[sudo-discuss] [omni-discuss] water leak in upstairs bathroom

[robb]

i took it apart, put it back together & it seems to be "fixed" - by that i
mean i was able to easily turn off the hot water


On Thu, Nov 8, 2018 at 5:08 AM Laura Turiano <scylla at riseup.net> wrote:

> If you know how to do this repair, Jake, we would appreciate you doing it.
> Let us know and we will reimburse you for the parts or new faucet you buy.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Nov 8, 2018, at 12:33 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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