Hey all, I'm here in the hope that someone will have enough knowledge of this situation to be able to help me. Our landlord just had a new furnace system put in, and yesterday it became very apparent that we have no control over it. We have a thermostat, but it doesnt work - a quick trip to the basement verifys that no matter what we do to the thermostat (including removing it entirely), the furnace is still heating.
My question is, aside from the obvious discomfort of our house being over 90 degrees, is there a safety issue associated with this? It seems to me from a physics standpoint that the constant heating could create a pressure problem and possibly an explosion or pipe rupture, but I really dont know. If it is still like this tonight (I alerted him and he claims to be looking at it), should i shut off the gas switch?
This is a very old home with what I believe used to be a gravity hot water system, that appears to have been changed now into a pumped hot water system. The furnace is natural gas fired.
Many thanks in advance!
Ted