. Either something broke or someone decided the residents should not have control of their heat. There might be a way to work around the problem. If hot air heating perhaps the vents could be blocked. Maybe remove the vent cover and tape over the inside. If hot water heating look for a shut off valve or put blankets over the radiator. A chat with the person doing the on site maintenance might be more productive than talking to a manager. I had a similar problem in my basement room of a house while going to university in Edmonton - it got cold on sunny days as the upstairs heated up from sunlight and the thermostat there turned off the heating. I mentioned the problem to the upstairs renters, suggesting they close some vents but nothing happened. I had a little electric heater that didn't make much difference so I took its thermostat out and hooked it up to the furnace thermostat wiring. This worked quite well until one day I forgot to disconnect when I left for the day. The furnace ran continuously all day, the very nice upstairs lady called the fire department and I came home to find the basement very busy. I hastily and clandestinely unhooked my wires and said nothing to the firemen who soon left. I did explain it all to the upstairs lady who then did adjust her vents to relieve the problem for me and the other two basement residents. Edited by Delphi51, Feb 20 2017, 05:07 AM.
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| Durgan | Feb 20 2017, 05:22 AM Post #6 |
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I lived in a condo in Toronto. The over zealous management decided to reduce the heat to the radiators. Up to this decision the tenant could control the apartment heat via thermostat meaning the radiators had sufficient heat. After the change and many complaints to no avail I had to keep the kitchen oven on. Electricity was included in the fees. The change was to reduce the expense, you know get on the green wagon. Eventually I moved. And hope to never live in a groupie again. |
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| wildie | Feb 21 2017, 07:56 AM Post #7 |
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Ali, I responded to your post quite extensively! However, my post has disappeared. Maybe I forgot to to post it? For us to properly assist you, its important to know what type of heating system we are dealing with. There are various methods of heating space. For residential use central, forced air heating is used. In apartment buildings, electric units mounted along the walls at floor levels. Hot water heating is also used. For hotwater heating, boilers in remote locations heat the water that is piped to the apartment units. Most apartments have an electrical panel and if electricity is used for heating, this panel will have dedicated breakers. These breakers will be mechanically connected in pairs. Each pair feeds a specific area. I the panel installer did his job correctly, there will be a list that indicates which breaker is used for which place. So, if you are too hot, all you need do is switch the breaker assigned to that area, off. For hotwater systems its not so easy. In fact, if too much heat is being supplied, intervention by maintenance people will need to be done. Some hotwater systems do have individual area thermostats, but beyond turning them down a user has little option. I personally would not recommend covering any type of heating device in order to prevent air from circulating. Blockage can cause the unit to become over-heated and result in unit damage or even cause a fire. As a former landlord, I always wanted to know about facility problems in my units and I advise that the building management people would be notified, forth with. |
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| wildie | Feb 21 2017, 08:05 AM Post #8 |
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As an aside, I once assisted my son, who lives 400 miles away, with his electrical heating problem, by using Skype. We set up a Skype call from his Iphone to my laptop. He was able to let me see the wiring that was in place and I was able to explain to him how to make the wire connections. Smart phones are so handy for many things. Taking photos of something before its taken apart can be great when its time to put every thing back together. |
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