My HVAC heater doesn't work / myLot

Franklinton, North Carolina

March 12, 2019 11:38am CST

I have been living in this big old house all winter, and I have been using electric space heaters and a small wood stove to keep it warm. The house has an HVAC unit, but it requires propane and the tenant (me) has to supply the tank. Finally, I have a propane tank, and it is full of propane. Yesterday I fired up the heater, and it worked great. It was so nice having every room in the house the same comfortable temperature. Only a few hours later, the thermostat stopped working. Now, I am waiting for the repair man to come. Oh well, spring will be here soon. Good thing I have plenty of firewood.

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Belle Starr (Iz)

@BelleStarr (61463)

• United States

12 Mar 19

I am not quite sure that sounds legal, to make you provide the propane tank, but with all the fires caused by space heaters, I am glad that at least for a short time you had it working.

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Sherry

@norcal (4889)

• Franklinton, North Carolina

12 Mar 19

I don't know where you live. I came from California, and I don't think you can rent a house there without heat, but things are different here in North Carolina. You can rent a house without a floor as long as the renter agrees to it. My space heaters are very safe. They are a lot more likely to not heat than to cause a fire. It is pretty expensive to heat the house with electric space heaters though.

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Belle Starr (Iz)

@BelleStarr (61463)

• United States

13 Mar 19

@norcal yes I can imagine. I come from Connecticut where we regulate everything!! Lol

Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169474)

• United States

14 Mar 19

I know how that feels. We bought a poorly maintained rental, with old fashioned gas wall heaters. We had not been able to get a plumber to come out for anything, until this year. He cleaned and serviced the heaters and I have actually been warm this winter, without the electric space heaters. It saved a lot of money. I hope yours is a simple fix. Have you tried removing the cover of the thermostat and blowing it out with canned air, or vacuuming it?

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Sherry

@norcal (4889)

• Franklinton, North Carolina

15 Mar 19

It's fixed. It was a bit more complex than anything I could handle though, and the landlady is paying for the repair.

Anna

@LadyDuck (502427)

• Italy

13 Mar 19

We have floor heating through the house, but I have an extra electric space heater in the bathroom, I warm up a little more before taking my bath. Of course I turn it off before entering in the bath tub.

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Courtney

@Courtlynn (67089)

• United States

16 Mar 19

Oh man. It is good that the warm days and nights are coming.