[sudo-discuss] water leak in upstairs bathroom

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thx jake

On Thu, Nov 8, 2018 at 12:34 AM Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:

> I have many times gone into the upstairs (near the shower) bathroom and
> found
> the hot water tap freely running.  Every time I do, i turn off the supply
> valve
> from underneath, because the problem is that the faucet valve is not
> sealing
> and is likely continuing to run even when people shut it off.
>
> this is basic maintenance that's not happening.  The cost of running hot
> water
> continuously is primarily energy, because the hot water heater is burning
> natural gas (or is it electricity?) to heat fresh drinking water that's
> then
> being sent down the drain.
>
> The solution is to re-valve or replace the hot water faucet in the upstairs
> bathroom so it shuts off properly.
>
> -jake
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2018 23:26:53 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Jake <jake at spaz.org>
> To: discuss at lists.omnicommons.org, building at lists.omnicommons.org
> Subject: water leak in upstairs bathroom
>
> i feel like i wrote this email a while ago but i'm not sure.
>
> the bathroom in the corner of the upstairs bathroom (next to the kitchen)
> hot
> water faucet is leaking, flowing openly continuously, unless it is
> vigorously
> forced off.  This does not happen.
>
> when i go into that bathroom (which is not often) i see that the hot water
> is
> just flowing.  Because the seal in the valve is worn out.  So i turned off
> the
> service valve under the sink to turn off the water to the faulty valve.
> But
> someone else turns it back on.  and then people leave the water on.
>
> Omni has probably used thousands of gallons and hundreds of dollars in
> water
> alone, not to mention the wasted energy and money of heating all that hot
> water
> that's then flowing into the sewers.
>
> I am not going to replace the valve, but i'm here to point out the problem
> and
> hopefully someone will fix it.  If not, i'll block off the pipe since it's
> something I know how to do, but it would be a waste of effort since it
> needs to
> be repaired properly anyway.
>
> will someone please confirm they'll take care of this?
>
> -jake
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