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10-27-2008, 09:04 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Chicago | | | no heat = no fun
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So my heat stopped working in my apartment. Its a nice 38 degrees Fahrenheit here in Chicago. Even layered like crazy and wearing a hat and blanket, im so COLD!!! My landlord said someone is coming tomorrow. Is there anything i should know about my renters rights regarding this? |
10-27-2008, 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Linas  So my heat stopped working in my apartment. Its a nice 38 degrees Fahrenheit here in Chicago. Even layered like crazy and wearing a hat and blanket, im so COLD!!! My landlord said someone is coming tomorrow. Is there anything i should know about my renters rights regarding this? | No idea about renters rights, but this would be the prefect time to start burning things.
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10-27-2008, 09:14 PM
| | Yoyo's Hurt When You Crank It Into Your Face | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cleveland Ohio | | | turn the stove on get some heat in there..
There is really nothing you can do about it, hes attempting to fix it in a reasonable time frame..
Isnt there anywhere you can go for the night, friends, family.. Girlfriend?
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10-27-2008, 09:20 PM
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ps, i would only ever do things like this in an emergency situation as such.
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10-27-2008, 09:22 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Springfield, Illinois | | | you know what, candles put off way more heat than they get credit for. When we had an ice storm here a couple of years ago they helped take the chill out of the air.
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10-27-2008, 09:23 PM
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10-27-2008, 09:23 PM
| | Notes we play > Gear we play them on | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Wisconsin | | I bet there is a bar in the area that has heat.  |
10-27-2008, 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by SuperDuck I bet there is a bar in the area that has heat. | an even better suggestion.
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10-27-2008, 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by ibanezcollector turn the stove on get some heat in there.. | +1 we have to do this at least once every winter due to power outages. Works real well.
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10-27-2008, 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by ibanezcollector turn the stove on get some heat in there..
There is really nothing you can do about it, hes attempting to fix it in a reasonable time frame..
Isnt there anywhere you can go for the night, friends, family.. Girlfriend? | +1
I'm a landlord. If you want to you can google the landlord/renters rights to find out as the laws are different from state to state, but if there's no neglect and it's fixed in a timely manner he hasn't done anything wrong.
If it goes unfixed than you can withhold rent from him. |
10-27-2008, 10:28 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Memphis,Tn | | | You could also heat some water. I bet your hot water heater works.
Boil some water... the steam will help, it also raises the humidity of the room, so the heat has a vector to keep the air warm...
Nice hot bath., maybe even chuck your blankets in the dryer just before bedtime...
You can also get a bed warmer... like a cute Asian chick... just ask Maki... |
10-27-2008, 11:43 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Rochelle, Illinois | | I'm also without heat tonight. It's already below freezing and it's going to get down to about 27 F. This is the third time in the past month that the furnace is not working but it's the furnace repair guy's fault. The last two times he came out, the landlord told him his opinion of what was wrong (old gas valve failing intermittently) but he disagreed and replaced several other things only to have it fail the same way again. Tomorrow he's going to come and replace the only thing he hasn't replaced yet-- the gas valve. 
The cold doesn't really bother me (In the past, I've spent weeks and sometimes months at a time sleeping in below freezing conditions) and I'm just going to wear a sweater, sweatpants and a stocking cap to bed. My daughter isn't happy, though. For some reason, she's reluctant to wear a hat to bed. 
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10-28-2008, 12:13 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Chicago | | | about to hit the hay. Its not too bad right now. My room is probably a nice 50 degrees. But with my down comforter and like you said, a hat. All good... How old is your daughter? |
10-28-2008, 01:02 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pittsburgh | | | why hasnt anybody suggested an electric radiator heater or something. they are cheap and efficient too! anyways, as long as your landlord is cool about it ide say dont complain |
10-28-2008, 01:13 AM
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Originally Posted by santucci218 why hasnt anybody suggested an electric radiator heater or something. they are cheap and efficient too! anyways, as long as your landlord is cool about it ide say dont complain | +1 Get a nice small ceramic heater with fan. They get hot very fast and are energy efficient for an electric heater. They are also cheap, a good small one can be under $50.
There is only one small vent taking heat upstairs... and it was disconnected for years  So we basically relied on "heat rising" to warm the upstairs.
There is a baseboard heater in the upstairs bathroom and in the computer room, but baseboard heaters take forever to warm a room up and cost a fortune.
We use a ceramic heater when we need to warm the rooms up. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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