Money: Today, I can't get my heat to turn off. It is currently 87 degrees...

By heatproblems - 19/12/2009 20:10 - United States

Today, I can't get my heat to turn off. It is currently 87 degrees Fahrenheit in my house, and my heat is running non-stop. It's about 20 degrees outside with over a foot of snow on the ground, so a repairman can't come out to fix it. My electricity bill will be about $1000. FML

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Today, my furnace and all of my heating systems broke down. A fridge is 3 degrees Celsius; it is now 2 degrees Celsius in my house. I would be warmer in my fridge. FML

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By Melie-Melo - 16/12/2008 07:55 - United Kingdom

Today, after repairing the toilet, the light, the shower, the cooker and the heater in the flat I've just moved into, my boiler dies. It's mid December, about 1 degree outside. FML

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Today, my furnace broke down, almost a month after its twenty year warranty expired. It would have been replaced for free. Now I'm going to have to take out a loan to afford the $4,000 replacement. FML

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By Anonymous - 21/01/2013 03:45 - United States - Portland

Today, my parents have kept their bet going about not turning the heat on all season. I woke up this morning to it being the same temperature inside as it was outside. It's snowing out there. FML

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By Cooked alive - 25/06/2023 23:00 - United States

Today, for the first time in at least two years, the temperature exceeded 100 degrees in my area. Except this time, it nearly hit 110. Even with my fan and air conditioner on the highest setting, my room was still burning hot. It's currently 11pm and the temperature has gone down… to 81 degrees. FML

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Today, we're both sick, the heating hasn’t been working for 3 days, yet the repair company refuses to fix it because some technicality is not up to current regulations. Right on time, we’re also about to be hit by a cold spell, promising sub-zero temperatures. FML

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By Anonymous - 19/06/2020 23:55

Today, my AC stopped working and I have no money. I live in Phoenix, Arizona. FML

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NotEven 0

Saturday 19 December 2009 23:18

Why can't they come fix it? It's called an emergency call, that's what they do. I can't believe a foot of snow is stopping any legitimate HVAC repairman from coming to your house. I would try calling someone else.

stumpygremlin 13

Saturday 19 December 2009 23:12

Open a window, that'll at least make it more comfortable.

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FMLable 0

Sunday 20 December 2009 1:31

@ 52 (Br0wn Pr1d3) [I can't reply on the app.] That's actually completely possible. So long as the temperature is below (or even slightly above) freezing, snow can fall in the right conditions. Where I live, we usually get more snow on the warmer days (0C to -20C) than the extremely cold ones. Considering that previous posters have stated the temperature to be between 20F and 27F, the temperature is below freezing where the OP lives and snow is definitely reasonable.

ohailolcat 0

Sunday 20 December 2009 1:46

In Soviet Russia heat turns off you! (bad joke, I know.) But in Soviet Russia, you wouldn't have any heat anyway.

TheLoneWolf87 4

Sunday 20 December 2009 1:53

OMG A ******* PILE OF SHIT

CyclonePsycho 1

Sunday 20 December 2009 2:04

OMG A FLAME WAR

lem0n_fml 0

Sunday 20 December 2009 2:06

Look at your own hypocritical statement. I believe telling NotEven to "check your ******* facts" for the honest mistake of thinking the OP was a woman instead of a man classifies as "giving people grief over nothing." You just look like a douche. :/

lahp 0

Sunday 20 December 2009 2:11

take out the fuse....

cthulhu1138 1

Sunday 20 December 2009 2:13

Any gas heating system should have a manual valve to stop the flow of gas. Close it. If it's an electric heater, you can cut off the power using the appropriate circuit breaker. If the problem persists, you can become your own thermostat, i.e. turn off the heat when it gets too hot, then turn it back on again once your house cools. Won't be convenient, but it should hold until the repairman arrives.