The units provide heat and work good enough to do that. But they do not properly function according to the heating company, and need replacing. I don't know if they are damaged or just severely inefficient. All I know is that is literally triples my kilowatt usage - and I know that through careful charting of my daily use (as well as my neighbors'). Our a/c in the summer never makes the bill reach even $100, and it gets to 100 degrees here. The heating units are electric, and the place is not well insulated. Electric rates have gone up, but this is the smallest apartment I've ever had and the highest bills I've ever had. My bill of over $200 last month was for November, so I'm terrified of the next bill.
The landlord has been told that the units need replacing 2 years in a row, but since they do provide heat (in accordance with the law) they are not interested in spending the extra money. My neighbors went through previous situations long before I lived here, and have always gotten the same story as me. I lived in Tennessee for 4 years now, and never had a heating bill for more than $80 - for a townhouse too!
There is something very wrong here. I have a limited amount of money (I'm in graduate school) and have been saving for relocation after graduation. That money is going to be depleted fast by the electric bills, and I don't know how to recoup the money other than saving my last month's rent. I feel like it's the wrong thing to do. But what the landlords are doing is wrong as well.
For now, I've turned my heat down to 60 degrees and just wear lots of clothes.
Thank you for the inquiry, Mr. Holdman. Please advise further if necessary.
