Morgarion
2013-10-24, 11:42 AM
I know there are a few people on the forums who have professional experience with some of trades and subcontracting and stuff. Hopefully there is someone with HVAC experience, or who has suffered similar problems.
We've got a two bedroom apartment with three fan-forced, wall-mounted heating units from the 50s. I think the model name is Remolair or something. They've got a heating coil that I think is supposed to bring hot water up from the boiler and then get blown out to warm up the rest of the apartment. They're controlled by a single thermostat in the middle of the living room. It's a Honeywell T410, I believe. It has a single dial that goes from 40 degrees to 80 and clicks off. I don't think it actually controls the temperature, just turns the blowers on and off. Anyways, the low temps have been around 30 degrees and less the last week, so with only a single inadequate blower it's been getting cold at night.
The maintenance guys bled the lines last week and the apartment was okay for a couple days. Supposedly, the boiler is working fine now, but the heat still isn't. The unit in the living room gets warm, but not enough to produce any real heat. The two in the bedrooms don't get warm at all. I think the lack of heat is related to a huge moisture problem that's developed since the weekend. The windows get really sweaty overnight and the sills soak. We have moisture and mold on the ceiling, water running down the wall, our bedding is damp when we retire for the night, towels and clothes just sit wet constantly.
The maintenance guys came over again to look at everything, but I get the sense they're kind of annoyed with us - the landlord sure is. They're tinkering with things, bleeding the lines, running a dehumidifier, etc. I've got my fingers crossed that I don't have to see the maintenance crew or talk to anyone at the property company until I collect my security deposit, but their lack of concern and slow response times have been disconcerting (we had maintenance issues we pointed out when we first looked at the place in July that have only just been resolved).
Anyways, that's the latest crappy chapter in the steadily worsening story of my life. Does anyone have any ideas about what I can do (besides keeping on my landlord) to help? Some options I know I have are: turn fans on, turn fans off, open windows, close windows, open blinds, close blinds. None of the various combinations seem to be doing anything.
We've got a two bedroom apartment with three fan-forced, wall-mounted heating units from the 50s. I think the model name is Remolair or something. They've got a heating coil that I think is supposed to bring hot water up from the boiler and then get blown out to warm up the rest of the apartment. They're controlled by a single thermostat in the middle of the living room. It's a Honeywell T410, I believe. It has a single dial that goes from 40 degrees to 80 and clicks off. I don't think it actually controls the temperature, just turns the blowers on and off. Anyways, the low temps have been around 30 degrees and less the last week, so with only a single inadequate blower it's been getting cold at night.
The maintenance guys bled the lines last week and the apartment was okay for a couple days. Supposedly, the boiler is working fine now, but the heat still isn't. The unit in the living room gets warm, but not enough to produce any real heat. The two in the bedrooms don't get warm at all. I think the lack of heat is related to a huge moisture problem that's developed since the weekend. The windows get really sweaty overnight and the sills soak. We have moisture and mold on the ceiling, water running down the wall, our bedding is damp when we retire for the night, towels and clothes just sit wet constantly.
The maintenance guys came over again to look at everything, but I get the sense they're kind of annoyed with us - the landlord sure is. They're tinkering with things, bleeding the lines, running a dehumidifier, etc. I've got my fingers crossed that I don't have to see the maintenance crew or talk to anyone at the property company until I collect my security deposit, but their lack of concern and slow response times have been disconcerting (we had maintenance issues we pointed out when we first looked at the place in July that have only just been resolved).
Anyways, that's the latest crappy chapter in the steadily worsening story of my life. Does anyone have any ideas about what I can do (besides keeping on my landlord) to help? Some options I know I have are: turn fans on, turn fans off, open windows, close windows, open blinds, close blinds. None of the various combinations seem to be doing anything.