My heat in my apartment increases on its own?

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For example it was set on 72 degrees. The temp stayed at 72 for an hour or so then it slowly started going up.. the set temp said “72” but the actual temp inside was much higher. I turned off the heat and it kept going up until the 90s. Had to open the door and try to cool it down. The maintenance tried to fix it last winter by replacing the battery, but that not work. They blamed us. All winter we had a battle turning it on and off repeatedly. I don’t know how to fix this? :(

STEVEN F · Answer

Depending on how the apartment building HVAC is set up, what you think is a thermostat MAY do nothing more than report temperature to a central computer that actually controls the heating.

I recommend calling apartment maintenance to check on it, but it could actually be out of your control.

Spock (rhp) · Answer

this is a maintenance issue.  tenant not responsible to fix this.

suggest replacing the entire thermostat

Anne Arkey · Answer

Sounds like a thermostat issue.  Thermostats are relatively inexpensive and easy to install.  If that doesn't resolve the problem, you can always return it.

Laurie · Answer

If it gets warmer in your apartment than you want it, you need to turn on the AIR CONDITIONER, not the furnace.

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My heat in my apartment increases on its own?

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