Hi, Guest
04-03-2009, 09:12 PM
Alright, here's where I stand. Dan, I wouldn't put you in a position to be personally liable - EVER. I was just wondering if you've ever dealt with this setup before. As always fellas, I appreciate everyone's candour. :)
So, they were supposed to call me last night to discuss a buy-out option. Again, not much luck of that as it's over 10 years old and I doubt I'd burn anywhere near 80/mo more on my hydro bill for one more baseboard heater. They never called. :lol: Good thing, cause I wasn't home at the time they were supposed to call! :lol:
So, I discussed having a HVAC contractor come over and disconnect the gas line. Even with that, looking at a minimum of 75 bucks. Plus the $65 "removal" charge from Reliance to finish uninstalling the unit and take it away. I think I'll pay their $125 weasel charg to disconnect and remove the unit, patch/fill the little intake/exhaust "port" in my basement wall (not bad to fix, getting some help on that one from a friend) and call the whole thing a learning experience.
Ty - it's a space heater for the largest section of my basement. When the yahoos built my home 30 years ago, for some reason they decided against a forced-air furnace of ANY sort and went with pure baseboard electric heat. Over the years they ran natural gas to the house. It fires my living room fireplace (also a primary source of heat), the basement space heater and the hot water tank. Why rent? Maybe 10+ years ago it made a bit of economic sense, especially considering that the walls are too tight to accept common forced-air ducting. Localized forced-air natural gas heat makes sense, and it works well, but not at an adjusted 80-90/mo for 5 months out of the year.
Ken, I guess that was my first bamboozlement when I bought the house. There was WAY more disclosure from hydro and gas when I hooked up the utilities, coming as a guy who lived all-inclusive before when renting, than I had on the rental units. I guarantee you it's an oversight that won't happen again. :rolleyes:
Tiketz - I have the rental space heater that heats the vast majority of my basement (which is going) and a rental gas-fired hot water heater (which is staying, for now) from Reliance. The space heater will get the hook next week. I think I'll be good after I get rid of their heater / boat anchor.
So, they were supposed to call me last night to discuss a buy-out option. Again, not much luck of that as it's over 10 years old and I doubt I'd burn anywhere near 80/mo more on my hydro bill for one more baseboard heater. They never called. :lol: Good thing, cause I wasn't home at the time they were supposed to call! :lol:
So, I discussed having a HVAC contractor come over and disconnect the gas line. Even with that, looking at a minimum of 75 bucks. Plus the $65 "removal" charge from Reliance to finish uninstalling the unit and take it away. I think I'll pay their $125 weasel charg to disconnect and remove the unit, patch/fill the little intake/exhaust "port" in my basement wall (not bad to fix, getting some help on that one from a friend) and call the whole thing a learning experience.
Ty - it's a space heater for the largest section of my basement. When the yahoos built my home 30 years ago, for some reason they decided against a forced-air furnace of ANY sort and went with pure baseboard electric heat. Over the years they ran natural gas to the house. It fires my living room fireplace (also a primary source of heat), the basement space heater and the hot water tank. Why rent? Maybe 10+ years ago it made a bit of economic sense, especially considering that the walls are too tight to accept common forced-air ducting. Localized forced-air natural gas heat makes sense, and it works well, but not at an adjusted 80-90/mo for 5 months out of the year.
Ken, I guess that was my first bamboozlement when I bought the house. There was WAY more disclosure from hydro and gas when I hooked up the utilities, coming as a guy who lived all-inclusive before when renting, than I had on the rental units. I guarantee you it's an oversight that won't happen again. :rolleyes:
Tiketz - I have the rental space heater that heats the vast majority of my basement (which is going) and a rental gas-fired hot water heater (which is staying, for now) from Reliance. The space heater will get the hook next week. I think I'll be good after I get rid of their heater / boat anchor.
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COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.