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nate379
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This summer I decided to rent out a room in my house. College guy.
Anyhow, starts getting cold, but stove which is in living room is fine to heat the whole house as long as the bedroom doors stay open for the most part. It doesn't get as warm in the bedrooms, but I have a fan in the hallway that moves the air around and it works quite well.
I don't know why, but he locks himself in the room if he is home. He is just on the computer in there or doing school work so not hiding anything (that I am aware of). Now usually nothing in the house is going on that is loud so it's not like it would disrupt studying or anything.
I have all the T Stats set to 65* in case the fire dies down or whatever, so I figured that must be an ok temp for him as he never said anything.
I went in there a few weeks back and T Stat was cranked to 85* and both windows were open! As you can imagine this chapped my butt a bit. Here I am using wood so I don't have to pay the gas man and he is heating the outdoors!
Been other things like me coming home early from work a few times and finding just about every light in the house on, etc. My light bill went from about $50 a month for the last year to $75 last month to give you an idea.
Talked to him, but no effect really. Not paying the bill so what does it matter right?
Well T Stat to his room is no longer hooked to the boiler.
Anyhow, starts getting cold, but stove which is in living room is fine to heat the whole house as long as the bedroom doors stay open for the most part. It doesn't get as warm in the bedrooms, but I have a fan in the hallway that moves the air around and it works quite well.
I don't know why, but he locks himself in the room if he is home. He is just on the computer in there or doing school work so not hiding anything (that I am aware of). Now usually nothing in the house is going on that is loud so it's not like it would disrupt studying or anything.
I have all the T Stats set to 65* in case the fire dies down or whatever, so I figured that must be an ok temp for him as he never said anything.
I went in there a few weeks back and T Stat was cranked to 85* and both windows were open! As you can imagine this chapped my butt a bit. Here I am using wood so I don't have to pay the gas man and he is heating the outdoors!
Been other things like me coming home early from work a few times and finding just about every light in the house on, etc. My light bill went from about $50 a month for the last year to $75 last month to give you an idea.
Talked to him, but no effect really. Not paying the bill so what does it matter right?
Well T Stat to his room is no longer hooked to the boiler.