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Lock for Oil Heating Thermostat. Excessive use from tenant

  • 06-03-2018 11:26am
    #1
    ginger2018
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6 ✭


    Hi Guys . I have a problem in my house with tenants excessively using the oil heating system . I have one tenant who stays up late till like 4 am and has the heating going in the house. I have had to get up and turn it off. Usually he is drunk and agressive . Please help


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  • #2
    mloc123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,454 ✭✭✭mloc123


    ginger2018 wrote: »
    Usually he is drunk and agressive . Please help

    You do not need a lock, you need new tenants


  • #3
    Metric Tensor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,725 ✭✭✭Metric Tensor


    How is the heating controlled OP? What switches / thermostats do you have?

    Is it just a thermostat on the wall or is there a time clock attached to it or located at some other point.

    Let us know what you have and we can tell you what you need to disconnect / adjust. It's probably a fairly small job.

    BUT - you should NOT have a drunk aggressive person in your house. Are you renting him a room in your own house? I'm no expert but if this is the case it should be fairly easy to remove him.


  • #4
    ginger2018
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6 ✭ginger2018


    Hi its currently one of the APT switches with the dial and on/off/clock switch


  • #5
    ginger2018
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6 ✭ginger2018


    Im renting him a room in my house. He is a taxi driver . comes home from work drinks his 10 cans every night . Talks loudly on the phone downstairs. at 5 am ...Nightmare . His tenancy is up on june 12th.


  • #6
    Fighting Tao
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,488 ✭✭✭Fighting Tao


    ginger2018 wrote: »
    Im renting him a room in my house. He is a taxi driver . comes home from work drinks his 10 cans every night . Talks loudly on the phone downstairs. at 5 am ...Nightmare . His tenancy is up on june 12th.

    Have a look at the accommodation forum. He is not a tenant. The laws are different for licensees.


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  • #7
    martinr5232
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,298 ✭✭✭martinr5232


    ginger2018 wrote:
    Im renting him a room in my house. He is a taxi driver . comes home from work drinks his 10 cans every night . Talks loudly on the phone downstairs. at 5 am ...Nightmare . His tenancy is up on june 12th.


    Hes not a tennant hes a licencee totally different thing you can get rid of him with a reasonable amount of notice. Reasonable could be 24 hours or a month who is to say.


  • #8
    mloc123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,454 ✭✭✭mloc123


    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Honeywell-CG511A1000-C-Thermostat-Cover/dp/B000BPGP6M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1520337590&sr=8-1&keywords=ac+cover+locks

    we have these in work on AC control units. I suspect they will not be much protection against somebody determined to put the heating on tho


  • #9
    Hoboo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,601 ✭✭✭Hoboo


    Aggressive man comes home from work, drinks a few cans, gets drunk, feels cold, goes to put on heating.....its locked. That'll end really well.


  • #10
    ginger2018
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6 ✭ginger2018


    Served him notice for 1 month from today . Still installing lock for future tenants. My house is very well insulated and doesnt need this heat on . And especially at 5am .


  • #11
    Hoboo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,601 ✭✭✭Hoboo


    Might be an idea to find someone who works similar hours to you, can't see how its unreasonable for someone who pays bills/rent including bills in a house to put the heating on during hours they are awake. Im sure you have the heat on at 8pm, when it suits you.


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  • #12
    Metric Tensor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,725 ✭✭✭Metric Tensor


    Buy a password protected thermostat. As far as I know the Nest thermostats can be locked. I'm sure there are others.

    It will give you exclusive control and save you money at the same time.

    It's an expensive up front cost though.


  • #13
    Tenigate
    Closed Accounts Posts: 849 ✭✭✭Tenigate


    ginger2018 wrote: »
    Hi Guys . I have a problem in my house with tenants excessively using the oil heating system . I have one tenant who stays up late till like 4 am and has the heating going in the house. I have had to get up and turn it off. Usually he is drunk and agressive . Please help

    Posts like this come across so trolltastic.. it's hard to believe you're not trolling...

    Anyway.. if you are renting a room in your own home which has shared areas (that is, it isn't a bedsit), the guy doesn't have tenancy rights.

    Tell him you want him out. If you want him out, that is. Otherwise, before he's drinking explain that the central heating is on a timer and he isn't permitted to touch it. It would be reasonable to extend the time a little given the cold spell.. perhaps til midnight rather than 11pm for example.

    If he can't agree to those rules, give him reasonable notice. During this time, prepare to leave the heating on longer to keep the peace. If you're still having problems with him or he's acting threatening, you'll need to kick him out much sooner.


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