How much does it cost to heat an apartment in Brooklyn? My roommates and I are about to put down a deposit on a 3-bedroom in Greenpoint. The only unknown is that heat isn't included, and we have no idea what that will cost for a winter. Rough estimates and anecdotal evidence appreciated. 1000 a year? 500? 3000? Thanks much.
posted on Aug 11, 2008 - 11 answers

Help finding the coolest burning bulbs for my bathroom vanity... [more inside]
posted on Aug 10, 2008 - 12 answers

Apartment filter: I need my apartment to be cool inside! We moved into a very nice 3rd (top) floor, west facing apartment... in March... came home in June and no exaggeration, it was 94 degrees in my living room. The AC has a 20 degree difference and runs nonstop from 4pm to 11pm and its 84 degrees in the bed room till 11pm. [more inside]
posted on Aug 4, 2008 - 38 answers

What do I do with our broken car? (Long explanation) We have a 2001 S40 Turbo. Despite following the standard maintenance schedule and ensuring oil/water, etc is always good, it's been a pain in then neck since we bought it in 2003. I think I've put more into it for repairs than I paid for it. The last 18 months it's had a problem with the temp gauge spiking and then dropping down to normal. We've had it in a half a dozen times and each time the mechanics replace the themostat and the heat sensor. That fixes it for a while and then 3 months later, boom ... it happens again. No one has ever found the problem, until now. [more inside]
posted on Jul 30, 2008 - 13 answers

Regular Floor Fan Filter: My wife swears that it's best to use a fan to "suck the hot air out of the room" first before turning the fan around to draw in the cooler evening air. I say the only hot air in the room is...well, help us figure this out! [more inside]
posted on Jul 15, 2008 - 27 answers

Air conditioner puts out more water than cool air. Ideas on what two renters can do? [more inside]
posted on Jun 29, 2008 - 9 answers

How do I fix a thermometer when the mercury has separated? [more inside]
posted on Jun 27, 2008 - 14 answers

It's getting warm out, and the top floor of the house we live in is heating up a lot. My infant son sleeps upstairs and the heat from the day is moving up to the top floor and lingering for hours and hours. The catch is he sleeps best in complete darkness, so opening windows means screwing up his sleep for the night. Anyone have any suggestions on how to cool down the top floor while creating a minimal disturbance for my kid? [more inside]
posted on Apr 20, 2008 - 14 answers

How do I arrange windows, doors and vents to keep my house warmest? [more inside]
posted on Apr 7, 2008 - 15 answers

ScienceFilter: Creationists, crystals, and thermodynamics. [more inside]
posted on Feb 6, 2008 - 19 answers

How can I stop myself feeling/getting hot at night when the environment is cold. [more inside]
posted on Jan 29, 2008 - 6 answers

Help! It's cold and my furnace is broken. Since it doesn't have RAM, a PCI slot or a motherboard, I am clueless. Are there any manageable troubleshooting activities I might try on my own before I become a meat popsicle? [more inside]
posted on Nov 28, 2007 - 25 answers

I'm too stupid to program the heater in my house. [more inside]
posted on Nov 19, 2007 - 6 answers

What, if any, is the relationship between bandwidth and power? [more inside]
posted on Nov 19, 2007 - 14 answers

Which costs more: keeping my thermostat at 69 all winter, or using an electric blanket and radiator-style space heater in one room? [more inside]
posted on Nov 16, 2007 - 16 answers

Where can I read about the techniques and crimes of modern professional armed robbers and thieves? [more inside]
posted on Nov 15, 2007 - 12 answers

My gas fueled clothes dryer initially gets hot but soon after goes cold...hivemind help me debug the problem. [more inside]
posted on Nov 8, 2007 - 13 answers

What kind of radiators are in my house, and how do I fix them? They're broke, it's cold, and the radiators are so old I can't find any information about them on Google! Pictures here. [more inside]
posted on Nov 5, 2007 - 20 answers

My landlord in NY claims that our heater must turn on when the temperature drops. If we wanted to prevent this, a technician would have to "turn the valves off" -- a cumbersome process that risks the valves later freezing and "popping" and steam destroying our apartment. True? Is this common? And if so, how can we deal with a too-hot room, other than by opening the window?
posted on Oct 26, 2007 - 30 answers

Will I fry this chip? [more inside]
posted on Oct 18, 2007 - 10 answers

How do I deal with high heat and humidity? Are there tricks for getting used to it? [more inside]
posted on Oct 11, 2007 - 41 answers

So I'm preparing a paranoid "keep 24 people warm and happy for two weeks" kit in case of emergency. The kicker is that I'm lazy - so I want the kit to be usable anytime within the next 10 years. (None of that "rotating supplies in and out" for me, nosiree.) But I'm stuck on a few problems. [more inside]
posted on Oct 9, 2007 - 30 answers

Fall is right around the corner. These chilly mornings have me thinking about lighting a fire in our fire place. I love the look, the smell, and everything else that goes with a fireplace. But efficiency wise? It sucks. [more inside]
posted on Sep 19, 2007 - 14 answers

Shut my computer up...what's the best way to stop making my computer's fans work so hard. [more inside]
posted on Aug 26, 2007 - 13 answers

How do I run my AMD Athlon XP 3200+ at the actual rated speed and not have it overheat ridiculously? [more inside]
posted on Aug 23, 2007 - 13 answers

It's hot in my bedroom ... and not for the right reasons. Help me cool it off. [more inside]
posted on Aug 10, 2007 - 12 answers

It's not the heat, it's the... you know. Tips on running in high humidity? [more inside]
posted on Aug 10, 2007 - 21 answers

It's eighty degrees in my apartment, but I still need to exercise. No problem so far, but after I finish I'm pouring with sweat. Is there anything I can do to chill out faster? [more inside]
posted on Jul 28, 2007 - 14 answers

As of tomorrow, my car will be basking in the Burbank sun 9-6, 5 days a week. What can I do so that getting back in it at the end of the day won't be the most unpleasant experience of my life? [more inside]
posted on Jul 15, 2007 - 22 answers

I have a plug-in space heater. I also have radiant heat. Which is more economical for heating a basement room? [more inside]
posted on Jul 5, 2007 - 9 answers

Does anyone know of a back cushion that heats the entire back rather than just the lower back? [more inside]
posted on Jun 19, 2007 - 3 answers

I'm never enjoyed the heat, but this summer I'm sweating like a pig! Bearing in mind that I'm already down to the bare minimum of clothing, and taking exercise (I am marginally overweight), is there anything I can do to make my body more in tune with summer?
posted on Jun 15, 2007 - 27 answers

How does a baseboard heater come off, so I can put some bookcases along that wall? [more inside]
posted on May 26, 2007 - 10 answers

This summer I, unfortunately, will be living in my old bedroom at my parent's house. To make matters worse, it gets ridiculously humid/hot in my room (the A/C doesn't make any difference at all.) A window-mounted A/C unit won't fit in my vertical, outward opening "french" windows and while I've considered a "personal air conditioner" the hose poses a similar problem with my windows, a problem I'm hoping to solve. I look to you, AskMeFi reader, to make my summer stay a little more bearable. [more inside]
posted on May 10, 2007 - 29 answers

Can anyone help me come up with a general estimate as to how much propane used for home heating might cost in NH? [more inside]
posted on May 7, 2007 - 3 answers

Any suggestions on how to live with heat hives? I'd like to survive the summer... [more inside]
posted on Apr 30, 2007 - 5 answers

Homebrew T-shirt manufacturing: Among heat transfer machines under $450 and at least 9"x12" heat surface area, which model is the best bang for your buck? [more inside]
posted on Apr 30, 2007 - 2 answers

I'm 18 and I had to move out of my parents house. I'm in an apartment in Jersey City. I don't have cockroaches, there aren't any leaks, its a really great apartment and these are all small things that I've been dealing with the last few months. [more inside]
posted on Apr 16, 2007 - 20 answers

We heat with wood and our neighbor has offered a bunch of fallen Willow on his property. We would have to cut and haul it about a tenth of a mile. It's free but I hear it gunks the flue and burns on contact. Is it worth it? Anyone with experience burning Wilow?
posted on Apr 7, 2007 - 5 answers

Seeking a specific fetish story, published on the web in the mid 90s or earlier, that had to do with a heat fetish (being heated to extreme temperatures as sexually arousing). I know it's a long shot but this story made such an impression on me and I can't find it again. [more inside]
posted on Mar 26, 2007 - 3 answers

Does drinking cold water on a hot day warm me in the long run? [more inside]
posted on Feb 18, 2007 - 10 answers

Nasty yellowish liquid dripping down the brick furnace chimney into my basement....why? [more inside]
posted on Feb 8, 2007 - 7 answers

My dryer is broken! It still makes its usual hollering racket, but it no longer heats up! Our clothes were all damp this morning. :( Help me before I have to string clothes across the house and turn all the storage heaters on! [more inside]
posted on Feb 1, 2007 - 12 answers

How can I turn off a hot-water radiator to avoid heating a room I never use? [more inside]
posted on Jan 11, 2007 - 20 answers

Remedial physics and sustainability: if energy is neither created nor destroyed, why do we have an energy crisis? Much more extensive question follows: [more inside]
posted on Dec 8, 2006 - 17 answers

Am I crazy for thinking of living in Durham, NC without air conditioning? Considerations: I get really really hot, have a somewhat crazy internal thermometer, I have lots of books, and I don't want to be miserable. Problem: we found a super cute house and it doesn't have AC. What to do? [more inside]
posted on Nov 28, 2006 - 22 answers

Is it legal for landlords in the United States and the State of Colorado to pay the utilities for a building and then evenly divide the sum between all of the apartments? Someone told me that there was law against this but I have been unable to locate it. They said that essentially all units must be metered or the rent can be raised to "include utilities" but that they could not pass utilities on without metering apartments so that each pays their share. [more inside]
posted on Nov 18, 2006 - 6 answers

My landlords turned on the heat in my building, and now my room smells funny. They say that it's nothing, but I'm kinda worried. [more inside]
posted on Nov 5, 2006 - 19 answers

It's interview season for me, which means suits and ties. I don't mind suits in cool weather, but it's been very warm here recently, and sweating all the way through an interview doesn't exactly scream "professionalism." How can I stay cool? [more inside]
posted on Sep 21, 2006 - 28 answers

Our cooktop has a downdraft vent to the outside. We live in a windy area and the flap on the vent bangs often. It's also a huge heat loss. How can I keep it closed when not in use? [more inside]
posted on Sep 3, 2006 - 8 answers