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Ugh...landlord problems.
shootuadeal
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Had a great Christmas Eve with the family, get home at 1am, it's -9 degrees with wind chills around -45. One of my 5 renters texts at 1:30, no heat in the house.
So I run in, fool around with it not really knowing what am doing, everything seems normal, just won't light. Dammit.
Offer to pay for a motel as my plumber and 2 of the guys that work for him didn't answer their phones.
She declined, is running two space heaters and is going to tough it out. Hopefully one of them will run over right away in the morning.
So I run in, fool around with it not really knowing what am doing, everything seems normal, just won't light. Dammit.
Offer to pay for a motel as my plumber and 2 of the guys that work for him didn't answer their phones.
She declined, is running two space heaters and is going to tough it out. Hopefully one of them will run over right away in the morning.
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I also have a few ventless portable propane heaters in case the power goes out
Did you tell her to let the water run tonight a little bit in every faucet including the showers, and did you adjust the Float(s) On the toilets so it/they run? that way your pipes won't freeze.
But I bet you have a bad thermal coupler
Don't think it has a thermocoupler, it's got an ignitor on it not pilot light. The plumber is over there now.
Get a watt meter and check for yourself.
Merc
quote:Originally posted by spasmcreek
1500 watt on a 14gauge wire is asking for trouble .i use an infrared thermo on wall sockets and wires..little red dot tells the tale...we replaced a 1500 watt heater in the basement with a 1000watt one ....till i get line replaced with 12 guage.....wall socket and plug should only be a few degrees above wall temp..should not feel plug warm at all ...like to get a standard double wall socket in a heavy duty(double or single) for that one 110v line
--- your electric wiring is knob-and-tube, or
--- the heater is not plugged directly into the wall outlet, or
--- you run the power cord under carpeting, or
--- you fail to keep combustibles at least 36" away from the heater
Neal
ya need to keep spare thermo units on hand for the furnace
The circuit board burnt out on the furnace.
Not sure what a "thermo unit" is.
I know the feeling, shootuadeal - I have three. I would like to punch the guy that said rentals are easy money.
The important thing is you responded right away and took care of them. Good job.
+1. I keep the oil filled radiate heaters as emergency backup for tenants. Seems something always happens during holidays.
You can plug high amp stuff into any receptacle in any of my houses.
1500 watt on a 14gauge wire is asking for trouble .i use an infrared thermo on wall sockets and wires..little red dot tells the tale...we replaced a 1500 watt heater in the basement with a 1000watt one ....till i get line replaced with 12 guage.....wall socket and plug should only be a few degrees above wall temp..should not feel plug warm at all ...like to get a standard double wall socket in a heavy duty(double or single) for that one 110v line
My rule is: If breaker in the main 120v panel is 15 amp use #14 / 20A use #12. Length should be less than 50 feet from the receptacle.
Personally use #12 cord for both. That way, no mistakes.
Every 1st of the month is landlords birthday!
The joys of maintaining multiple houses. The rent sure is nice though.
I believe even an electronic ignited furnace will have a thermocouple. Otherwise how does the furnace know if the burner is lit or to turn off the gas?
I know the feeling, shootuadeal - I have three. I would like to punch the guy that said rentals are easy money.
No thermocouple, they use a flame sensor.
So here's one for you landlord types. Saturday afternoon the water goes out at my daughters apartment complex. Either the main regulator or a relief valve went out feeding the entire complex (14 buildings well over 500 units) the office lady sending the emails had no clue. It was not on the county side of the meter so the complex had to fix it. However due to the size/nature of the part it was last night around 10 before they finally got it back on. What if any recourse do the tenants have? My daughter was with us travelling to Grammas house, and stayed with us when we got back, but the rest of the complex was hosed for 4 days (over Christmas)...
Not much recourse. When something like that happens it is almost an act of God. Probably won't happen again in the lifetime of the building. Some places would have probably taken longer to repair. They jumped right on it. You would think that the county would have helped them get it on...
quote:Originally posted by CaptFun
So here's one for you landlord types. Saturday afternoon the water goes out at my daughters apartment complex. Either the main regulator or a relief valve went out feeding the entire complex (14 buildings well over 500 units) the office lady sending the emails had no clue. It was not on the county side of the meter so the complex had to fix it. However due to the size/nature of the part it was last night around 10 before they finally got it back on. What if any recourse do the tenants have? My daughter was with us travelling to Grammas house, and stayed with us when we got back, but the rest of the complex was hosed for 4 days (over Christmas)...
Not much recourse. When something like that happens it is almost an act of God. Probably won't happen again in the lifetime of the building. Some places would have probably taken longer to repair. They jumped right on it. You would think that the county would have helped them get it on...
I didn't think so. They provided bottled water and the LA Fitness across the street let them use the shower facilities there. It is a large apartment complex. Mostly students so I'd bet most of the kids were home for Christmas anyway...