<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
		>
<channel>
	<title>Comments on: Is A Fireplace An Adequate Source Of Heat For A Rental Property?</title>
	<atom:link href="http://buyingelectricfireplaces.com/is-a-fireplace-an-adequate-source-of-heat-for-a-rental-property.php/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://buyingelectricfireplaces.com/is-a-fireplace-an-adequate-source-of-heat-for-a-rental-property.php</link>
	<description>Electric fireplaces are becoming increasingly more popular since buying electric fireplaces are more cost effective, cleaner and easier to maintain.</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 22:25:11 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator>
	<item>
		<title>By:  charset=UTF-8" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://lunaticstudios.com/wp-content/themes/irresistible/style.css" media="screen" />
<!--[if lte IE 7]><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://lunaticstudios.com/wp-content/the</title>
		<link>http://buyingelectricfireplaces.com/is-a-fireplace-an-adequate-source-of-heat-for-a-rental-property.php/comment-page-1#comment-1013</link>
		<dc:creator> charset=UTF-8" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://lunaticstudios.com/wp-content/themes/irresistible/style.css" media="screen" />
<!--[if lte IE 7]><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://lunaticstudios.com/wp-content/the</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 08:17:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://buyingelectricfireplaces.com/is-a-fireplace-an-adequate-source-of-heat-for-a-rental-property.php#comment-1013</guid>
		<description>Depends on your climate, and if it gets down to the 20s where you are then it sounds like a place where heating is required, if only to stop the pipes from freezing in the house. Ask your landlord what he wants to do about that if it happens, and keep some water in a jug in case you wake up to no water one morning next week. A fireplace could only be considered adequate in a climate that rarely gets below 60 or so and you might want a fire to take some of the chill off you now and then. Fireplaces are not good at heating houses. You need to contact whoever deals with rental housing legislation where you live.  If your wiring is adequate for it, a couple of portable oil filled radiator heaters would help a lot, and they wouldn&#039;t cost more than $60 or so each to buy. Get an electric blanket too if you can afford one, at least you&#039;ll sleep warm. If you get any other kind of heat source, then block off the chimney altogether so warm air doesn&#039;t escape through it. Did you not know it could get that cold when you rented a house with no heating? 
It may be uncomfortable, but it won&#039;t really hurt you to be cold. My mother grew up on a homestead farm in the west and tells of waking up in the morning in winter, when the woodstove didn&#039;t burn all night, to find the water bucket in the kitchen with ice on it. They all survived. Her mother is 98 next month.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Depends on your climate, and if it gets down to the 20s where you are then it sounds like a place where heating is required, if only to stop the pipes from freezing in the house. Ask your landlord what he wants to do about that if it happens, and keep some water in a jug in case you wake up to no water one morning next week. A fireplace could only be considered adequate in a climate that rarely gets below 60 or so and you might want a fire to take some of the chill off you now and then. Fireplaces are not good at heating houses. You need to contact whoever deals with rental housing legislation where you live.  If your wiring is adequate for it, a couple of portable oil filled radiator heaters would help a lot, and they wouldn&#8217;t cost more than $60 or so each to buy. Get an electric blanket too if you can afford one, at least you&#8217;ll sleep warm. If you get any other kind of heat source, then block off the chimney altogether so warm air doesn&#8217;t escape through it. Did you not know it could get that cold when you rented a house with no heating?<br />
It may be uncomfortable, but it won&#8217;t really hurt you to be cold. My mother grew up on a homestead farm in the west and tells of waking up in the morning in winter, when the woodstove didn&#8217;t burn all night, to find the water bucket in the kitchen with ice on it. They all survived. Her mother is 98 next month.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: StillSta</title>
		<link>http://buyingelectricfireplaces.com/is-a-fireplace-an-adequate-source-of-heat-for-a-rental-property.php/comment-page-1#comment-1012</link>
		<dc:creator>StillSta</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:43:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://buyingelectricfireplaces.com/is-a-fireplace-an-adequate-source-of-heat-for-a-rental-property.php#comment-1012</guid>
		<description>No. A fireplace is not usually considered a heating system. More typically, it&#039;s considered decoration. To adequately heat a house with wood typically requires an insert for the fireplace or a stove... higher heat, slower combustion. 
Really hard to say how to get something like that enforced as it depends on your location, enforcement agency, rental agreement, etc. To avoid the hassle, space heater(s) might help. Oil filled. Some good information:http://www.consumersearch.com/space-heat…
One in each bedroom might be a good start. 
Good luck.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No. A fireplace is not usually considered a heating system. More typically, it&#8217;s considered decoration. To adequately heat a house with wood typically requires an insert for the fireplace or a stove&#8230; higher heat, slower combustion.<br />
Really hard to say how to get something like that enforced as it depends on your location, enforcement agency, rental agreement, etc. To avoid the hassle, space heater(s) might help. Oil filled. Some good information:<a href="http://www.consumersearch.com/space-heat…" rel="nofollow">http://www.consumersearch.com/space-heat…</a><br />
One in each bedroom might be a good start.<br />
Good luck.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: MIKE P</title>
		<link>http://buyingelectricfireplaces.com/is-a-fireplace-an-adequate-source-of-heat-for-a-rental-property.php/comment-page-1#comment-1011</link>
		<dc:creator>MIKE P</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://buyingelectricfireplaces.com/is-a-fireplace-an-adequate-source-of-heat-for-a-rental-property.php#comment-1011</guid>
		<description>Move ...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Move &#8230;</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Dogma (puppy due July 25th)</title>
		<link>http://buyingelectricfireplaces.com/is-a-fireplace-an-adequate-source-of-heat-for-a-rental-property.php/comment-page-1#comment-1010</link>
		<dc:creator>Dogma (puppy due July 25th)</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:06:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://buyingelectricfireplaces.com/is-a-fireplace-an-adequate-source-of-heat-for-a-rental-property.php#comment-1010</guid>
		<description>What a terrible situation!  You may have better luck in the legal section.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What a terrible situation!  You may have better luck in the legal section.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: tinman97</title>
		<link>http://buyingelectricfireplaces.com/is-a-fireplace-an-adequate-source-of-heat-for-a-rental-property.php/comment-page-1#comment-1009</link>
		<dc:creator>tinman97</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:15:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://buyingelectricfireplaces.com/is-a-fireplace-an-adequate-source-of-heat-for-a-rental-property.php#comment-1009</guid>
		<description>First go to your local housing authority,what they are doing sounds very dodgy..Small electric space heaters can be somewhat effective, but they can&#039;t be expected to be an absolute answer.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>First go to your local housing authority,what they are doing sounds very dodgy..Small electric space heaters can be somewhat effective, but they can&#8217;t be expected to be an absolute answer.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Laptop Jesus (Happy Holidays)</title>
		<link>http://buyingelectricfireplaces.com/is-a-fireplace-an-adequate-source-of-heat-for-a-rental-property.php/comment-page-1#comment-1008</link>
		<dc:creator>Laptop Jesus (Happy Holidays)</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:46:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://buyingelectricfireplaces.com/is-a-fireplace-an-adequate-source-of-heat-for-a-rental-property.php#comment-1008</guid>
		<description>It&#039;s too cold for your child and you. Please buy a portable space heater.  If you don&#039;t have the money for one, ask the Red Cross if they can help.  Here is a link to what I&#039;m talking about.  http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605…  We have one of these for heat in a cold bedroom in my house.  It doesnt cost a lot to run.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s too cold for your child and you. Please buy a portable space heater.  If you don&#8217;t have the money for one, ask the Red Cross if they can help.  Here is a link to what I&#8217;m talking about.  <a href="http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605…" rel="nofollow">http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605…</a>  We have one of these for heat in a cold bedroom in my house.  It doesnt cost a lot to run.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: lorenzo</title>
		<link>http://buyingelectricfireplaces.com/is-a-fireplace-an-adequate-source-of-heat-for-a-rental-property.php/comment-page-1#comment-1007</link>
		<dc:creator>lorenzo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:32:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://buyingelectricfireplaces.com/is-a-fireplace-an-adequate-source-of-heat-for-a-rental-property.php#comment-1007</guid>
		<description>First off, a fireplace is different from a wood stove. A fireplace is about 17% efficient. They are more for looks than a heat source. If you add a blower, the efficiency rises to about 35%. but mainly if you are nearby the fire. Sounds as though you might have to use electric baseboard heaters, or electric space heaters. Wood stoves do work, but you probably also need some fans to move the heat where you are. How about electric blankets?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>First off, a fireplace is different from a wood stove. A fireplace is about 17% efficient. They are more for looks than a heat source. If you add a blower, the efficiency rises to about 35%. but mainly if you are nearby the fire. Sounds as though you might have to use electric baseboard heaters, or electric space heaters. Wood stoves do work, but you probably also need some fans to move the heat where you are. How about electric blankets?</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: zackbarr</title>
		<link>http://buyingelectricfireplaces.com/is-a-fireplace-an-adequate-source-of-heat-for-a-rental-property.php/comment-page-1#comment-1006</link>
		<dc:creator>zackbarr</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:05:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://buyingelectricfireplaces.com/is-a-fireplace-an-adequate-source-of-heat-for-a-rental-property.php#comment-1006</guid>
		<description>You need to contact your local legal aid office and get help. You do not have to live in an unheated house, and fireplaces are not very effective heat providers- most leak more air than heat produced.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You need to contact your local legal aid office and get help. You do not have to live in an unheated house, and fireplaces are not very effective heat providers- most leak more air than heat produced.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
</channel>
</rss>

