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Samuel Brand How to manage access to burners and electrical boxes?
18 February 2020 | 2 replies

Hello BP Community,
I have a two-family and currently live in one unit. The unit I live in has the oil burners (controls heat and hot water) and electrical boxes for both units. The oil burners require a bit of atten...

Aaron Lancaster Should I replace the electric range/stove/oven?
26 April 2022 | 8 replies

I've got an electric glass-top stove in one of my units and only 3 out of 4 burners are working. The unit is currently vacant. Should I just leave it as is, or should I take this opportunity to replace it? It was manu...

Sandy Bars Gas Water Heater Pilot Light - thermocoupler?
23 February 2013 | 10 replies

Pilot goes out AFTER it heats the water. That is, I can start the pilot light, and it will stay on (even all night - as i left it in pilot mode), but once the gas turns on and heats the water for awhile (not sure ho...

Kevin Huang Tenants Threatening 'Repair and Deduct' for a Finicky Stove
15 February 2021 | 32 replies

I have some tenants who are complaining to me about a 'broken' stove where 1 out of the 4 range tops wouldn't ignite. I had someone come out and take a look at it today, and before leaving he called me down and I was...

Walter Correia Oil burner stopped working with in days of purchase
1 March 2017 | 0 replies

I had recently purchased a home and with in less than a week my oil burner stop working on me. I walked into the house and the house was filled with heavy oil smoke. Now my insurance company (USAA) is telling me that ...

Mark Moore Phone Line Tip!
25 July 2015 | 6 replies

Thought I would share a quick tip. Often in this business, you have the need for multiple phone lines. You may have google numbers that you need to link to an actual phone, or craigslist postings to verify, etc. Witho...

Andrew Rellinger Range Hood Options
1 April 2024 | 5 replies

Hello everyone,I recently purchased a property that I am going to househack then rent out after a year or two of living there. It has a kitchen in an area of the home where there's no attic access. The kitchen feature...

Dan C. is it important to replace a gravity (octopus) furnace for safety?
14 December 2014 | 10 replies

BP furnace experts - do you consider it important to replace a gravity furnace (often referred to as an "octopus") for safety reasons?

A duplex I've had for eight years has one of these. I do make certain t...

Derek Daun Intermittent gas leak - is that a thing?
18 March 2019 | 8 replies

I have a potentially small and intermittent gas leak in a house that's becoming a real pain. And before you immediately chime in with 'call the gas company right away', I already did that. That's why it's becoming a p...

Alan Le Kitchen in basement unit - Ventilation Solution?
16 November 2021 | 1 reply

I am currently renting the upper level of my home, while converting the basement to its own "unit", (both levels have separate entrance, house is old and I suspect it functioned like a duplex at one point). I found an...