Heating Issue
I have a three family property with separate baseboard heating systems. My tenants in the middle apartment keep complaining that their heat never rises to the desired temperature, say 80. It seems to stay in the neighborhood of 69/70 degrees but never climbs to 80 even if the thermostat is set to 80 all day…
I have a three family property with separate baseboard heating systems. My tenants in the middle apartment keep complaining that their heat never rises to the desired temperature, say 80. It seems to stay in the neighborhood of 69/70 degrees but never climbs to 80 even if the thermostat is set to 80 all day long. I just had a new thermostat installed by a licensed plumber recently and didnt have any problems up until about a week ago. Anyone have any insight? Suggestions??
I live in the top floor of a 3 level brownstone. We have a water heating system that is not distributing the heat properly. Our floor is way too cold and the neighbors below us are too warm. Any sugggestions on how to alleviate this problem? i.e. callibrating the system? Cleaning it out ect.?
68 in the day, 55 at night
That is the law. don’t give them any more, you are wasting energy and contributing to global warming otherwise
Unless you’re saying that the room used to reach 80 if desired, it may be that there is not enough heat (radiators) installed to get the room to that temperature.
In our part of America, most modern heating systems are conservatively designed to maintain an indoor temperature of 70 degrees when the outside air is 10 degrees.
Aside from that, there are some adjustments that could be made that are best left to professionals. Among them are to raise the temperature of the heated water, increase the gas pressure to burn more BTUs and properly regulate pump flow rate.
as a landlord…never never allow the tenant control of the heat…or the thermostat…you will be paying for them to run around in shorts all day long in the middle of winter, and they will still complain its too cold…
LOL, I doubt that my heating system could reach 80 degrees when its in the 20s outside.
AFAIK, you’re required to maintain 68 degrees for tenants during the day, which should be enough for anyone–be a “cheap landlord” and tell them to put on a sweater.
FWIW, I keep my thermostat at 65 degrees, but I have a one-family house, so no one (other than my spouse) can tell me what to do in this area 🙂
Maybe the problem is the placement of the thermostat? I’m not sure. But really, isn’t the 69/70 range good enough? 80 is just nuts in my book. I have had trouble with tenants and their desire for more heat too. I’ve come to understand that everyone feels different about what they think is the right comfort tempature. I think by law you are in the right range at what you are providing. Don’t forget that if you overheat to get more heat to say the 3rd floor, the ground floor may be too hot for those tenants. Few things make me more angry than seeing open windows in my house on a cold day.