Battle with roommate over the heat.....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here: the thing is, I don't like to be hot either and like it cooler at night but when it's set to 63, it's just TOO cold and I hear the heat constantly running because 63 just isn't warm enough for the current outside temperatures. Yes, I do work from home in an office attached to my room and pretty much have myself wrapped in a blanket all day because it's SO cold. I've tried turning it to 65 during the day and the second she gets home at 5pm, she immediately turns it down. On Monday, I put it up to 66 just to warm it up and literally the second it kicked on, she came downstairs asking if I turned the heat on and told me she was hot. It's just insane at this point. I'm fine keeping it on 62-63 at night and prefer it cooler while I'm sleeping but not during the day. Our heating bill isn't even expensive which is what baffles me the most. We live in a 1,350 sq ft condo and our heating bill for last month was $99.21. Obviously it's going to go up with it being colder out but omg come on!

Why not set it to what you want and an hour to two, you set it back to what she wants?

Op here: because from 5pm-11pm when I go to bed, it's FREEZING. It runs non stop after 4pm when it gets colder out and it's on 63. We are on an end unit too so our condo also doesn't hold heat well which makes it worse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Half your gas bill, if you look is for the provision of the service anyway, so what you use in terms of actual heat is a negligible increase on the final bill total.

That's just crap. Our gas bill is $30 in the summer and $250 in the winter.

[Anonymous]

You turn it up during the day and set it to 63 before she get's home. Get a heated blanket, extra socks and a dog to keep you warm. I would also save money to move out when the lease is up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You turn it up during the day and set it to 63 before she get's home. Get a heated blanket, extra socks and a dog to keep you warm. I would also save money to move out when the lease is up.

OP here: I'd get a dog if our landlord allowed it but she doesn't. I'm moving out in June anyways because I'm moving to New York but still. It would be one thing if I was expecting it to be on 70+ all day but I don't think 66 is that much to ask for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You turn it up during the day and set it to 63 before she get's home. Get a heated blanket, extra socks and a dog to keep you warm. I would also save money to move out when the lease is up.

OP here: I'd get a dog if our landlord allowed it but she doesn't. I'm moving out in June anyways because I'm moving to New York but still. It would be one thing if I was expecting it to be on 70+ all day but I don't think 66 is that much to ask for.

If you are moving, suck it up and stick it out or find another place until then. Doesn't sound like she would conpromise

[Anonymous]

Why is everyone saying the 63 degree person gets to decide? Why not OP? Just talk to her and work it out. If she won't budge, then put it at 70 all day, and when she knocks it down it will still be ok until bedtime. What else can you do if she's going to be totally unreasonable?

[Anonymous]

get a super nice space heater - trust me, it'll warm up your space really quick.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:get a super nice space heater - trust me, it'll warm up your space really quick.

These are prohibited in rentals. Let the landlord know and he ups she will tell Blyth of you to keep the rental at 65 to 68 at all times or be evicted

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You turn it up during the day and set it to 63 before she get's home. Get a heated blanket, extra socks and a dog to keep you warm. I would also save money to move out when the lease is up.

OP here: I'd get a dog if our landlord allowed it but she doesn't. I'm moving out in June anyways because I'm moving to New York but still. It would be one thing if I was expecting it to be on 70+ all day but I don't think 66 is that much to ask for.

If you are moving, suck it up and stick it out or find another place until then. Doesn't sound like she would conpromise

Op here- I've been living in this condo for 4 years now, she just moved here in March. I definitely won't be the one moving out over this.

[Anonymous]

Tell her to move out.

In the meantime.

Get an electric blanket. It will keep you warm.

Set the temperature to whatever you want or higher so when she sets it to 63, it will take a while for it to go down.

Get a space heater.

[Anonymous]

I'd tell her that it's got to be warmer in the house or your leaving. No way I'd be that uncomfortable, how was she in the summer with the AC?

[Anonymous]

So is it your condo? Or you're the primary on the lease?

[Anonymous]

Turn up the thermostat during the day and turn it down before she gets home.

Space heater at night.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd tell her that it's got to be warmer in the house or your leaving. No way I'd be that uncomfortable, how was she in the summer with the AC?

Op here- I don't think we had any issues with the AC. I think we both agreed to have it on 70 during the day and 67 at night. It's just the heat that's causing issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So is it your condo? Or you're the primary on the lease?

Op here- I've lived here since June 2012. I had a roommate (good friend) until June 2014. Didn't end up getting another roommate until end of March 2015 as I was fine paying the rent and everything myself for 9 months but once I switched to working from home, my income went down a little bit so decided to get a new roommate. I'm currently the only one on the lease and she technically sublets the room from me.