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Question by Cade: Can someone tell me who’s fault this is? Any maintenance guys out there?
We live in a apartment complex where it is currently 45 degrees F and nearly snowing. The heat not longer works, it recently went out. It was powered by electricity. In the lease it says basically that they have to repair the (heat) if it is below 50 and it is considered an “emergency”.

The maintenance guy came out within a few hours of the problem (as required by the lease under these conditions) but after a while he stated that the issue was with the power company’s equipment. I’m guessing it is beyond his ability to farther investigate/repair? He also left us a portable electric heater to use until it got turned back on. He called the power company and they were supposed to come out but never did. He said for us to call back if they never showed up or something.

My and my friend are at odds. My friend claims this is on the apartment people, I however am thinking it is out of their hands and this is all on the electric company. The lease is not void if it isn’t their equipment right? Which one of us is right on this? Do these heaters take up a lot of energy? Would I be able to request reimbursement?
I’m in the USA. Yeah all the other electricity works fine. Only other problem is hot water is also off, along with the dryer.

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Answer by renpen
If the problem is with the power companies equipment, it will not voild your lease. Portable heaters can use a lot of energy but if you just use it to keep the chill off it shouldn’t. No reimbursement.

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Question by zaleia: Should I buy or rent power tools?
I am doing some general renovation and maintenance to my new home, and I’m wondering if it is worth the investment to purchase power tools or if I should rent the equipment. I don’t generally do a lot of maintenance-type work, so I am leaning towards renting the tools. But I am living in a new city and I’m not sure what reputable equipment rental companies are out there.

Thanks for any input.

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Answer by Corky R
I really don’t have any info for you on what reputable rental companies might be in your area either, not living there, but if it were me and I didn’t plan on doing much of this type of work in the future, needing these types of tools, I’d certainly rent rather than buy. I do a lot of home repair and improvement work in my business and still occasionally rent a tool that I don’t have big demand for on a regular basis, especially the more expensive ones. Our local rental place is called Grand Rental Station.

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Question by Sam: Ag Power Technology?
I’m enrolled in Ag Power Technology (farm equipment maintenance) and I was wondering if someone could give me a list of tools I would need. The college didn’t provide me with a list, but only said that I would need hand tools… Go here for more details –> http://www.lakeland.cc.il.us/models/aasagpwr.htm

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Answer by yodamandemonoid
I have turned a wrench or 2 in my time so basically to start i would get a standard and metric set of wrenches (from 4mm to15mm )(and a basic standard wrench set up to 1″ ) to start you may need other sizes bigger but that will come after they teach you the basics. You will need a good quality philips and regular screw driver. and a set of allen wrenches (the hex head type ) i doubt they will need torques bits but they could not hurt, I would like to add that if you plan to use this schooling to go into this field you may want to get a torque wrench , most repairs have spec’s that require you torque them. but I would not get one until you go to orentation and while there ask questions pertaining to what tools you may need and good luck . oh one more thing a good volt-meter is necessary to troubleshooting 12 and 24 volt systems they range in price from $ 20-$ 150 the 20 dollar model works fine for learning the more expencive models just have more “attachments” or different type of leads

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