Cold apartment!!! - Page 2

BoZz · #21 07.12.2008, 20:14

I saw one in JUMBO located in Bussigny. Was not looking for it but saw it anyway. The thing is small just like a key chain. The packet read INFRA RED TEMP. GUAGE or something similar and it was in English. It was priced around 45 +-Sfr.

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	Dear BoZz In which shop can I obtain a infra red point witha temperature device ? How much does it cost any idea ? What is it called in French or German ? Thanks. Best wishes

BoZz · #22 07.12.2008, 20:20

Depending on your location you may wish to look up here for other Jumbo stores in CH http://www.jumbo.ch/fr/nos_magasins/index.cfm

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	Dear BoZz In which shop can I obtain a infra red point witha temperature device ? How much does it cost any idea ? What is it called in French or German ? Thanks. Best wishes

Grace_sun · #23 18.04.2011, 21:41

Hi, I'm not sure if anyone has asked this question before...

The heating in my apartment was switched off since yesterday and the apartment gets quite cold at night - around 15C. Is there a fixed date in Zurich for heating to be switched off? Or is there a minimum temperature that the apartment should keep?

I'm thinking of writing to the landlord and ask the heating to be turned on again but would like to check before taking any action. Plus I'm not sure if writing to the landlord will help or should I just go and buy a small heater myself...

Thank you for everyone's reply in Advance!

Sandgrounder · #24 18.04.2011, 21:47

It might be worth getting in touch with the landlord just to check he has actually switched it off. We had a few incidents over the past few winters where the damn boiler went off on its own (pilot light or something) and he didn't know anything about it and had to call in a plumber to sort it out.

Begga · #25 18.04.2011, 22:13

In our building, it's done in mid-March.
Cheap b@stards!!

And it's stupid, because I pay for my own heating anyway! And I'm sometimes freezing!

Wollishofener · #26 18.04.2011, 23:18

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	In our building, it's done in mid-March. Cheap b@stards!! And it's stupid, because I pay for my own heating anyway! And I'm sometimes freezing!

MediaMarkt and InterDiscount sell good heaters for some CHF 50.-- . I purchased one a few years ago. Had it in use some one or two days per year. And think it was a good investment.

22 yards · #27 19.04.2011, 02:28

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	The heating in my apartment was switched off since yesterday and the apartment gets quite cold at night - around 15C. Is there a fixed date in Zurich for heating to be switched off? Or is there a minimum temperature that the apartment should keep?

Firstly, are you sure the heating has been turned off completely? It's very common for timers to be set so that the heating goes off at night (yep, counter-intuitive, I know, and I'm with Begga on this -- I pay for the heating, so let ME decide when/whether I need it!!!)

Secondly, it can't hurt to ask the landlord (or his/her agent) politely whether the heating has been turned off, and could be turned on again. If the answer's no, just accept it and invest in one of these fashionable items: