[The Atomic Ass]

Originally Posted by wyatt

First, you should talk to them now, since there will probably be a long line... AND the one day without a door will not cost as much as a month with a bad one. Also, if what you say is true and the temps get below 60 degF, even with heat at full blast, that is a major health concern that HAS to be addressed right away. When I was in college, an appartment would be deemed uninhabitable if it couldn't maintain at least 62 degF. The way I see it, if you don't take care of this somehow right now, you are just giving up you're spending money until spring.
My guess the foam would have a payback period of < 1 month and the talk about the door < 1 week.

Consider that it's <50F on that side of the room, when the thermostat is set on 60F. If I were to set the heat on "full blast", I could easily make it ~80F on the door side of the room if I wished. By insane power usage, I meant tripling my non-heating bill, which is already low comparatively. I'm treading dangerously close to that megawatt-hour number each month.