Turning the heat on? - Home Sweet Home

Missy522899 · 10-18-2009, 03:48 PM

So i came home today after being gone overnight and my apartment was 61 degrees

, so i turned the heat on. This place is brand new, they were just finished in July, so im guessing the heat has never been turned on before. Well, about a minute after i turn the heat on, my fire alarm starts going off and i notice a funky smell coming out of where the heat comes from. I turned it off right away, but now im freezing. Should i turn the heat back on and let it run for a while, maybe to get some kinks out? Is my heater defective and going to light my place on fire?!?!

amy1117 · 10-18-2009, 03:53 PM

Yikes, I'm not really sure. It could just be dust or pet hair or something, but I'd be scared to take that chance. I'd call your landlord asap. Good luck!

MandaJ · 10-18-2009, 03:54 PM

Ya I would call your landlord ASAP

bb1982 · 10-18-2009, 03:55 PM

Originally Posted by MandaJ

Ya I would call your landlord ASAP

Ditto.

rosebud* · 10-18-2009, 03:57 PM

call your landlord and inform them and have them come clean/check it out.

KennyB · 10-18-2009, 03:59 PM

sounds like what happens here every year. When I finally turn the heat on, it will smell all funky because of the dust and pet hair that is on the burner. I am holding off turning mine on until I actuall need it. (its 59 in the house right now). Yesterday, I walked into a convenient store by my house and the owner was freaking out. I mentioned that he must have just turned on the heat for the first time this year and he seemed relieved when I told him it was normal and the smell would go away when the dust burned off.

~KittyKat~ · 10-18-2009, 06:32 PM

I would call your landlord to be on the safe side and go pick up a space heater to keep on yourself in the mean time till they can come out. I wouldn't want to risk it.

*Court* · 10-18-2009, 06:40 PM

To be safe, call your landlord and make sure that everything is in working order! Hopefully it's not anything serious!

CristinaFaye · 10-18-2009, 06:52 PM

I agree, it's probably just dust but I would call the landlord anyway.

Missy522899 · 10-19-2009, 06:40 PM

I just risked it this morning and turned it back on and everything was fine. Thanks for the help everyone!!!

10-18-2009, 03:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
Missy522899 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Columbus, GA Posts: 2,438 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 51% Longevity: 22%	Turning the heat on? So i came home today after being gone overnight and my apartment was 61 degrees, so i turned the heat on. This place is brand new, they were just finished in July, so im guessing the heat has never been turned on before. Well, about a minute after i turn the heat on, my fire alarm starts going off and i notice a funky smell coming out of where the heat comes from. I turned it off right away, but now im freezing. Should i turn the heat back on and let it run for a while, maybe to get some kinks out? Is my heater defective and going to light my place on fire?!?!

10-18-2009, 03:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
amy1117 Counting down the days... Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Me: New York Fiance: Finally home! Posts: 2,830 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 57% Longevity: 19%	Yikes, I'm not really sure. It could just be dust or pet hair or something, but I'd be scared to take that chance. I'd call your landlord asap. Good luck! __________________

10-18-2009, 03:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
MandaJ Finally Together Again! Join Date: May 2009 Location: Fort Richardson, Alaska Posts: 1,625 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 83% Longevity: 9%	Ya I would call your landlord ASAP __________________ vikki.tovar is my long lost twin Love my wifey DaMadHatta'sWife

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rosebud* rosebud*<3 Brittany Jo && <3 thekels9 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: [wherever his heart is] Posts: 32,651 Blog Entries: 2 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 50% Longevity: 67%	call your landlord and inform them and have them come clean/check it out. __________________

10-18-2009, 03:59 PM	#6 (permalink)
KennyB Trophy Husband Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Me: WV Her: Fort Campbell, KY Posts: 1,759 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 32% Longevity: 27%	sounds like what happens here every year. When I finally turn the heat on, it will smell all funky because of the dust and pet hair that is on the burner. I am holding off turning mine on until I actuall need it. (its 59 in the house right now). Yesterday, I walked into a convenient store by my house and the owner was freaking out. I mentioned that he must have just turned on the heat for the first time this year and he seemed relieved when I told him it was normal and the smell would go away when the dust burned off. __________________ my facebook page http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...54&ref=profile member formerly known as Kennyb65

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10-18-2009, 06:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
~KittyKat~ Incubating... Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ft Campbell, KY (Clarksville) Posts: 6,007 Blog Entries: 4 Classifieds: (1) Activity: 82% Longevity: 16%	I would call your landlord to be on the safe side and go pick up a space heater to keep on yourself in the mean time till they can come out. I wouldn't want to risk it. __________________ Wifey to Ash029, Jen0201, CincoAF, KitKat78, SammaJamma, army mommy, Brighteyes1406, Melanie. & Twilliams

10-18-2009, 06:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
Court Where there is courage, there is humility Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Me: Indiana Him: Overseas :( Posts: 8,329 Blog Entries: 8 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 100% Longevity: 27%	To be safe, call your landlord and make sure that everything is in working order! Hopefully it's not anything serious! __________________ *51 days until my vacation* This is my paradise right here BuckeyeAGF is my long lost TWIN!

10-18-2009, 06:52 PM	#9 (permalink)
CristinaFaye Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fayetteville, NC/Fort Bragg Posts: 3,191 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 38% Longevity: 34%	I agree, it's probably just dust but I would call the landlord anyway. __________________

10-19-2009, 06:40 PM	#10 (permalink)
Missy522899 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Columbus, GA Posts: 2,438 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 51% Longevity: 22%	I just risked it this morning and turned it back on and everything was fine. Thanks for the help everyone!!!