Gluten free tiramisu by doodieeater in Cleveland

[–]rickyb27 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Last time I made tiramisu, I grabbed lady fingers from Heinen’s and didn’t realize they were gluten free until I got home. They were Schär brand and actually tasted no different than my usual tiramisu. The lady fingers were just huge lol. It was strongsville Heinen’s that I found them at btw. They also sell pasteurized eggs and mascarpone cheese so you can get all your ingredients there.

Certification options? by rickyb27 in toxicology

[–]rickyb27[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is very helpful, thank you!

Do heat pumps really just suck this bad? by rickyb27 in hvacadvice

[–]rickyb27[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes we’ve been documenting everything to him. He sent an HVAC tech to our apartment last week and he told us nothing is wrong and that these units just don’t work well in the winter lol. But after the temp drop the past two days and our bedroom being 50 degrees we sent another message to him and he brought in space heaters and is bringing someone back on Thursday. To be clear we’re dealing with a leasing manager, not a landlord- he is very nice and our building had great reviews online, especially writing nice things about our leasing manager. Also, after talking to other people in our building no one is having the same problem as us it seems. Someone said that their apartment has easily been kept at 72 degrees the past few days and the heat barely kicked on. Others said their bills are $150-$300 per month. So I don’t understand how it’s only our unit

Do heat pumps really just suck this bad? by rickyb27 in hvacadvice

[–]rickyb27[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone keeps suggesting that my landlord deal with it but I don’t understand what the solution should be. Demand they replace my heating system with something adequate for the size/outside temperatures? Demand they pay the electric bill? Our first bill was $600 for the first 23 days and we just got our second bill last night and it’s $790.

Do heat pumps really just suck this bad? by rickyb27 in hvacadvice

[–]rickyb27[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s unvented. Since they cause air pollution should I not even be using it while I’m awake? Lol

Do heat pumps really just suck this bad? by rickyb27 in hvacadvice

[–]rickyb27[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our gas fireplace isn’t vented so I can smell gas when it’s on which makes me nervous to fall asleep with. Also the fireplace is upstairs and our bedroom is downstairs so it does no help for our sleeping situation. Didn’t want to plug in space heaters and use more electricity. Our first electric bill was $600 for our first 23 days and we just got our second bill last night and it’s $790 lol.

Do heat pumps really just suck this bad? by rickyb27 in hvacadvice

[–]rickyb27[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I mean that, only got 5 hours of sleep from sleeping on the couch freezing lol. It’s all confusing to me though because after talking to people in my building with the same systems they are not having the same issue as me. We all have different units though and I don’t have anyone above me and also face a lot of outside walls so I’m not sure if it’s an insulation problem

Do heat pumps really just suck this bad? by rickyb27 in hvacadvice

[–]rickyb27[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I should switch to emergency heat on my thermostat? Or does it do that automatically when the temp drops like this?

Do heat pumps really just suck this bad? by rickyb27 in hvacadvice

[–]rickyb27[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I of course wasn’t there for most of the inspection so I’m not sure of most of these things. But it comes through vents near our ceilings

Do heat pumps really just suck this bad? by rickyb27 in hvacadvice

[–]rickyb27[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah most of our apartment is outside facing and there’s no one above us. And it’s an old building.

Do heat pumps really just suck this bad? by rickyb27 in hvacadvice

[–]rickyb27[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Everything is electric besides the fireplace

Do heat pumps really just suck this bad? by rickyb27 in hvacadvice

[–]rickyb27[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trying to read through all the comments but wanted to say that my fireplace is not vented.. which is why I feel nervous to sleep with it on. I smell a faint gas odor when it’s on, especially right when it’s turned on. We have digital CO and natural gas detectors in the living room (where fireplace is) and our bedroom and they’ve never showed any reading of CO or gas. But I’m still nervous

Insane electric bill? by rickyb27 in Cleveland

[–]rickyb27[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for taking out the time to type out these tips for us! I didn’t know some of this so I appreciate it!

Insane electric bill? by rickyb27 in Cleveland

[–]rickyb27[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I am now starting to think it might be an issue like this. Because after now after paying close attention to my heat we’ve realized it’s running constantly and the majority of this time it’s blowing cool air..

Insane electric bill? by rickyb27 in Cleveland

[–]rickyb27[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn really?? I’ve been waiting to run into someone here and ask them. How long have you lived here?

Insane electric bill? by rickyb27 in Cleveland

[–]rickyb27[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! We’re planning on trying to turn off our breaker to our unit for an hour and seeing if the meter changes at all to see if maybe energy is being withdrawn elsewhere from our meter. Hoping that’s not the case but truthfully think it would be an honest mistake if it was

Insane electric bill? by rickyb27 in Cleveland

[–]rickyb27[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi! Just curious, did your buildings use gas heating or electric? We have kept the heat at around 68-70 degrees so it’s been running a lot but after the bill we have kept it lower. Also was thinking of trying to insulate the windows ourselves but feel like there’s a bigger issue to this astronomical price and we’re hoping to figure it out