Theres this old house im in, theres a furnace that you have to keep re filling in order to stay warm, if the water goes down you have to go down to the basement and re fill it. You cant even go anywhere or leave your home for more than a couple days in the winter because if you do the water will go down and the pipes will burst and youll come home to a dangerously ice cold home and have to call a repair man. Why did the landlord do this? they just installed a new one and its the same kind , are they cheap or something? what do they expect? you not to go anywhere during the winter and stay attendent to the heater?
2007-09-13 02:48:07 · 6 answers · asked by jr 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
its the water heater
2007-09-13 02:55:49 · update #1
you press hold down this level and you have to fill up the water to heat the furnace
2007-09-13 02:56:50 · update #2
Number One: You don't have a furnace, it's a boiler.
You have a steam system, It needs to maintain a water level in the sight glass. The air valves on the radiators need to be changed because they are not closing when the steam hits them thus allowing water to leave the system and has to be replenished. Or there is a leak in the return line. Nonetheless, today most steam boilers have an automatic fill mounted on the boiler. If he, the landlord, was smart, he would never trust a tenant to care for the boiler. Tenants are just too careless.
2007-09-13 04:32:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds to me like you have a boiler heat system, with radiators. I have one of those, too, in my old house.
The reason that the landlord didn't get something different was because he would have had to rip out all the radiators and their pipes and then install duct work and grating. Nobody could live in the house while this was happening, and yes, it's very, very expensive.
Boiler heat has its advantages. It feels warmer and cozier than either electric radiant heat or forced air (gas). There's no dust blowing around through the ducts like in a forced-air system, either.
The new boiler probably will not need refilling the way the old one did. That's certainly why he bought a new one. Our boiler in our older home is only 5 years old. We don't have to refill it. If your new boiler needs constant refilling, there is a leak somewhere in the pipes or radiators -- you can ask your landlord to help you find it so he can fix it and then you won't have these problems any more.
2007-09-13 03:09:40 · answer #2 · answered by sparki777 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like total crap. When my furnace died I went out and bought these electric heaters called "marvin 5460's" .... these babies pump out over 5000 btu's of electric heat. They are the most awesome heaters I ever had in my life. I heated a 900 sq ft house threw winter in columbus ohio with just 2 of them. They kept it at a nice 75F even on the coldest days.
They also have a built in humidifier for when the air dries out.
Pick up a couple of these babies and you can go anywhere you want.
2007-09-13 03:25:45 · answer #3 · answered by WhereTheBuffaloRoam 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you talking about a heater or a boiler? If it's a boiler, there is a leak. Period. Boilers are ment to operate on a closed, sealed system. If it takes 2 days, then you have a very slow leak.
I am not aware of any furnaces that operate on water.
2007-09-13 02:52:05 · answer #4 · answered by -R 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sounds like they are cheap skates. i had the same kind. when we were in the apt. they had to have the furnace repaired alot!!!! so they kicked us out before last winter so they wouldn't have to replace it. they say different but i know!!! if you have a lawyer i would call them. or even call the county, they maybe able to point you in the right direction.
2007-09-13 02:53:29 · answer #5 · answered by sweetheart6048 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a very antiquated system. Move. Landlord is not going to replace it. You are held prisoner!
2007-09-13 03:31:10 · answer #6 · answered by Pacifica 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋