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I have an idiot landlord and work for a public school.

I'm now on the second heater since moving in in less than a year ago. The new heater worked reasonably well until tonight when I noticed that the heater was not kicking on and there was no heat coming from the floor.

I managed to find the landlord who tried to figure out the problem. It wasn't clear what he thought was the problem or what he fixed even after discussing the issue with my Korean co-worker via phone.

I usually have the temp set at C46-48. It's not great but it's liveable given the fact that the apt is built with the home heating properties of a cheese grater. Last month's bill was about 60,000 Won (less as I recall than the previous tenant - from the bill)

The ajoshi's solution was to pump up the temp to C80 which isn't even keeping the room warm. It's obvious somethings not working correctly.

As communication is horrendous - my co-worker couldn't seem to be able to give me straightforward answers from the landlord - like is it fixed? In short, you can't even trust that they're communicating.

How can I a). get this fixed and b). put into play something that protects me from getting screwed on next month's bill as no one seems able to communicate with one another in Korean even?

I'm thinking of getting something in writing tomorrow to the school/head teacher. Maybe ask them how'd they like to handle the next month's bill.........?

[Jake_Kim]

A landlord is not necessarily a technician. He/she might know how to operate the heater as a regular routine, but it doesn't mean they can also fix whatever faults that occur.
You need to bring in the manufacturer's own service technician at your landlord's cost. Paying for an expert's diagnosis sounds more reasonable than worrying about the next month bill.

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