Ahh.... the smell of burned dust...

It went down to 40 Fahrenheit with winds of 25 miles per hour last night and I put the heater on for the first time.
As expected, the place filled with a burned smell as the dust on the heater coils burned away. Defeating the purpose of heat, I had the windows open for a while to allow the fresh air in and the smoke smell out.
Good thing it didn't set off the smoke detector.

Tonight, it's expected to be in the 60's so no plans for the heater... but that decision will be made later! Much later...
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Yesterday our high was 16*F and and it got down to 2*F mumbling The positive thing is the wind was not blowing... since then the Temp. went up and now I am showing 33*F with a winter weather advisory, with just very light snow for the minute...One thing about Missouri, never try to predict the weather....we just deal with whatever mother nature brings us...doh wave

33F is Great for here this time of year...applause The snow, well, we won't talk about that..laugh
The front door is jalousie style and you can feel the wind passing through. I taped plastic over it last night and the wind pulled the plastic off. Going into plan B when I get home from work.
If you can tack a heavy blanket over the door, it will stop the air, and also give some insulation value...
Also easy to slip through...Just a suggestion...
For the winter I stuff 2 thick styrafoam blocks into the vents on both ends of my attic
and then squeeze in a thick foam rubber pads in the ends to essentially seal them in place.
I store them right next to the vents the rest of the year. Easy in & easy out.
Since the cold days down there are so few, perhaps a thick cardboard layer (or sheetrock) cut to size and duct taped to the inside of the door would suffice to stop the wind. That way, it would open & close with the door.
They say heat rises Im told. I stayed over night in someone Apartment, that had radiant heat in the ceiling wow was that toast. Completely a different aspect. Had a hard time adjusting to the feeling. My next home I will put a heat pump in the attic with ceiling vents.
I turned on my heater too then fell asleep. I woke up realizing it wasn't working, got dressed, put on a coat and went back to bed. I got a heater company out yesterday to fix it.

I'm not enjoying being a homeowner so much.
U - You'll enjoy it more, now that the heat works.

Since you are not inclined to fix things yourself,
you may want to consider a home warranty policy to cover appliances and other repairs when needed.
Update:
A sheet of plastic taped over the screen worked the first night. By morning, the winds dropped out. It was 65 at night and 85 in the afternoon.

I'm declaring Winter is over in Florida!


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