House heater not working

House heater went out a while ago, leaving me needing to go out and cut more wood to make sure that I can keep the house warm all night for my dad just in case the heater does not come back online tonight.

I am getting so damn sick and tired of the "will it work?" game that the heater in this house is playing. I need to get ahead enough in bills to be able to get the thing overhauled by someone, but with over $2,000 just in electric bill due there is not much chance of the heater being fixed any time soon.