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my poltergeist is back.
Dec. 5th, 2006 09:43 pmhe hasn't been around since the smoke detector playfulness when i first moved in, so i thought he was gone... but now he's back and his sense of humor is more wicked than ever.
i woke up this morning and, like i always do, turned the thermostat up. (i don't sleep with the heat on... i like it a little chilly 'cause it's good for snugglin' under the blankets, and heck, i'm sleeping through it anyway.) so, when i turned the heater up this morning, instead of the little "whoosh" i normally hear from the heater as it kicks in, all i got was silence. hrm. took my shower, tried the heater again. nothing.
by the time i got home tonight from my department holiday dinner, the thermostat said my house was a toasty 45 degrees inside. i was already freaked out because my co-workers informed me that broken heating system = frozen pipes = possible huge water damage in the house... and the thought of sleeping in a 45-degree bedroom wasn't making me happier. (i said i like it a bit chilly, not ARCTIC.) so i tried the thermostat again. no whoosh, no heater. so i called my warranty company and gave them my info, and they gave me a number to call tomorrow morning to get it fixed.
just as i got off the phone with the warranty company, my blind date boy from saturday called to chat. i told him the heater saga, and he suggested i check the circuit breaker. so i put the phone down, walked towards the stairs, and heard the heater running. ??????? i looked at the thermostat -- it was turned off. so, um... turn the heat on, nothing. turn it OFF, heater kicks in sneakily. hrm.
all i ask is, please, PLEASE, if this is a poltergeist, let it be one that will keep the heat on now. at least until i can bring in a mechanic and a priest.
i woke up this morning and, like i always do, turned the thermostat up. (i don't sleep with the heat on... i like it a little chilly 'cause it's good for snugglin' under the blankets, and heck, i'm sleeping through it anyway.) so, when i turned the heater up this morning, instead of the little "whoosh" i normally hear from the heater as it kicks in, all i got was silence. hrm. took my shower, tried the heater again. nothing.
by the time i got home tonight from my department holiday dinner, the thermostat said my house was a toasty 45 degrees inside. i was already freaked out because my co-workers informed me that broken heating system = frozen pipes = possible huge water damage in the house... and the thought of sleeping in a 45-degree bedroom wasn't making me happier. (i said i like it a bit chilly, not ARCTIC.) so i tried the thermostat again. no whoosh, no heater. so i called my warranty company and gave them my info, and they gave me a number to call tomorrow morning to get it fixed.
just as i got off the phone with the warranty company, my blind date boy from saturday called to chat. i told him the heater saga, and he suggested i check the circuit breaker. so i put the phone down, walked towards the stairs, and heard the heater running. ??????? i looked at the thermostat -- it was turned off. so, um... turn the heat on, nothing. turn it OFF, heater kicks in sneakily. hrm.
all i ask is, please, PLEASE, if this is a poltergeist, let it be one that will keep the heat on now. at least until i can bring in a mechanic and a priest.
