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    Dec 3, 2010, 09:22 AM
    Why is cool air coming out of vents when emergency heating is on?
    I've been running on emergency heating for 3 weeks due to my outside heating unit not working. But now it feels like the house doesn't warm up anymore. How long can you run on emergency heating?
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    Dec 3, 2010, 10:29 AM

    Basically until you can't afford to pay the electric bills or it breaks.

    Have you checked your filters?
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    Dec 3, 2010, 12:33 PM
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    Yeah I checked the filters. Its just frustrating because I have two small kids and my landlord is taking for ever to fix the outside unit.
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    Dec 3, 2010, 01:42 PM

    Is the temprature in the house being maintained at least? I can understand the frustration. Been there a few times over the years. Hard to guess what the delay is... may be a place waiting for parts, or to find time to actually get there. Extremes in weather tend to overwelm these places with calls for help.
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    Dec 3, 2010, 07:55 PM
    As a renter you have right. If you had heat when you rented the place the landlord has to keep it going. Its not hard to find parts or a company that will show up. Just about all service companies offer 24 hr. service. Just about any supply house will have a drop in for any part-- defrost boards, fan motors, compressors and so on. Keep calling your landlord. He needs to stay on top of it and make it right.
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