01-20-2018, 08:49 AM
I would suggest replacing the door seal yourself, tell your landlord you'll be shortpaying your next check by the 30 bucks you might spend.
Are you sure your heat pump is even working? If the reversing valve is broken, your landlord and/or shady HVAC tech might have it set to run aux heat all the time. Go find which is your unit outside and make sure you can hear the compressor running, buy a cheap digital kitchen meat thermometer, and see what the temp is coming out of a vent closest to the air handler. It should only be 20 deg higher than the indoor temp, lower if it's freezing out. If it's too high, the aux heat is probably on. You may even be able to switch it off from a breaker on the air handler or elec panel. Proving that it's not set up correctly would help your case.
In the meantime, learn to live with a lower setpoint and turn it down even further if it's below 20 deg. My house is at 65, and I have the compressor set to lockout at 10 deg outdoor temp, so if it's 10 out, I turn it down to 62. Do this when you get up, at the coldest part of a typical day, and gradually raise it back as it warms up outside. Bleed as much heat off your neighbor as you can and put some socks on!
To all: it's the American way to run silly setpoints, like 70 in the winter and 68 in the summer, but using 64-65 winter and 75-78 summer will help your body adjust so you'll feel more comfortable when you do go outside, and you'll get used to the indoor Temps. It's 64 in here right now and not even my kids are wearing socks.
Scotty: if you cannot keep it above 66 with the aux heat on, your shit is broken.
Are you sure your heat pump is even working? If the reversing valve is broken, your landlord and/or shady HVAC tech might have it set to run aux heat all the time. Go find which is your unit outside and make sure you can hear the compressor running, buy a cheap digital kitchen meat thermometer, and see what the temp is coming out of a vent closest to the air handler. It should only be 20 deg higher than the indoor temp, lower if it's freezing out. If it's too high, the aux heat is probably on. You may even be able to switch it off from a breaker on the air handler or elec panel. Proving that it's not set up correctly would help your case.
In the meantime, learn to live with a lower setpoint and turn it down even further if it's below 20 deg. My house is at 65, and I have the compressor set to lockout at 10 deg outdoor temp, so if it's 10 out, I turn it down to 62. Do this when you get up, at the coldest part of a typical day, and gradually raise it back as it warms up outside. Bleed as much heat off your neighbor as you can and put some socks on!
To all: it's the American way to run silly setpoints, like 70 in the winter and 68 in the summer, but using 64-65 winter and 75-78 summer will help your body adjust so you'll feel more comfortable when you do go outside, and you'll get used to the indoor Temps. It's 64 in here right now and not even my kids are wearing socks.
Scotty: if you cannot keep it above 66 with the aux heat on, your shit is broken.
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