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I had new EE windows installed through out...I have to tell you it makes a huge difference when you not only go thermal glass but you get a competent window installer who knows how to seal up leaks and drafts.

brooklynpotter wrote: [quote=Idlewild]I had new EE windows installed through out...I have to tell you it makes a huge difference when you not only go thermal glass but you get a competent window installer who knows how to seal up leaks and drafts.

the double-glass? some people swear by them, i don't think they work that well. really, drapes hep. if i liked drapes.

we just spent more than 15k on a new furnace (yay! assessment!) but the pipes aren't clanking anymore and we have normal heat. praise the good lord.

it depends on the window maker as well. Crystal 2000's are very decent for the money. Trimline is also very good. But, like I say if you don't install correctly then it's for naught.

I spoke too soon. I had to turn the heat on for a bit this morning. I woke up shivering with no blankets, no sheets and a very well wrapped, toasty canine next to me. Greedy fucker.

mamacita, if you spend 15k on a new furnace the clanking will stop

i don't disagree, and we wouldn't have needed the furnace had the old one not cracked in half

brooklynpotter wrote: i don't disagree, and we wouldn't have needed the furnace had the old one not cracked in half

I hear you... We just replaced the old work horse furnace. It had to have been 40 years old. About 8 years ago there was a crack and the plumber tried this "stuff" that filled the crack and it worked for years after that but rather than wait for the inevitable we called NationGrid (the new name for Brooklyn Union gas) and for about 9 thousand dollars they replaced it.

and it's 57 in my studio...

pastoralia wrote: As was the case last year I had to call my LL to turn the heat on. He says it's on a thermostat yet it only comes on at 7 am and 7 pm. And when it does it last for about thirty minutes. And, to add to my frustration, only the tops of the radiators get hot- the bottom stays cool.

It seriously pisses me off when I wake up at 3am freezing my balls off. I've called him numerous times but I keep getting this feeling that he thinks I'm lying for some reason.

About the only thing I miss from my old apartment on 18th street was the great heat.

We are on the top floor of an old brownstone- is it hard for heat to travel to the top? It seems the pipe in the first floor hallway gets hot while our radiators stay cold.

So irritating.

If you have oil heat, then yes, the upper apartments are always colder than the lower apartments. We live on the upper floor of an small older building. it was terrible when we had oil heat back in the day! the people downstairs would be complaining that they were boiling hot, but we would be cold. you would have to blast the heat to high heaven for us to be even somewhat warm and by then, the people on the lower floors would be roasting. it was a major struggle. Once we switched to gas heat many years ago, things work much better. i know the bottom apartments do get a tad warmer than mine does still, but all in all, the system works a million times better than oil did!

As for heat in the middle of the night, I find that to be a rare occurrence, we have our building thermostat set by temperature too-but, we have the temp setting for the middle of the night down much much lower than during the rest of the day going by the theory that we don't want to waste fuel when people are in bed with their blankets and comforters and are asleep and warm to begin with.

brooklynpotter wrote: [quote=Flexichick][quote=brooklynpotter]and it's 57 in my studio...

when it becomes Studio 54 invite me over for the pah-tay. I used to put on makeup and a pushup bra and go there as a teenager. Sigh.

if i open the windows to make it studio 54, you'll come in a fancy bra? will yo ubring me hot coffee>

another Brooklynian love connection /

fancy bra = yes
coffee = how about a hot toddy? or a guy named todd who is a hottie?

LongTimeSloper wrote: If you have oil heat, then yes, the upper apartments are always colder than the lower apartments. We live on the upper floor of an small older building. it was terrible when we had oil heat back in the day! the people downstairs would be complaining that they were boiling hot, but we would be cold. you would have to blast the heat to high heaven for us to be even somewhat warm and by then, the people on the lower floors would be roasting. it was a major struggle. Once we switched to gas heat many years ago, things work much better. i know the bottom apartments do get a tad warmer than mine does still, but all in all, the system works a million times better than oil did!

As for heat in the middle of the night, I find that to be a rare occurrence, we have our building thermostat set by temperature too-but, we have the temp setting for the middle of the night down much much lower than during the rest of the day going by the theory that we don't want to waste fuel when people are in bed with their blankets and comforters and are asleep and warm to begin with.

There's no difference between properly functioning oil vs gas heat in terms of heat output/distribution. They probably repaired some other flaws in your system when they did the conversion. Or maybe your oil burner was too small (usually they are too big, though). Either way, at least you solved the problem.

Ouch! Let's not veer towards sexism shall we. I am a woman last time I checked and I don't need heat yet. But I will take a hot alcoholic beverage please!

I love the posts that say "wear a sweater, get a blanket"- it's great if you like it chilly. I, however, would rather it be too hot than too cold.

As for oil versus gas boiler. I'm pretty sure my building is gas. I think the problem is none of the radiators have been flushed in 100 years and are just full of gunk that won't allow the steam to circulate. My LL plays dumb about how all of this works.

I'm a dude and I like it hot...Makes my wife wear less clothing.