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

[Jake]

ok but check on it a few times, i think you'll find it turning itself on.

On Thu, 8 Nov 2018, robb wrote:

> 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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