2007-01-03 10:56:49 · 11 answers · asked by virginia b 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
your landlord will have to fix it!
2007-01-03 11:06:26 · answer #1 · answered by mrs. me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what kind of contract you signed with your lease and or rent agreement. Usually the landlord is responsible in residential applications. Just to kinda put your mind at ease you are not in any danger of carbon monoxide if your heater will not stay lit. If the pilot keeps going out then the valve shuts off the gas when the light goes out. That is why you have to hold down the button on top of the valve when you light it. There is a thermocouple that the pilot light burns against. It sends a signal back to the valve that says stay open i'm lit. If it doesn't send this signal back then the valve will not open.
2007-01-03 21:07:20 · answer #2 · answered by Derek 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in California. The landlord is 100% responsable for this issue. Notify him by certified mail of the problem. He has a resonable amount of time, usually 3 days, to resolve the problem. If he does not fix the problem, you do have the right to get someone else out there to repair it and deduct the money you paid out from your rent. But the landlord does have first shot at the repair. Sounds like it could just be a clogged fuel line, but it could also be a health hazard. Invest in a carbon dioxide detector, local hardware stores carry them
2007-01-03 19:07:33 · answer #3 · answered by Gary S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do't know about the local laws where you live, but check out the "landlord and tenet act" for your area (you can probably google it for your state). It's a pretty universal rule that the landlord has to maintain all appliances that come with the apartment in safe working order.
Unless he can prove that you did something specific that damaged the pilot light (and I can't imagine what that would be), he has to fix it.
If he refuses to do so in a timely manner, you can report him to the authorities (the landlord/tenent act should spell out what gov. agency would handle this).
2007-01-03 19:11:25 · answer #4 · answered by Ro-bot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, he must keep equipment for heating and cooling in operational order. Call and ask. Could just be a clogged pilot light or a draft coming from somewhere.
2007-01-03 19:59:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the landlord has to have the unit repaired no matter what state.
if you have it done and it is damaged in any way (as he sees it), you can be held liable for a new water heater. but just a note:
i think it's the thermocouple that needs to be replaced. cheap fix.
2007-01-03 19:14:25 · answer #6 · answered by barrbou214 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had an apartment in Michigan where the stupid heater kept going off every hour, so i had to get up and re-light it....when the idiots from the rental office came by, they said, hey its 70f, what's the problem?
My point is...some landords are dense idiots who care only about collecting your money, I had to move.
2007-01-03 19:17:14 · answer #7 · answered by AA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
may or may not. but the landlord should take care of the problem.
2007-01-03 19:07:57 · answer #8 · answered by tag_along37 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before you get get all upset, make sure the cover or covers are installed properly. If not, air will blow it out.
2007-01-07 04:03:58 · answer #9 · answered by mountainriley 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what California rental laws are.........But it needs to be fixed..........carbon monoxide .........silent killer..........cant hear it, can't see it, can't smell it!
Please go find out! It could save your life.
2007-01-03 19:03:16 · answer #10 · answered by LucySD 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋