Old house. theres a water heater/furnace you have to refill by yourself whenever it goes low. So in order to keep warm you have to keep re-filling it. If you leave your home in the winter you will return to pipes burst and an ice cold unsafe home. They burst last winter when only gone for a couple days from the house. They came in and replaced it and put in the same exact kind. The one you have to refill when its gets cold. What is wrong with these people? Are they just cheap? Is this normal in some homes?
2007-09-13 03:17:43 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
why do you think they didnt install that electi water feeder?
2007-09-13 03:40:30 · update #1
it depends on the age of the house if it has a old cast iron radiator's it is somewhat common if you also have a old analog t-stat change that first then see if there is some-kind of pump to fill it when it needs it also if you can wrap all the pips to keep them warmer longer and when you leave on vacation turn the temp down to 55deg and it will last longer but you might need to look in to seeing if there is a auto fill for your heater.
2007-09-13 04:46:18 · answer #1 · answered by cmashike 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like you have a BOILER, what they should have installed on that thing is an Electtri water feeder, what that thing does is senses when the water it TOO low It opens a relay connected to a small water line and fills up the boiler, there's also another sensor on a different location which measures the when it gets to the FILL LIMIT, then it shuts off AUTOMATICALLY.
2007-09-13 10:32:44 · answer #2 · answered by brus6286 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like the people are just plain cheap. If you have to keep refilling it, there is a leak somewhere. That should be repaired.
2007-09-13 11:21:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not normal, and cheap is about the nicest word I can think of for your landlord. Were your pipes ever repaired?
Talk to the housing authority about this guy!
2007-09-13 10:47:40 · answer #4 · answered by Tigger 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in any old house to, you didn't say if you had radiators, but if you do then the water pumps blown...
2007-09-13 10:25:47 · answer #5 · answered by blue moon lady 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cheap...move
2007-09-13 10:24:57 · answer #6 · answered by 2sexxxy32 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋